Winter Grasses with Impending Storm

Posted by Craig (Vacaville, California, United States) on 10 January 2008 in Plants & Nature and Portfolio.

Japanalia from Yokohama, Japan

We call them "susuki" in Japanese and I'm crazy about them! They provide such scenic shots and they constantly chamge shape and colours!Now they are very cottony and start spreading around!I love the shot, great tonality in the grasses!
Gabriela

10 Jan 2008 4:18am

Betty from New Jersey, United States

Love the light on the grass! Very nice shot! Looks like they would sway in the slightest breeze, and you caught them at just the right moment!

10 Jan 2008 5:55am

Betsy Barron : www.thebetsy.com from Glenmoore, United States

beautiful Craiger... simple and stunning

10 Jan 2008 7:48am

Jen from Alpharetta, United States

I really love the tones and contrast in the leaves...beautiful shot Craig!

10 Jan 2008 8:47am

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

mmmmlovely, such feeling to this :)

10 Jan 2008 9:22am

Ina from Krugersdorp, South Africa

Just beautiful! Love the colors, shades and overal feel. Great work!

10 Jan 2008 9:46am

amy from Rocky Mountain House, Canada

Love how you framed this. Not to mention the motion in this image. Love it Craig! Just a quick boo whilst I'm alone in the office... that way I don't get the snoopy ones checking up on me. Still no computer but hopefully by next week I'll have one... sigh.. Thank you so much for your Merry Christmas and Happy New Year e-mail. Belated wishes for you and yours as well. ;-)

10 Jan 2008 10:24am

Michael from Wuppertal, Germany

Great shot, clear and crisp!

10 Jan 2008 10:35am

pedro alexandre from loures, Portugal

nice pp, a litle more contrast and saturation would be more to my liking.

10 Jan 2008 11:33am

@pedro alexandre: I'm just guessing that you are viewing the image using a CRT monitor. The image was edited on an LCD screen and appears much better in terms of saturation and contrast using that medium. I try to get the best of both worlds but often fail on the CRT. :0(

Chris from South Jersey, United States

very nice - I tried some of the same last week but got the exposure wrong. You captured the textures great. I guess I need to try some more!

10 Jan 2008 11:44am

@Chris: That is funny! You know I went to this place three times trying to capture it correctly. The first time I shot it hand held. The second time I used a mono pod. The third time I got smart and used a tripod! Thanks for all your comments Chris!