RESILIENCE

I find it fascinating that life can take hold in such a barren

landscape....Comments?

Ferns are tough, and their spores can take a foothold in just about anything. Some interesting information here:

http://amerfernsoc.org/lernfrnl.html

You certainly have an idea about what is original. It is such a pity that there's insufficient DOF. I think the purlplish background deserves some adjustment as well, although its present state contrasts well with the sharp yellow. Cheers.

Nice composition.

Rochelle, the lava field was indeed this color which made it so striking against the green fern. DOF was very intentional.....Thank you for your comments.

 

Michael, I can count on you to be a wealth of information :-) Maybe those spores were just settling in the crack of least resistance!

 

Thanks again, Sar!

Very nice colors,very original cut!!!

I like this one a lot Linda. I see why you have kept the "blurred background" in this one. The rule of thirds makes for a nice composition.

 

Great capture, and I get a science lesson as well.

 

Thanks for visiting the Zippy folder. She truly is the queen of the internet. Word has it she invented Al Gore, but it is just a rumor.

I like images like this -- a small patch of life trying to survive in a very difficult situation, like your previous shot of a small piece of marine algae in the ripples of sand, or like my shot of a small patch of red flowers in a crease along a granite rock. I would have voted for DOF extending back along the crack to the second plant (and beyond)....I just want to maintain the visual connection between the two. I think your placement of the plant and the crack in the image is right on.

Stephen, I agree the extended DOF would have been good as well. I feel this was a difficult place to get a good shot because of the vastness of the lava field, and so I tried to focus on one small part of it....

 

Roberto, thanks!

 

Jeff, Zippy [and you] can visit anytime...:-)

I love to see where Nature wins.....against any force, in this case, Her own. I have seen mushrooms come though the pavment, soft and yeading yet strong and forceful....I like this Linda !WYMM? *R*

Spores settling in the crack of least resistance... sounds like a Ken remark. :-)

See what a bad influence he is?-)