Pond Grasses

This is a shot of some grasses that are growing in our garden pond. Marginal pond plants is the term they use in the pond books to describe them !!

I don't know what they are officially called, but they looked really nice last night as the low evening sun illuminated them with a golden green colour

SOOC but cropped so that the diagonal fills the frame

Hope the image has enough interest in it to be worthy of posting on here.

[ShadowDancer]

Interesting - and the diagonal works great here. Never saw those before, but I can imagine how beautiful they must look in the evening sun. :-)

[Sarah Horsfall]

I like the simplicity of this - the lines and the light look great :o)

[Phil Howcroft]

@shadowdancer

shadow, the image has a very much 'shadow feel' to it as you do really good flower / plant / macro work with great DOF ...I think I have copied your style here !

[Phil Howcroft]

@sarahhorsfall thanks Sarah, late evening sun always brings the best out of omages

[Cherrill]

Carex pendula........:-) I posted a photo of these just a few days ago with morning light. I think it was the one you gave me some advice on. I love these too and I like this simple but detailed shot. Trouble is they do tend to seed everywhere!!

[Phil Howcroft]

@Cherrill Carex pendula........:-) . wow I should have known you would know cherrill, thanks for the 'name'...glad you like, I remember your picture too :)

[Pat Knowles]

I love these grasses & I think as a plant they are very underrated ! The different seed heads on the various types of grasses are all interesting. I think you have captured the simplicity of these seeds beautifully & the evening light just picks out the colour.

[Julie Upton]

great detail phil I love the texture in the background

[patsyj]

I like the angle you used on this close-up Phil..the grasses stand out very well against the blurred background..great close-up.

[Robin Mersh]

Nice minimalist shot Phil... you missed a cobweb when you were dusting though!!! lol

[Catherine]

Lovely, simple, SOOC shot, Phil. Very effective composition!

[Kerri]

Great focus

[peter/zipp]

yep, like the simple image. Nicely done,

[Tashy]

Beautifully droopy. This is so simple but so lovely...

[Juliette Packham]

really simple - love the focus Phil

[Frances Chaloner]

Beautiful work - perfection - it makes me feel so calm

[Sue Wilde]

Love the simplicity.

[Phil Howcroft]

@happypat thanks Pat, i hadn't planned the shot, I just saw the light on the grass and thought it had to be photographed

[Phil Howcroft]

@swilde thanks Sue, 'less is more' :)

[Phil Howcroft]

@whippeteer Thank you Frances, I'm pleased my image makes you feel calm, mind you nothing as calming as having a whippet sat beside you keeping an eye on your 365 postings !!!!

[Phil Howcroft]

@sparkle Thank you Juliette, I used manual focus on this as the auto focus was struggling to find a 'spot'

[Phil Howcroft]

@jupton8 thank you very much Julie

[Phil Howcroft]

@tashy thanks tashy a droopy pond grass works well here :)

[Phil Howcroft]

@sleepdozer57 cheers Peter :)

[Phil Howcroft]

@cath thanks Catherine, if we can get good SOOC shots then we are doing something right :)

[Phil Howcroft]

@kerristephens cheers kerri, manually focussed :)

[Phil Howcroft]

@robinmersh good spot on the cobweb Robin, the other grasses I shot had been dusted :)

[Phil Howcroft]

@patsyjphillips thank you Patsy for your comments and support, I had to mess with the aperture to get the OOF background :)

[Netkonnexion]

Great shot. Great DoF. Love it.

[Allison Williams]

This is exquisite in it's simpliciy and DOF. i'm making it a fav.

[Glendq]

looks like a fishing pole and bait
i love these long flowers

[Sue Beatty]

Phil, I love the shot. I often take these kinds of shots in part to develop my skill but also because I love the color and textures. It's lovely.