Ethereal PlanePosted by drfl on June 23rd, 2009

About a month ago, I noticed several purple flowers growing down by the Platte River.  I don’t ever remember seeing these flowers blooming and certainly not in the magnitude that they seemed to flourish this year.  Determined to get a shot I went down by Schramm a couple of nights while they were at their peak.  Unfortunately, every time I was there the wind would blow the flowers around which did not make it easy to get a sharp shot.  After review I decided that this image would be perfect for the Orton Effect.  For more information on what this is visit http://www.naturephotographers.net/articles0106/dw0106-1.html.  Overall, it’s good to use this effect sparingly and there has been an increase in people thinking this effect has been overused recently.  I still like it for an image like this, it seems to work well to bring out the contrast of the purple on green. 

This photograph is currently a finalist in Digital Photo Pro’s Ultimate Creativity contest.  If you wish to vote for it visit http://www.digitalphotopro.com/photo-contests/ultimate-creativity/finalists/contest/ultimate-creativity-finalists/1156-ethereal-plane.html.

Technical Details:
Canon 5d Mark II, 17-40 f/4l @ 35mm, f/13, 1.6 sec., Orton Effect
By Schramm State Recreation Area, Nebraska