Quote (MotherOfTwo @ May 8 2010 05:28pm)

Sunflowers only bloom in July.... and they are not wild native flowers here...
It's tricky I know...
So far I took pictures of the main flower that blooms this early and is wild.. took the pictures in the town/city where pictures have to be taken...
There is a mountain I go hiking every week, in that city...
The rest is rural (farms) or city...

I tried some fern shots, but only one turned out decent...
The trillium (flower in those pictures) only grow in the forest, so it rules out having a nice landscape horizon...

But even if I'm limited by the theme, it also means that everyone else has the same limitation.
My pictures must stand out and be original, as well as good quality..

Yes I'm asking for a LOT

edit:
late summer, I'll have wild iris to shoot..
had made a nice shot with my little camera, I'll try to reproduce the same with my new one

Also I can try to find an old tree in the middle of a field, after crops are done, in late September, if I am not able to find one before..
But it has to be taken in that very specific area...

Quote (onepagememory @ 8 May 2010 20:46)

Are you up for some climbing?

Quote (MotherOfTwo @ May 8 2010 05:48pm)

Of course
What do you have in mind?

Quote (onepagememory @ 8 May 2010 20:50)

This year, the topic is: Wild Plants and Trees from here
(This is my attempt to translate it from French).

Wild plants and trees and how they are significant to the people around them?
Everyone always submits plants and schrubs and scrubs and trees right?
Climb a tree and see everything from the eyes of the tree.

Quote (MotherOfTwo @ May 8 2010 05:56pm)

That could be a very good idea
I was afraid that was what you meant though

Here's an older low quality picture that I think would fit with the theme...
I have to find another tree (this one is no longer there) in the area of the contest, and combine it with a foggy morning...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2641/4121487045_426affa282.jpg

How could improve this picture besides better quality and leveled horizon ?

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Here's another one that think could ft in the theme...
It's a birch tree with a sunrise...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2589/4120677898_d481bc793c.jpg

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And I can go back to the same exact spot at the top of the mountain and retake some similar pictures, but with the emphasis on the tree you see at the bottom left, instead of on the rock...
What do you think?

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2661/4117149864_a28f3e24bd.jpg

Quote (onepagememory @ 8 May 2010 21:11)

Ok, let's think: What's cliche?  Sunsets, running water, sun-beyond-plant shots, and macro flower shots. Take a good look at the winners. Do they just take pictures of plants or do they include something else within their images that makes them win? Are they cliche pictures?

Quote (MotherOfTwo @ May 8 2010 06:20pm)

I don't know
That is why I'm asking... I'm really too new in this..
What do you think of plants with the horizon, taken from the top of the mountain?
I need to go to bed now cause early alarm clock in the morning.. (yes, I work 12 hours on Mother's Day )
I'll read all your comments ar work tomorrow
Keep posting please!!
All your ideas are good, and sometimes with something someone might post, an image can just appear n my mind and I'll try to make a photo of the idea

Quote (onepagememory @ May 8 2010 06:54am)

Your white balance is off, they're dark, and the light is awkward! What time of day did you take these in?

Quote (MotherOfTwo @ May 9 2010 12:56am)

That could be a very good idea
I was afraid that was what you meant though

Here's an older low quality picture that I think would fit with the theme...
I have to find another tree (this one is no longer there) in the area of the contest, and combine it with a foggy morning...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2641/4121487045_426affa282.jpg

How could improve this picture besides better quality and leveled horizon ?

---

Here's another one that think could ft in the theme...
It's a birch tree with a sunrise...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2589/4120677898_d481bc793c.jpg

--

And I can go back to the same exact spot at the top of the mountain and retake some similar pictures, but with the emphasis on the tree you see at the bottom left, instead of on the rock...
What do you think?

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2661/4117149864_a28f3e24bd.jpg

Quote (SeaBas @ May 10 2010 05:33pm)

2 is definately the best of these! 3 doesnt look very special to me and 1 is lacking contrast and looks a bit like it is a very small crop which makes the quality low. 2 has interesting colours, contrast and it looks very harmonious. A good crop or picture

Also: Why don't we set up a photo contest on jsp? This forum seems a little dead lately (I havent posted anything either, but we should do something to make it more interesting again!)