TEXERE: fabric of life
Purple prairie
Posted by Ron (Saint Louis, United States) on 14 September 2008 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.
The prairies of south-central Illinois are flat and fertile.
Kylie Greenan from Richmond, Australia
What a stunning place, I love the purple hue, it gives this palce such a wonderful peaceful feel. Lovely composition here Ron, great work!
14 Sep 2008 8:10am
Florence from Paris, France
This purple prairie seems to reflect its colour in the sky... or maybe the contrary... beautiful tonalities Ron and thanks for your com today ! :-)
14 Sep 2008 10:12am
Betty from New Jersey, United States
The grass is so lush, the purple just beautiful. Nice shot.
14 Sep 2008 11:14am
Monte Stevens from Fort Collins, United States
Very nice, Ron. The horizon can stretch forever.
14 Sep 2008 12:56pm
Earnest from Oklahoma, United States
Yep, looks familiar and you really brought out some interesting color.
14 Sep 2008 1:53pm
hugo poon from hong kong, Hong Kong
Wonderful fine craft and artistic treatment!!
14 Sep 2008 5:30pm
Marion from Nanaimo, BC, Canada
and most beautiful Ron. The colors are awesome. Is this an HDR treatment or how it came from the camera? Your photography always blows me away.
14 Sep 2008 6:05pm
@Marion: You are too kind, Marion, and I truly appreciate your visits and feedback. This is an HDR ... three exposures. I shot this back in the Spring and just wasn't pleased with the way it looked versus the way I remembered it looking in my mind. In my mind the purple (which is an invasive weed that gets sprayed and dies off before Spring planting) seemed to stretch on forever and I didn't get that feel when I processed the image. Last night I decided to post it and see what type of reaction it received. Thanks agains, ron ...
Graham Russon from Cape Town, South Africa
Fantastic shot, composition is awesome. Same question as Marion as far as HDR goes.
14 Sep 2008 6:56pm
@Graham Russon: It is an HDR, Graham ... three exposures processed in Photomatix Pro. This was shot back in the Spring ... today that field is covered in corn six-feet (two meters) tall.
Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom
Super shot of the prarie, the purple colors give a rich tone to the image.
14 Sep 2008 9:18pm
Tracey from White Hall, United States
Love how the HDR gave such vivid details. Lovely shot!
15 Sep 2008 1:10am
danthro from Suburbia, United States
the purple is a bit disconcerting but i love the light on the green grass
15 Sep 2008 8:47am
Jrask from Pasadena, United States
and they are apparently made of watercolor beautiful-ness.
16 Sep 2008 1:36am
Canon EOS 40D
F/11.0
ISO 100
26 mm