Up from the ground

[Bob Miller]

Watching the ferns come up yesterday I was struck with trying to capture that feeling of coming alive after a long winter.
D3s
1/40 sec at f11
ISo 1600
105 macro
processed with Color efex using midnight filter and then brightness/ warmth was added and masked into the center
All comments are most welcome

[Julie Kenward]

Bob, don't you LOVE that midnight filter? It's so good at setting a mood! You have done a great job here! Only suggestion I can think of would be in camera - to have gotten a little bit more of the stem of that unfurling fern leaf. Wow, I just think you did a great job on this!

[Mark Fuge]

Very nice image and application, Bob.

Like the feel of this one. Only suggestion is that maybe blurring the right side fern leaves, to closer match the other BG areas. I like the leaf there, but have a slight conflict issue between focusing on it and the other "subject" fern unfurling.

[Steve Adkins]

Very neat perspective, Bob. Your effects combo looks great. You might try a crop that eliminates the right leaves and see what you think. Agree with others and like the mood this sets.

[Anita Bower]

I, too, love watching the ferns unfold. Nicely captured! I like how the light takes my eye right to the unfurling fern. I, too, find the fronds on the right side distracting, and would probably crop them out. I haven't used the midnight filter, but your use of it encourages me to try it.

[Paul Lagasi]

I have just strarted playing with color effects..I'll have to try this filter. Very well done, you gotta love the 105 macro, I give another vote for cropping right fern leaves...

[Andrew McLachlan]

HI Bob, I love ferns when they are unfurling like this. Very nice filtering here. I agree with Steve on the leaves along the right side. I find my eyes drifting over to them.

[Maureen Allen]

This is very nice, Bob. I like the competing fronds on the right hand side. I think if this were mine, I'd keep them but add a slight vignette.

[Indranil Sircar]

Very nice composition, Bob. I too love the perspective. Good suggestions above. Nicely done!

[John Storjohann]

Bob, I like this image a lot..with the exception of the RHS leaves. Good suggestions given RE blurring them...beautiful job of processing this one.

[Bob Miller]

Great suggestions ! here is a repost using radial blur and masking

[denise ippolito]

Bob, I am late to this one but WOW! I love it! great job with the repost and great eye for this one.