Giant Fern

[CLKunst]

Hey there all!

More fun with my point and shoot camera. Here's one from the National Botanic Garden in D.C.

Comments & Critiques Welcomed. Suggestions cheerfully explored, but please leave the editing to me.

[Frog]

That's a cool shot. Looks like a fern tongue is coming out to slurp you.

[GB1]

Cindy - Yikes. Seems like the stomach of a predator and the last thing its prey sees. Nice angle. I think it might be a very good subject to go back with the SLR and do a REAL shot! Lighting is so-so here btw, but I'd hate to see you lose the natural look that would happen with flash - perhaps another time of the day?

[swmdrayfan]

I'm thinkin' 'Little Shop Of Horrors' here.
John

[gahspidy]

Fern tongue coming out to slurp is a great description. This is a really great perspective, cindy.
I like it.

[afdlips]

very nice. beatiful colors. it kind of looks like a tongue unrolling.

[readingr]

I have come back to this a few times and every time I like it but can't find anything to critique.

Totally agree with the tongue analogy.

Roger

[starriderrick]

I love it.The funnel pulls you in...to the tongue.Wonderful colors.
Nice work.

Rick

[CLKunst]

Ha! :lol: Thanks for the responses! Perhaps I should re-title this one "Slurp!" or "Feed Me Now Seymour!!" all more interesting suggestions than the working title of "Giant Fern". Thanks guys! This was shot in passing while trailing around after the kids at the Nat. Botanic Gardens, my favorite from the outing. I love pushing the limits of the little point and shoot!

GB - I think you are right about going back with the big camera for this one and giving the light a chance to resolve somewhat. Although I think some of that is the interpretation of the little bot camera, as the true light in the room was really lovely filtered daylight. Through the LCD screen, (which is all there is for a viewfinder on this model) it looks horribly over bright with glaring highlights. Then the preview picture that flashes up immediately after the shot is taken always looks under exposed and darker than life. I never get to see what it REALLY looks like until I get it back home and onto the monitor. I'm constantly fiddling with the exposure compensation menu to try to wring a little more out of it but it's a learning curve.

[CLKunst]

Ack! Double Post! Sorry.

[mamajan]

I like it. I also like the lighting because it took my eye right to the main subject of the picture, the unrolling frond. I wouldn't change it.