Home From the Southern Oceans Expedition #4

[Arthur Morris]

Lichens on a rock, St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia. Caught my eye while looking for a nice penguin to photograph. With the hand held Canon 24-105mm IS L lens (at 105mm) with the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 200. Evaluative metering +2/3 stop: 1/80 sec. at f/8.

Click here (http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/2012/11/11/rat-eradication-auction/) to see come killer King Penguin images.

To learn what happened to my 500 II and my 1D X check out the "Wrecked. And Loving It" blog post here (http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/2012/11/13/wrecked-and-loving-it/).

Don't be shy; all comments welcome.


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[Marina Scarr]

Really like the comp you chose since it accentuates the yellow splash of color and pattern. The colors and various lines and patterns worked well for you in this creation.

[denise ippolito]

Artie, This is terrific. I like the way the tiny scene looks more like a grand aerial landscape. Very nice placement of the mustard colored lichen.

[Steve Maxson]

Hi Artie and welcome back! Lots of cool colors and patterns in this one. I like the diagonals in the LR and the ROT placement of the yellow lichens. Very nicely done!

[Jerry van Dijk]

Very nice composition and I like how this is all about colors and structures. Like Denise, I was tricked into thinking this was a landscape seen from above, before I read the text below. Very well done!

[Arthur Morris]

Thanks all. Made this to set the scene. The large rock was about 18 inches across. In a pinch, the 24-105 can serve as a pretty neat quasi-macro lens.

[Valerio Tarone]

Hi Artie
very nice composition.

[Allen Sparks]

Hi Arthur,
Very well composed and I love all the patterns with the well selected placement of the lichen.

Allen

[PRABIR BHATTACHARYYA]

Hello, Arthur. Very nicely done. The details are awesome.
Looking at everything around, it may be difficult, but is it possible to hike the color of the Lichen a bit more? Just a thought!

[Ken Childs]

Hey Artie, nice job of spotting this cool subject! This pic shows why I like shooting macro so much. Most people would have walked past this rock without noticing anything special about it. Your capture shows that if you stop and take a closer look at the small things that surround us, you never know what amazing things you might find! :S3:

[Arthur Morris]

Hello, Arthur. Very nicely done. The details are awesome. Looking at everything around, it may be difficult, but is it possible to hike the color of the Lichen a bit more? Just a thought!

Many thanks. I boosted the YELLOWs a bit but did not want to overdo things.

[Arthur Morris]

Hey Artie, nice job of spotting this cool subject! This pic shows why I like shooting macro so much. Most people would have walked past this rock without noticing anything special about it. Your capture shows that if you stop and take a closer look at the small things that surround us, you never know what amazing things you might find! :S3:

Thanks all and Ken. Ken, I agree 100%.

[OvidiuCavasdan]

Well seen! Composition, colors and details are very nice. Thanks for posting the scene image.