Posted by Lon Overacker on April 13, 2010 at 1:37 PM
Spring is definitely springing with some great wildflower landscapes with more images of green and color than white; the season is certainly changing. Not unlike any other week in ES&S, it's not necessarily about the season, but about great imagery; mixing great talent with beautiful light, color and wonderful compositions. It's about being nature photographer's, immersing oneself in nature capturing the fascinating beauty of our natural environment. Simplicity, light, color, patterns, mood and nature's beauty make up this week's highlights in ES&S. We highly recommend re-visiting some of the outstanding images from this past week:
In no particular order:
Steve Sieren's "The Land of Lupine." What can one say about this stunning wildflower landscape? Light, color and composition all featured in this image of nature's bounty.
Zack Schnepf's "Burning Softly" is all about light and layers. It's truly amazing how such a simple and even perhaps a boring subject can be transformed in to art simply because of the light and the photographer's ability to isolate a simple composition. A simple and effective crop made this even stronger.
Guy Tal's "Liquid Metal". Although Guy is now a former mod for ES&S, he's still on staff moderating a discussion forum or two, so he's still out of the running for the weekly pick. But can't let the week go by without mentioning this kaleidoscope of color. Looks like this is straight out of the Tony Kuyper academy of color and no doubt a visual feast captured beautifully by Guy. His natural history lessons should be appreciated by all.
Patterns in nature are understandably a re-occurring theme in ES&S and this week was no exception. Take a look at Bill Chamber's "Fractured"; not only a study in geology, but a study in nature's design. Great color and "fractured" patterns make this seemingly random chunk of chaos in to presentation of nature's art.
Perhaps even more random and less fractured is Rudy Ruberti's "Stuck in Cretaceous." A geologic study for sure, transformed by light and water in to another natural work of art recognized and captured by a excellent photographic eye.
The forest as well as the seashore are great places to find patterns in nature. Combined with the elements, especially fog and atmosphere and you have the great potential for some creative photography. Tom Nevesely's "Enchanted" is a great example when all those elements combine to create great mood and simplicity.
Any time you can tame the randomness and chaos of a forest you've got the potential of a great image. Chris Chamberlain's image, "The Well of Souls" goes beyond the straight forward forested scene of trees and enters the world of photographic art. Chris's image is this week's Editors pick.
Another great week in ES&S. Keep up the great imagery and participation!
The ES&S Moderators.
Posted by Zack Schnepf on April 13, 2010 at 5:32 PM
Thanks Lon and gang. I know I'm not the only one who really appreciates the extra time and effort you guys are putting in to bring us the ESS highlights each week. It's very much appreciated, thank you.
Thank you very much! That is some seriously good company to be included in, and some fantastic imagery. It is an honor and priveledge to have my image selected this week.
Chris
Posted by Bill Chambers on April 14, 2010 at 8:11 AM
Thanks for the mention Lon and all. I'm really happy for Chris this week as his image was one of the best I've seen in a long time - so glad he won!
Congrats Chris! Also, thanks for your hard work Lon in doing this. This is an outstanding choice. The photograph is very well conceived from its thought provoking name to its flawless execution and processing.
Posted by Rudy Ruberti on April 14, 2010 at 2:45 PM
Thanks Lon, your efforts are greatly appreciated.
Rudy
Discussion
5 repliesIn no particular order:
Steve Sieren's "The Land of Lupine." What can one say about this stunning wildflower landscape? Light, color and composition all featured in this image of nature's bounty.
Zack Schnepf's "Burning Softly" is all about light and layers. It's truly amazing how such a simple and even perhaps a boring subject can be transformed in to art simply because of the light and the photographer's ability to isolate a simple composition. A simple and effective crop made this even stronger.
Guy Tal's "Liquid Metal". Although Guy is now a former mod for ES&S, he's still on staff moderating a discussion forum or two, so he's still out of the running for the weekly pick. But can't let the week go by without mentioning this kaleidoscope of color. Looks like this is straight out of the Tony Kuyper academy of color and no doubt a visual feast captured beautifully by Guy. His natural history lessons should be appreciated by all.
Patterns in nature are understandably a re-occurring theme in ES&S and this week was no exception. Take a look at Bill Chamber's "Fractured"; not only a study in geology, but a study in nature's design. Great color and "fractured" patterns make this seemingly random chunk of chaos in to presentation of nature's art.
Perhaps even more random and less fractured is Rudy Ruberti's "Stuck in Cretaceous." A geologic study for sure, transformed by light and water in to another natural work of art recognized and captured by a excellent photographic eye.
The forest as well as the seashore are great places to find patterns in nature. Combined with the elements, especially fog and atmosphere and you have the great potential for some creative photography. Tom Nevesely's "Enchanted" is a great example when all those elements combine to create great mood and simplicity.
Any time you can tame the randomness and chaos of a forest you've got the potential of a great image. Chris Chamberlain's image, "The Well of Souls" goes beyond the straight forward forested scene of trees and enters the world of photographic art. Chris's image is this week's Editors pick.
Another great week in ES&S. Keep up the great imagery and participation!
The ES&S Moderators.
Chris
Rudy