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Archive 2015 · Last Light on the Lillies, Big Sur Coast (4x5)

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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Last Light on the Lillies, Big Sur Coast (4x5)

This natural garden of Calle Lillies is sort of a transplant. These flowers are not native to this area
There is a ranch across the road that supposedly had Calle Lillies in their garden.
The creek from that property is what waters this draw out to the beach and carried the seeds
I have frequented this spot almost every year.
As is usual, the 1st is sometimes the best as this link from 2009 will show.
https://flic.kr/p/65SBn1

If you go early, late Jan like I just did, the sun is way off to the left.
If you go too late, towards the end of April, the blooms will have turned. The edges turn brown.
I think the heavy rains a few week prior this time aided the quality.
I almost didn't make the exposure as the sky is blotto and two guys loitered at the base of the steps
till the sun was almost gone.
I have usually shot this close to the beach to include the creek but always wanted to try further back to include more.
The sky is not very interesting but the spread of the blooms & their quality made me open the shutter

This was exposed on Ektar 100 for ~13 seconds (reciprocity), using my 150mm at f32 with just a few deg of tilt

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8587/16346421000_f500745e22_b.jpg

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Dan

Feb 18, 2015 at 10:43 PM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Last Light on the Lillies, Big Sur Coast (4x5)

Too bad the sky is yuck, but the rest of the image is just lovely!

Jo

Feb 18, 2015 at 11:00 PM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Last Light on the Lillies, Big Sur Coast (4x5)

Jo, yea I had considered a replacement sky (jk) but instead I will return in a week or so to try again.
Jim, are you listening

Feb 21, 2015 at 01:38 PM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Last Light on the Lillies, Big Sur Coast (4x5)

Ha ha... I am listening! Are the Calle Lillies still alive there? I am in New Mexico at the moment, I have been shooting in Bisti but it looks like I will soon get snowed in here.

As for the shot, I am not sold on the composition more than anything. The key I think with shots like these is to have a clear cut flower(s) in the foreground. But what you have is the flowers that should be center stage are on the left side getting cut off on the edge. So what takes center stage in your shot here are those two leaves that are along the bottom on the left center.

I do like the potential from this spot further back though.

Jim

Feb 22, 2015 at 12:51 AM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Last Light on the Lillies, Big Sur Coast (4x5)

Dan,
dynomite capture...IMHO sky is not very relevant since there is so little of it. The sides of the mountains, the lilies, the color...unique and splendid!
Dan2

Feb 22, 2015 at 03:11 PM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Last Light on the Lillies, Big Sur Coast (4x5)

Very nice Dan

Morris

Feb 22, 2015 at 04:25 PM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Last Light on the Lillies, Big Sur Coast (4x5)

Dan, Just noticed in my Jan2015 front cover issue of Pop Photo that this is 95% the exact same shot view that made the cover!!!!
Yeah they had a beautiful sunset but your hillside color beats the cover photo by far!! And I can see exactly where the image for the cover was taken in your image!!
Kudos to you my friend!!!! Next trip, get the sky and blend the 2 images if you can!
Dan2

Feb 25, 2015 at 05:00 PM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Last Light on the Lillies, Big Sur Coast (4x5)

A pleasant capture.

Thanks for sharing.

Feb 25, 2015 at 05:18 PM

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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Last Light on the Lillies, Big Sur Coast (4x5)

This is a cool place! Thanks for sharing. I remember this exact spot when I was scouting out the same area. Just thinking I was too late for the bloom.

Feb 25, 2015 at 07:13 PM

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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Last Light on the Lillies, Big Sur Coast (4x5)

Dan2, yea I saw that issue. From the position of the sun had to be late March early April.
I have planned on a revisit, just hoping the blooms last!

Dan

Feb 26, 2015 at 12:30 AM

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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Last Light on the Lillies, Big Sur Coast (4x5)

Terrific image. Been there and captured the lilies but like your image better due to the better light.

Alan

Feb 26, 2015 at 09:12 AM

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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · Last Light on the Lillies, Big Sur Coast (4x5)

dswiger wrote:
Dan2, yea I saw that issue. From the position of the sun had to be late March early April.
I have planned on a revisit, just hoping the blooms last!

Dan

I still think your overall image is better....og course printed cover copies, the resolution is not as great but your hills and far better..yeah you could have moved up closer and gotten lower but overall yours is at least as good but far better on the color...
Dan2

Feb 26, 2015 at 09:49 AM

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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · Last Light on the Lillies, Big Sur Coast (4x5)

Hi Dan,

I love the colors in this shot and the flowers go on forever.

Phil

Feb 26, 2015 at 12:25 PM


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