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During our vacation in Sedona, Arizona, one of the things that suprised and amazed me was the tenacity and determination of the trees and plants in this semi-arid environment to cling to life any which way they could.
From an image making point of view, such small scenes can be very powerful as visual metaphors, illustrating survival, the contrast between life and death, beauty in a place of barreness and so on.
When I photograph something like this I usually try and exclude everything in the scene that doesn't add to the story, thus increasing the power of the message I'm trying to convey.
Filename - sand grass 01.jpg
Camera - Canon 5D
Lens - 24-105mm zoom @ 105mm
Exposure - 1/40sec @ f11, ISO200
Location - Sedona, Arizona
This image - 800x533px JPEG
Conversion - ACR & PS-CS2
Comments - Lens stabilisation used to prevent camera shake with hand held exposure.
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