In The Flow

[Amy Earl]

Here's a shot of some grass backlit by the setting sun in a field near our house (taken last month). I was using the Canon 70-300mm and this was at about 200mm. I really love this lens for close-ups because of the incredibly soft background blur. Out of all the shots I got, this one is my favorite because there is a second grass stem behind the first which is out of focus and has the funny effect of looking like a shadow cast by the foreground stem, as if it was close to a canvas backdrop. Not sure if that's what others see too. I finally got around to a crop that I really like for this. I like how some of the seedheads are lining up with the sun's orange glow and look like they're interacting with it. The word flow came to mind, hence the title.

 

[AlanLichty]

Very nice Amy - the OOF grass in the background almost makes a shadow image to the in focus subject plant. Nice soft background tones.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Very nice image

 

[JimFox]

I didn’t see it at first, but the OOF grass stem in the background does feel like a shadow! How cool!

 

[Amy Earl]

Very nice Amy - the OOF grass in the background almost makes a shadow image to the in focus subject plant. Nice soft background tones.

Very nice image

I didn’t see it at first, but the OOF grass stem in the background does feel like a shadow! How cool!

Thanks all! This one will be one of my favorites of the year.

 

[gardenersassistant]

I think the rear seedhead alignment and the background work really well with the subject to combine into a very appealing image. Good execution.

 

[Amy Earl]

I think the rear seedhead alignment and the background work really well with the subject to combine into a very appealing image. Good execution.

Thanks Nick!

 

[Kurt Harrigan]

NIce image. I like the natural vignette on this although I'd might darken that upper right corner a bit.....

 

[JimFox]

Congrats on the Featured Abstract/Macro Photo Amy!

@Amy Earl

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Wonderful coordination of colors here, Amy. Congratulations on the featured photo.