"Rhododendrons Prayer"

This is a slightly different version of a previous post. Thanks for

taking a look and comments are welcome!

Beautiful photograph, Mark. The color of the rhodies is just spectacular. I bet this looks fantastic enlarged, matted, and framed. I've always liked this shot a lot. Very well done, my friend. A 7/6 anonymously. Cheers! Chris

Wonderful image, well done!

I recognized the image right away from your earlier post (quite a while ago, wasn't it?). I compared the two, and think you got a much better capture on this one. Still the sundown and shadows, but you caught the scene just a few moments earlier and this time got some nice--but still subdued--detail on the rolling hills. These were darkened out more on the earlier one, but both captured the rhododendrons nicely. This one has a few more points of drama for me, not just the sun and flowers, but other landscape elements compliment the scene without, I feel, detracting from these two focal points. Really nice shot. ~Victor

Beautiful shot, Mark. Great exposure control throughout, and very nicely composed to create depth. The sun flare on the hill looks a tad strong for me, but if you waited for the sun to drop a little further, you probably would've lost some of the warm light on the foreground flowers, which I think makes this image. All in all, excellent image.

 

Anish

Thanks Chris, Michael, Victor and Anish. Taking a photo is sometimes like purchasing a home. It seems there is always at least one concession, something not perfect about it. I wanted the light of the setting sun to give the Rhodos their glow. A later exposure would have resulted in a cooler shaded light. I took many pics during this moment because I only shoot 3 or 4 time a year and I knew I would probably not be back. Some were away from the direct sun but the compos were not as strong. Thanks for the comments.

Beautiful light, composition and excellent contrast control, great work you have here.

beutifule position and perspective. all are ok.

Mark,

This is another stunning shot. Color & light perfect. Beautiful job. Regards, Patsy