Balsam Root and Big Sky

[dankearl]

Another Columbia Gorge wildflower photo.
10mm
f10
CP used
1/160
Manual exposure
-.33
iso200
Cropped a bit of foreground because I liked the sky a lot.

[Harshad Barve]

nice sky and colorful FG , pleasing image
TFS

[Marina Scarr]

No expert on landscape but love how the colors all work together well, and the sky/clouds are awesome.

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Dan,
Clouds look wonderful and the exposure looks good. I know that picking a spot in situations like this is difficult......with field of flowers but for some reason the group of flowers on the LRC are drawing my eye. I do think it is because the main group forms almost a diagonal....so I do wonder if moving a bit forward to get over that group would have strengthened the comp. It is difficult with fields of flowers to choose and I think you did a pretty good job.

[Robert Amoruso]

Roman caught the first thing I say, the LRC flowers through off the nice diagonal of the other group. Substracting that minor issue, the FG is very interesting and the BG glorious with the "V" pattern of the clouds acting as a leading line.

You mentioned cropping some of the FG, I suggest putting it back and letting us have a look.

[Dave Mills]

Hi Dan, good comments above. The sky is strong creating an interesting formation. Glad your thinking about foregrounds and like Robert would like to see what you cropped out...

[dankearl]

Thanks for the comments, here is the repost with additional foreground.
I don't think it added much and made it look too 50/50 for me although when I look at it again, I kind of like it! So it goes in the digital world.
At this particular area, A Nature Conservancy parcel, you cannot get off the trail, so I was confined in my setup location. They don't want footprints in the meadows for obvious reasons.

[Rachel Hollander]

Dan - I prefer the comp of the repost. Great colors and sky.

TFS,
Rachel