Murphy Hektner, APSA
April 2025 - Balsam-root
About the Image(s)
Pentax K7 with Pentax 16-45 zoom @ 40mm on tripod - ISO 200 - 1/125 @ f/16 - hazy sun lighting - post processed in Elements - one image.
Driving along a back country road in the eastern part of our state of Washington I came across this lovely scene of clumps of yellow flowers and this old rail fence. Thought it would make an interesting picture.
6 comments posted
Hi Murphy. Was wondering if you were referring to Washington State? Wherever it is those clumps of flowers and the handmade fence are interesting. I find my eye not necessarily drawn to one thing but darting all over un sure what to take in first. I can see the thirds, horizontal and vertical, and the f16 captures it all crisply. The greens and yellow differentiate to the eye but i am losing the important fence and wonder if taking that a little darker might provide the necessary hook? Dont get me wrong, very pretty indeed. Posted: 04/12/2025 22:51:04
Hi Alison: YES, Washington State is my home state. A photographer's paradise with a wide variety of subject matter to enjoy. Besides nature photography a very wide variety of various subject matter to hold a photographer's interest.
Thank you for your interesting thoughts on Balsam-root, very much appreciated. Posted: 04/14/2025 01:09:25
Thank you for your interesting thoughts on Balsam-root, very much appreciated. Posted: 04/14/2025 01:09:25
(Groups 22 & 80)
Interesting composition. For me, I see the two plants in front first then a sweeping curve from the bottom to the left side. The fence then provides the break between those two views. Very peaceful looking. Nice job. Posted: 04/14/2025 18:00:42
Murphy, one of the fascinating aspects of art/photography is how different people see the same image. In contrast to Alison. I keep seeing the fence which brings me into the image but then out as well without really ever looking at the far background. So, a suggestion is to crop off the upper third or so - enough that the fence become more prominant. Good image with great colors. Posted: 04/15/2025 02:00:16
Hi Ray: You are correct in that photographers view art and composition differently, everyone has their own vision.
I like the far background viewpoint, as it gives a sense of space to this rural scene. If I wanted to place more emphasis on the rail fence, then cropping the top a third or so would accomplish this. We would then have two totally different renditions with each telling a different story. Cheers. Posted: 04/17/2025 23:33:43
I like the far background viewpoint, as it gives a sense of space to this rural scene. If I wanted to place more emphasis on the rail fence, then cropping the top a third or so would accomplish this. We would then have two totally different renditions with each telling a different story. Cheers. Posted: 04/17/2025 23:33:43
As commented, everybody has his own approach. The main one is the one of the photographer.
I like this rural scenes, they have a "soul". I like the colors (yellow and green), and the wood in the background.
Isolating more the fence would have given another picture, and such subject (fence) can call "B&Y", which has been nice, but another picture... Posted: 04/19/2025 10:25:05
I like this rural scenes, they have a "soul". I like the colors (yellow and green), and the wood in the background.
Isolating more the fence would have given another picture, and such subject (fence) can call "B&Y", which has been nice, but another picture... Posted: 04/19/2025 10:25:05