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Post by bradmacmt on Aug 7, 2018 5:09:42 GMT -8
From a walk this past Sunday:
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Post by starwalker on Aug 7, 2018 11:54:55 GMT -8
Love the contrast of red, blue, green and grey.
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Post by bradmacmt on Aug 7, 2018 13:57:41 GMT -8
Thanks Darrel.
Indeed, I've found overcast days generally yield the best lighting for these sorts of shots.
I worked a bit at the composition... the arc of the mountains in the background contrasting with the arc of flowers and grasses at the bottom of the photo, with the eye held to the scene on the left and right by trees...
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Post by rebeccad on Aug 7, 2018 20:29:59 GMT -8
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Post by bradmacmt on Aug 8, 2018 4:23:41 GMT -8
Lovely...
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Post by autumnmist on Aug 8, 2018 7:22:15 GMT -8
bradmacmt , you've also created some nice parallels in your composition: the slope of the mountain base parallels the slope of the conifer forest, closing in a V shape to bring it forward visually to the floral meadow. And the slope immediately behind the conifers closes to form a wide V with the contrasting more rounded slope to the right. The lushness of the flowers also softens the starkness of the mountains. Nicely done. Good photo for study as well as for beauty. rebeccad , lovely flowers. The shades of pink soften the surrounding rocks, and in some way mimic the "bumpiness" of the rocks in the upper right hand corner. It's as if the rocks opened to create a space for a soft, soothing flower bed. I'm not very good with wildflowers outside of Michigan. Do you know what these pink charmers are? I'm thinking they'd be a nice contribution to a rock garden or in a ground cover blend.
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Post by bradmacmt on Aug 8, 2018 10:39:07 GMT -8
bradmacmt , you've also created some nice parallels in your composition: the slope of the mountain base parallels the slope of the conifer forest, closing in a V shape to bring it forward visually to the floral meadow. And the slope immediately behind the conifers closes to form a wide V with the contrasting more rounded slope to the right. The lushness of the flowers also softens the starkness of the mountains. Nicely done. Good photo for study as well as for beauty. Thanks. Indeed, there are more compositional elements in the photo that make it work than what I described, but I didn't want to bog anyone down with a lot of technical minutiae. "Keep it simple old boy"...
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Post by autumnmist on Aug 8, 2018 11:16:34 GMT -8
bradmacmt, please share whatever you want to. I love the compositional elements. They lend a depth that heightens the appeal of the photo, and also speak to good hand drawn compositions (such as colored pencil artwork).
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Post by rebeccad on Aug 8, 2018 11:35:16 GMT -8
Do you know what these pink charmers are? I'm thinking they'd be a nice contribution to a rock garden or in a ground cover blend. Those are some kind of buckwheat. They were growing at something over 11,000' in the Kaweah Basin (Sequoia NP), but there are lower-elevation versions.
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Post by autumnmist on Aug 8, 2018 12:42:45 GMT -8
rebeccad , thanks for the info. I've done some checking and learned more about this lovely little plant. And BTW, I didn't realize CA had so many hardiness zones. I just might order some seed next year and see how they fare. I want to add some xeriscaping plants anyway to compensate for our apparently new weather patterns of nominal rain.
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Post by rebeccad on Aug 8, 2018 17:00:17 GMT -8
I didn't realize CA had so many hardiness zones. CA covers pretty much everything from desert to tundra, including temperate rainforest.
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Post by davesenesac on Aug 9, 2018 16:20:50 GMT -8
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