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Autumn Palette
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Autumn Palette

by Zack Clothier

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 16, 20101,076 views30 comments
An Adirondack forest near my home, shot in midday conditions with some thin high clouds diffusing the sun. The wind was blowing which is why I shot it at a higher ISO than I normally would have. I've included a larger version for your viewing pleasure. Comments and critiques welcome..

Nikon D300s
1/30 Sec. @ f/7.1
ISO 400

Comments

30 comments
Comment posted by Ron Pullen on October 16, 2010 at 8:59 AM
Zack, I love the colors you've captured in this and its an excellent comp. to boot, very nice. Ron :toast: :toast:
Registered on December 18, 2005, 74 Posts, 1413 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Reed on October 16, 2010 at 9:29 AM
Fantastic :jump:
Registered on September 19, 2009, 198 Posts, 1074 Comments
Comment posted by Angela Classen on October 16, 2010 at 9:40 AM
Gorgeous! The colors just glow, and the tree trunks contrast nicely with the foliage. Excellent comp as well. There is nothing to not like about this image :toast:
Registered on June 13, 2007, 434 Posts, 2742 Comments
Comment posted by Larry Fischer on October 16, 2010 at 10:10 AM
Goodness, what a blast of color !!!!
Color sells.
The verticals of the trees work well as do the oblique line of the thin black limbs.
On my monitor I might scroll down the saturation a tad???
the fisch
Registered on July 28, 2008, 155 Posts, 874 Comments
Comment posted by Harley Goldman on October 16, 2010 at 10:10 AM
Great colors and love the high key background. This works very well.
Registered on November 19, 2003, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments
Comment posted by Ben Horne on October 16, 2010 at 10:51 AM
The colors here are very soothing indeed. I really like how the orange leaves in the foreground are on mostly a greenish yellow background. That really helps them stand out in a 3D way. Also, the blue hue in the trunks helps them to stand out from the background.
Registered on August 27, 2009, 51 Posts, 959 Comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on October 16, 2010 at 10:55 AM
Well composed, beautiful image. Really outstanding. :toast:
Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments
Comment posted by Morris McClung on October 16, 2010 at 11:07 AM
Very painterly. Great comp, and Iove how the eye has to work through the layers. :toast:
Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments
Comment posted by Laurence Smith on October 16, 2010 at 11:39 AM
Quintessential Autumn! A great composition with balance and dynamic color. A really beautiful interpretation of the season.
Registered on November 25, 2005, 8 Posts, 24 Comments
Comment posted by Arild Heitmann on October 16, 2010 at 12:47 PM
Gorgeous colours in this intimate view. Would have been interesting to see a longer exposure with movement`...
Registered on October 13, 2010, 27 Posts, 378 Comments
Comment posted by Lon Overacker on October 16, 2010 at 4:56 PM
Zack,

This is drop dead gorgeous! The borders on Impressionistic and is really very artsy and painterly. I absolutely love this!

If I had only one suggestion it would be a slight crop from the left to remove part of the dark branch. It's not a distraction per se and nothing wrong with it's presence, but does slightly diminish that painterly look because it's so much darker and "harder" than the rest of the image. Otherwise, I think this is an incredible autumn image. Congrats!

Lon
Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments
Comment posted by Reno DiTullio on October 16, 2010 at 6:27 PM
And a pleasure it is to view, wonderful glow all around, gorgeous colors, well done :toast:
Registered on November 14, 2003, 130 Posts, 1644 Comments
Comment posted by Pete Bengeyfield on October 16, 2010 at 6:40 PM
Wow! Nice colors. I think the separation between FG and BG helps this a lot.
Registered on December 2, 2003, 1247 Posts, 3439 Comments
Comment posted by Stan Rose on October 16, 2010 at 7:05 PM
Wow, talk about a serious color display! And a nice balanced comp too. I think what makes this so special is the great clarity and definition you got in the very center of the frame from all those background leaves--you can pick out every leaf! I think if you can tweak this just a bit, maybe pull back on the yellow sat just a bit and tweak the midtone contrast, this will be killer!! Id like to see the clarity that you achieved in the center of the frame here everywhere in the shot, the left side especially. :smile:
Registered on September 15, 2005, 836 Posts, 17099 Comments
Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on October 16, 2010 at 8:42 PM
Neat. Real and abstract at the same time.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments
Comment posted by Vance Gese on October 17, 2010 at 1:50 AM
Fantastic Zack. Love the lines of the tree trunks amongst the glorious autumn color. Outstanding.
Registered on November 13, 2008, 298 Posts, 6629 Comments
Comment posted by Yan Zhang on October 17, 2010 at 5:50 AM
Very nice color.
Registered on April 10, 2010, 28 Posts, 292 Comments
Comment posted by Kevin Trinkner on October 17, 2010 at 9:37 AM
Very nice Zack, you found a nice arrangement here and some outstanding colors. Very nice fall image.
Registered on June 30, 2008, 203 Posts, 2641 Comments
Comment posted by Michael Lowe on October 17, 2010 at 12:47 PM
This is an amazing shot. It's extremely hard to get a great BG like that without a lot of competing clutter. Well done. :toast:
Registered on February 11, 2004, 777 Posts, 5252 Comments
Comment posted by Paul Wegemann on October 17, 2010 at 1:59 PM
Outstanding! I really love this.
Registered on December 14, 2006, 58 Posts, 1888 Comments
Comment posted by Lara Ellis on October 17, 2010 at 5:23 PM
Nice nice nice!! What beautiful gold colors!
Registered on April 12, 2008, 48 Posts, 30 Comments
Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on October 17, 2010 at 8:46 PM
A gorgeous presentation - neat composition and glorious colours.
Registered on September 27, 2006, 636 Posts, 10682 Comments
Comment posted by Edward Nunez on October 17, 2010 at 11:07 PM
I wish I have taken it. Love the colors, and the flow of the smaller branches is just great. Really beautiful
Registered on April 19, 2007, 65 Posts, 711 Comments
Comment posted by Chip Phillips on October 18, 2010 at 1:38 AM
Very well done Zack. Bright and beautiful.
Registered on November 26, 2007, 128 Posts, 1436 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Chambers on October 20, 2010 at 12:19 PM
I don't know how I missed this earlier?!? :confused:, but I'm glad I finally found it. This is super nice Zack, with a wonderful color pallette. Congrats on the EP.
Registered on April 10, 2005, 753 Posts, 21216 Comments
Comment posted by Carol Nichols on October 20, 2010 at 12:20 PM
Congrats on the WP Zack. This is gorgeous! :toast:
Registered on November 7, 2007, 161 Posts, 1420 Comments
Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on October 20, 2010 at 7:57 PM
Great image, Zach. I too love to shoot this type of scene in Autumn and Spring. This is a such a nice color combination and with the white tree trunks for the vertical counterpoint to the spreading branches, it's just rich. Congrats on the EP.
Registered on August 16, 2006, 603 Posts, 9192 Comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on October 21, 2010 at 12:18 AM
Lovely fall imnage - great colors, comp, birches.
Congrats on the nice EP!

Sandy r
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Comment posted by Wayne Jones on October 21, 2010 at 7:07 AM
Wow, this is a great idea, composed excellently. Missed it over the weekend, so I am doubly glad that you got the EP. When the maples are in color, I think many of us kind of ignore the beeches. Your use of the brighter colors to highlight the richness of the beech leaves, and even backlight them really shows off how beautiful brown can be.

(Hey, you don't live on Clothier Road by any chance do you? We could be neighbors!)
Registered on April 18, 2007, 953 Posts, 6435 Comments
Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on October 21, 2010 at 3:39 PM
Wonderful colours!

Congrats on the EP!

D&L
Registered on October 7, 2008, 166 Posts, 3044 Comments