Oak leaf and pebbles

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 26, 2011114 views14 comments

I shot this yesterday on a trip to the Verzasca Valley in Southern Switzerland. This is one of those places I love to go back to and I never tire of photographing the incredible granite formations near the village of Lavertezzo.

Anyway, this was the second or third of my 'one-last-shot-before-I-leave' images...

(I also took the 5x4 along with me and those pictures will show up once they've been developed.)

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Sony A900, 24-70 Zeiss Vario-Sonnar @ 70mm, 1/13" @ f22, iso 200

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Rafael Rojas on January 26, 2011 at 7:10 AM

wonderful image Julian. I agree with you, Verzasca is so special...me neither I do not get tired of going there back and again...

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on January 26, 2011 at 8:24 AM

I like this a lot Julian. Beautiful shapes and textures. That leaf really adds a lot too. Well done.

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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on January 26, 2011 at 8:57 AM

Very nice, Julian. This valley is on my to-do-list for a while now. Can't wait to see LF version.

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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on January 26, 2011 at 11:17 AM

Lovely arrangement here, nicely seen.

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on January 26, 2011 at 11:47 AM

Oh yes, Verzasca Valley is a great place to photograph. Love this one here. The leaf adds a lot to this image

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Comment posted by Paul Marcellini on January 26, 2011 at 11:51 AM

Wonderful intimate scene. I may play around with slightly desaturating the brown rock up top and maybe adding a bit to the leaf, just to help focus the eye.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on January 26, 2011 at 12:25 PM

Excellent detail in this. The ice crystals on the leaf are great. A nice mix of patterns and tones. Well done.

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Comment posted by Julian Barkway on January 26, 2011 at 12:34 PM

Paul, thanks for that. I tried to use local contrast adjustment to achieve the same end but varying the saturation works a treat. Great tip!

Anyway, here's the re-post.

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on January 26, 2011 at 2:09 PM

I love such arrangements! Very well composed. The warm colors are very appealing for me.

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Comment posted by Michael J Greene, on January 26, 2011 at 2:31 PM

Excellent clairty and detail Julian. A very elegant image.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on January 26, 2011 at 10:23 PM

Just love scene like this. Just and the light and something going on.

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Comment posted by Walt Sterneman on January 27, 2011 at 4:22 PM

Nice shot Julian. This is one of thoses times when you can "break the rules" and center the object and get away with it.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on January 27, 2011 at 5:33 PM

Julian,

Wonderful, intimate little scene. Nicely captured and presented on all accounts. No nits or suggestions, a solid image.

Lon

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on January 27, 2011 at 11:31 PM

Incredible image, Julian. Love the textures in the rocks, and the warm tones of the leaf complement those in the rocks so very well. Really beautiful work. The 4x5 transparency of this will be exquisite I'm sure.

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