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Spring Gold

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted May 21, 201547 views5 comments

That's the yellow plant in this image. The blue is Camas. I spotted the ring formed by the flowers of the camas and decided to spend some time trying to photograph it. This was my favorite result.

5Diii, 300mm f4 ISL + 1.4TC (I know-an odd combination for flowers, but I like the bokeh). f5.6, 1/2500, iso 640, aperture priority, pattern metering, no compensation. Taken at 8:14 am on April 17th at a local prairie preserve.

Comments and criticisms are eagerly awaited.

Thanks for looking,

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Yun Gao on May 21, 2015 at 11:42 PM

Dennis, Beautiful colors and lovely morning dew. I like the idyllic feel.

Registered on September 11, 2012, 267 Posts, 1621 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on May 22, 2015 at 9:38 AM

Beautifully executed, Dennis ! There's just sufficient of the camas ring to give structure to the composition, without spoiling the natural feel of the meadow. Nice separation of the leading flower and good handling of the delicate colours. devil

Registered on May 18, 2007, 1108 Posts, 7647 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on May 22, 2015 at 10:01 AM

I think your long lens view works very well here, Dennis. You've got a good emphasis on the blue of the Camas supported by the other flowers and grasses in the sharp foreground with a good collection of oof yellows fading nicely into the distance.

Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments

Comment posted by Albert Darmo on May 23, 2015 at 8:41 AM

Hi Dennis crying Excellent color harmony and beautiful form in this beautiful spring scene....