Rifflefire

Gallery: FloraPosted October 12, 2009242 views16 comments

Shooting leaves in a little brook near my home was a very easy and pleasant activity. The dancing highlights and shadows made me wish my camera shot video. The only hard part was choosing which image to present. For post-processing, I never made any changes to color or saturation, but I tried several levels adjustments and it was hard to make any changes that made these images look bad -- just different takes on the theme. I went with the one that most closely matched my memory.

Canon 50D
Canon 100-400
1/320 sec. @ f/8; ISO 400
Handheld

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on October 12, 2009 at 1:41 PM

Wayne: Most excellent! The dappled light is a real treat. Beautiful shot.>=))>

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on October 12, 2009 at 2:49 PM

Lo in the ripple effect and the colors - it's a little centered but that doesn't bother me. The only thing I'm not so sure about is the blue/purple reflections in the water... maybe tone down their luminosity?

- Luke

Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments

Comment posted by Wayne Simpson on October 12, 2009 at 4:01 PM

Wayne,
I love the colour and ripples here. I do wish that the comp was a little more dynamic, maybe a slight rotation to the right to give it more of a diagonal line would spice things up a little. Either way, this is a very nice image and you should be pleased!

Wayne

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on October 12, 2009 at 5:16 PM

A great effect for this shot. Colors are really nice.

daniel

Registered on October 7, 2008, 166 Posts, 3044 Comments

Comment posted by Nathan Buck on October 12, 2009 at 5:19 PM

Very nice Wayne! I really like the color and the light through the water. I do wish that bubble was not sitting right at the tip of the leaf. Very cool!

Nathan

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1101 Posts, 13589 Comments

Comment posted by David Schwaegler on October 12, 2009 at 5:31 PM

This looks like a beautiful little hard bottomed brook with great water quality that set off the leaf beautifully. I enjoyed seeing it.

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on October 12, 2009 at 5:31 PM

A mini-spectacular, Wayne ! Love the colours and the bubbles on the leaf - your post processing looks good to me.

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Comment posted by Angela Classen on October 12, 2009 at 6:08 PM

Composition wise, might be a little more pleasing if the leaf were a little more diagonal, but this is beautiful as posted. I absolutely love the ripple effect and light play. Great work!

Registered on June 13, 2007, 434 Posts, 2742 Comments

Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on October 12, 2009 at 7:06 PM

I see Gold here, Wayne. Creative work indeed.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on October 12, 2009 at 9:06 PM

Hi Wayne

Beautiful light and color

Albert Darmo Canada

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on October 12, 2009 at 10:49 PM

Wonderful color, comp, and the light ripples take it to another level. Exellent work.

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Comment posted by Larry Lynch on October 13, 2009 at 9:04 AM

A terrific capture. I like everything about it.

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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on October 13, 2009 at 10:11 AM

Wayne, two thumbs up on a good eye excellent capture and presentation. good job

Bob

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Comment posted by beth summer on October 13, 2009 at 4:26 PM

Wayne, the dappled lighting and the water ripples really make this image sing. Love the colors and the richness. I agree about the small bubble but that's easily fixed. Delightful shot.

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Comment posted by Philip Southard on October 13, 2009 at 10:18 PM

Wow, this is just fantastic Wayne!

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Comment posted by William Brozy on October 14, 2009 at 10:52 AM

It's been said... but I am just so compelled to add my kudos Wayne!

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