Keeping it Green = post how you shoot this challenging colour here

[Keith]

I was on my grandparents old home place this morning, looking for an old weathered white oak pole to use for a newel post on my tree stair. There was an old oak laying on the ground that was totally covered with lichens.

 

[Skygod44]

I was on my grandparents old home place this morning, looking for an old weathered white oak pole to use for a newel post on my tree stair. There was an old oak laying on the ground that was totally covered with lichens. View attachment 146612

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Keith,
I love your approach in the second image.
That's really great: the tiny lichen leaves (are they leaves?) with a different green hue to the large leaf (that one's definitely called a leaf ) on top works beautifully, I think...

So again, another technique is size differentiation.

Brilliant

Thanks for playing along.
Simon

 

[Skygod44]

A very green theme today...
While waiting to hear the outcome of Missus Skygod mk3's spinal surgery, I visited a park nearby which is utterly breathtaking.
But VERY green.


Not a bench I would choose to sit on, unless wearing green trousers.

 

[ShipleyNW]

I was walking through here this morning and I thought of this thread. I'd been in this area before, but not along this particular path. Most forest around here has messy undergrowth. This spot had a moss glen instead. I was with a group, so I didn't want to lag too far behind. I may have to go back and work this a little harder. I wonder what it will look like when spring takes hold? The ferns were pretty limp this morning.

 

[Skygod44]

Thanks Ken, and I'm very happy that the thread got you thinking.
That's the point, after all

And that dappled light is truly picturesque, isn't it
Definitely worth another visit, on your own.

Cheers for now,
Simon

 

[saraspics]

Stood in the stream to take this one.

Camera Panasonic DMC-G81
Lens LUMIX G VARIO 14-140mm F4.0-5.8
Focal Length 14.0 mm (28.0 mm in 35mm)
Aperture f/10
Exposure Time 0.1s (1/10)
ISO 400

 

[Skygod44]

Stood in the stream to take this one.

Camera Panasonic DMC-G81
Lens LUMIX G VARIO 14-140mm F4.0-5.8
Focal Length 14.0 mm (28.0 mm in 35mm)
Aperture f/10
Exposure Time 0.1s (1/10)
ISO 400

"Hats off!", to your dedication

Looks like your G81 was very near the water, too

Don't drown it on my account

Cheery-bye for now,
Simon

 

[saraspics]

"Hats off!", to your dedication

Looks like your G81 was very near the water, too

Don't drown it on my account

Cheery-bye for now,
Simon

Thanks for your concern! One of the things I love most about my M43 cameras is the flip-out screen at the back. That means I can position the camera at a lower angle than I can/want to crouch (I'm not as young as I used to be!) and get the shot. Like this one, taken a few years back while standing in the Lot river in France. Also a study in green.

Camera Panasonic DMC-G3
Lens LUMIX G VARIO 45-200mm F4.0-5.6
Focal Length 171.0 mm (342.0 mm in 35mm)
Aperture f/8
Exposure Time 0.002s (1/500)
ISO 200

 

[Skygod44]

Thanks for your concern! One of the things I love most about my M43 cameras is the flip-out screen at the back. That means I can position the camera at a lower angle than I can/want to crouch (I'm not as young as I used to be!) and get the shot. Like this one, taken a few years back while standing in the Lot river in France. Also a study in green.

Camera Panasonic DMC-G3
Lens LUMIX G VARIO 45-200mm F4.0-5.6
Focal Length 171.0 mm (342.0 mm in 35mm)
Aperture f/8
Exposure Time 0.002s (1/500)
ISO 200

Yep
I'm with you on that...
My Olympus PEN cameras' screens tilt up and down, and my aging EM5 mk2 has a flip-out & rotate screen.

I recall when I shot with Canon EOS cameras and then jumped to Olympus, the screens alone made taking photos so much easier!

Thanks again for the extras info'.

Cheery-bye for now,
Simon

 

[Skygod44]

 

[Skygod44]

I couldn't believe my luck today...

Terrible weather but around every corner in this industrial part of Kagoshima City (which I've never ventured into before) I found things which leapt onto my camera's sensor, for FoP.

It really has been a great day

Cheery-bye for now,
Simon

 

[West Coast Birder]

Retaining wall in Portland, Oregon. It rains a lot here.

Canon EOS R5 | EF24-70mm f/2.8L II USM | ƒ/5.6 | 70.0 mm | 1/20s | ISO 1600 ​

 

[Skygod44]

At the edge of a really big row(? string? splodge?...what is the collective noun, I wonder ) of fields, all of which were very green, I spotted these pretty, delicate, tiny flowers...
...and thought of this thread

I've gone with the "opposite colour + defocused" ploy, this time, to reduce the impact from the green.

TTFN,
Simon

 

[Skygod44]

Method no.26

Distract from the green with a silvery handrail, and my foot in the frame (deliberate, of course!).


Cheers for now,
Simon

 

[ShipleyNW]

Method no.26

Distract from the green with a silvery handrail, and my foot in the frame (deliberate, of course!).

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Cheers for now,
Simon

And a fine silvery handrail it is. It works exactly as you intended. As far as the green, I don't think it gets in the way at all.

 

[Skygod44]

And a fine silvery handrail it is. It works exactly as you intended. As far as the green, I don't think it gets in the way at all.

Why, thank you kindly sir

And I hope other FoPpers can come up with new threads, simply to increase connections between we who enjoy photography, all around the world.

Cheers for now, Ken.
Simon

 

[ShipleyNW]

I mentioned earlier that I'd found a mossy glen that I wanted to go back to. Got to do that this morning.

 

[Skygod44]

I mentioned earlier that I'd found a mossy glen that I wanted to go back to. Got to do that this morning.

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You did.
I remember.
And these are great.

Thanks for adding to the thread.
Simon

 

[West Coast Birder]

I mentioned earlier that I'd found a mossy glen that I wanted to go back to. Got to do that this morning.

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Absolutely love that first shot, Ken! The essence of the Pacific Northwest captured in one image!

 

[Skygod44]

Method #1,894
Include something so well-known, the eyes are naturally drawn away from the green in the image.

I must say, I love these traditional roofs.
But they don't have a long lifespan, and fixing them is a nightmare!

Cheers for now,
Simon