Iris along the creek

[MattBurt]

The water level just peaked and the creek is flooding in a few spots which brings the wild iris to life along the banks.

IMGP4020-HDR-Edit by Matt Burt, on Flickr

IMGP4029-Edit by Matt Burt, on Flickr

[Paulo Bizarro]

The first one does it for me.

[Bob_B]

The first one does it for me.

Me too.

[Neil Williams]

Very nice

[MattBurt]

Thanks! Worth some soggy feet I think.

[francois]

I like both but the first one is more pleasant for me. There's a good balance between the dark foreground and the sky… It looks very natural and it's not easy to achieve that result.

[MattBurt]

I like both but the first one is more pleasant for me. There's a good balance between the dark foreground and the sky… It looks very natural and it's not easy to achieve that result.

Thanks! That one is a HDR done in LR6 (with tone mapping unchecked) which gives me the extra DR to bring some detail to shadows and highlights. I try to use a light hand when doing this kind of shot with the intention of reproducing the scene as it appeared to me and not embellishing it.