Isolation by Tad Bowman

Thursday, 27th December 2007

Isolation

by Tad Bowman

This photograph was taken in the Indian Peaks Wilderness of Colorado. I was drawn to this parry primrose because it had rooted in the middle of the stream.

Equipment: Canon EOS 1dsMII, 24-70mm lens, tripod

Tad Bowman

www.tadbowman.com

22 Comments

IonBuck Says:
December 27th, 2007 at 5:54 am
Nice focus of colours! I am also amazed at the stillness of the primrose. Shot of the day indeed!
Anurag Says:
December 27th, 2007 at 8:23 am
WOW! interesting contrasts make the subject really stand out,
blurred vs sharp, monochromatic vs highly saturated complimentary colors, near/far, even conceptually - living vs. nonliving, static vs. motion.
Ann Says:
December 27th, 2007 at 9:09 am
Some times an image can be technically perfect and yet lack soul. This has both. I view this as a beautiful shot. It has great clarity and shows a sensitive vision to the treasures of nature that can be often overlooked in pursuit of the iconic.
Francis Says:
December 27th, 2007 at 11:28 am
Incredible composition! This is truly outstanding.
Good work.
Joanne Stewart Says:
December 27th, 2007 at 2:21 pm
I love the look of this lonely little flower amongst all that water. The colors are superb, and the picture is grand! Thanks for sharing it! Great Work Tad…♥
Andrew Says:
December 27th, 2007 at 2:37 pm
I guess Tad wanted to show contrast between the rocks in the water and the isolated plant. I’d love to see the water surface to be honest, otherwise it looks like a cotton. Good shot other than that. Thanks.
sujay Says:
December 27th, 2007 at 4:14 pm
nice shot, and very well executed. good critique, anurag. made me think of the photo in a completely different way.
Renee Says:
December 27th, 2007 at 4:16 pm
You have such nice photos Tad! I really lke this one it is very very nice!
Pauline Jones Says:
December 27th, 2007 at 5:17 pm
How did that little plant survive there?
Eileen Says:
December 27th, 2007 at 6:36 pm
Pretty!!! Great shot! EZ
Tom Brooklyn Says:
December 27th, 2007 at 6:43 pm
Doesn’t look real.
Ruth U. Says:
December 27th, 2007 at 7:33 pm
Very good! Doesn’t even look like the plant could really be there! I am surprised it was able to grow.
Pieter -sAner- van der Horst Says:
December 27th, 2007 at 7:55 pm
Good composition, nice POV. For some reason the water looks a little noisy. Anyway, very good picture.
istvan Says:
December 27th, 2007 at 8:15 pm
nice one, love it!
chamorro 4rm guam. Says:
December 27th, 2007 at 8:39 pm
what ever! just wanna know the name of the plant.
Renee Says:
December 27th, 2007 at 9:07 pm
well chamorro i believe what it says it is … a parry primrose!
Dennis Says:
December 27th, 2007 at 10:48 pm
Nice composition and exposure, Tad. The silky water from your slow shutter speed worked well
Calvin Says:
December 27th, 2007 at 11:01 pm
This is so cool. Great job Tad.
Terry Everson Says:
December 27th, 2007 at 11:47 pm
A beautiful photograph. Well composed and great use of a slow shutter speed to blurr the water and yet at the same time keeping the plant sharp, must have beena calm day or did you use flash as well?
Tad Bowman Says:
December 29th, 2007 at 1:42 am
Thanks everyone for the feedback. I appreciate it.

Pauline, I’m not sure how this Plant survived where it was. They seem to grow very well near water at high altitude.

Terry, I was lucky to get a shot without any movement this day. The wind was blowing and I happen to catch one shot when the wind died down. No, I didn’t use a flash. If memory serves me right, I used a polarizer only on this one.
kml Says:
January 1st, 2008 at 11:26 pm
Love the way you composed it and the shutter speed and DOF are amazing! Excellent job!
Claire McFarlane Says:
January 28th, 2008 at 9:25 am
And I was drawn to your marvellous photo seeing the hurly burly of harsh nature thrown up against the delicate beautiful side…If I had taken this photo I would be so proud…