Serenity

I spent more than two weeks this spring returning day after day to

Washington's Columbia Hills in search of the best blooms, best light

and anything that caught my interest. This particular image here is

one I had been working on for several years and happened to catch the

right conditions just a week ago, in mid-May. The details were

alluring to me. The light subtly complimenting the tree, the water in

a normally dry stream, the green leaves coming out and of course,

Lupine and Balsamroot flowers that seemed destined to be photographed.

The technicals included shooting for 3 different focal points and

using a combination of manual and automated processes to merge the

three together for optimal depth of field and focus at f/16 from 10cm

away to infinity.

Great composition and colors Marc.  Thanks once again for sharing your technique.  

Marc,

 This is the kind of shot I love to look at over and over. It has a lot of interest, but not too busy... a shot I could get lost in. My fav part of this is how the center of the image is brighter... it keeps it all together if you know what I mean.

Beautiful colours and composition. Well done.

I gave 7!

Beautiful work again Marc. Love this perspective.

wonderful

Amazing peace of work.

-HelgeB

Another your beautiful work, great first plan and sky colors!

Many compliments

wonderful image Marc. I like the little yellow flower between the purple ones, and the little patches of yellow in the distance.  Amazing colors and nice saturation.  Great work as usual.  Regards - michel

Beautiful composition! and color!!  Kind Regards Andrea

DOF is excellent. Congratulations,

Ben

amazing image Marc one of your best, very well done.

Rich.

Excellent composition! The visual transition is smooth and the colors are fantastic.

Vivid and Beautiful.  Enjoy watching your photos.  Best Regards,

Beautiful shot - good use of flash in the foreground make fine effect to the perspective. br Hannu

As green and cozy as this should look, why does it make me feel like it's cold there?  This is a stunning picture.  Truly great work.

Time, patients, paid off...stunning image indeed. The colors are stunning as is your comp. Bravo Marc, well done!

Well Done!