Dead, Almost Dead, and Living from the Dead

[plangereis]

Just a few shots from a walk through the trails at Campbell Valley Regional Park. I had a hard time getting inspired at first, but then put on my zoom lens and started shooting some close-ups of dead/ dying plants. I don't mean to sound dismal, but that was what stood out to me in terms of interesting. I apologize for any graininess as i had to shoot between 400-800 ISO as there was not a lot of light, and I did not bring my tripod. Next time! For those who have been following my work, I decided to use colour as I found it worked for these images. I hope you enjoy these.

Caught Up


Done In


Almost Done In


Sponging From Others

[sheltiesmama]

Really nice shots. My fave is the mushrooms and the bokeh in the third is great.

[Jim Bryant]

WOW! Love the shrooms shot! Especially from that angle.

[plangereis]

Originally Posted by sheltiesmama

Really nice shots. My fave is the mushrooms and the bokeh in the third is great.

Thanks Shirlie. I love that shot, but it took me about 10 attempts to get one i liked. This was hand-held at 250mm/ 1/100 sec. I had to hold my breath to get it.

Originally Posted by Jim Bryant

WOW! Love the shrooms shot! Especially from that angle.

Thanks Jim. I like this shot, but i think my fav of this set is the first one. That leaf was caught up in some twigs of another plant, and the lighting was great for detail and subtle shadows. Cheers.

[Shelley S.]

These are all great shots. I think I like the first and last ones the best.

[pjflan7]

nice! I like to shoot this kind of stuff.....your 1st is fantastic

[windrider86]

All are really nice but I have to go with the flow that the shroom one is my fav!

[leonaashlee]

Oooh, winter's on it's way....brrrr!
The shots are beautifully composed .

[plangereis]

Originally Posted by leonaashlee

Oooh, winter's on it's way....brrrr!
The shots are beautifully composed .

I am sorry to hear that I made you cold, Leona.

Originally Posted by windrider86

All are really nice but I have to go with the flow that the shroom one is my fav!

When I looked at these again, I can understand why the mushroom shot is winning people over. Thanks windrider.

Originally Posted by pjflan7

nice! I like to shoot this kind of stuff.....your 1st is fantastic

Thanks Patrick. I am glad you are on my side!

Originally Posted by Shelley S.

These are all great shots. I think I like the first and last ones the best.

Thank you Shelley.

[CaptainNH]

I'm another big fan of the mushrooms - great lighting & great DoF.

Originally Posted by plangereis

I had to hold my breath to get it.

When taking shots like these - you might find it easier to squeeze the shutter as you slowly breath out after holding your breath. People tend to tense up when breath holding - tense all the way to their fingertips - which often results in stabbing at the shutter. When you breath out, a "wave" of relaxation helps you be gentle with the shutter.

That said, breath holding obviously worked for you in this shot - congratulations!