Leaves In Rain

Gallery: LandscapePosted March 14, 2011311 views19 comments

This is an older image that I resurrected from my archive. I have worked several versions over the years and was never quite satisfied. So, armed with a fresh scan, a modified workflow and TK's luminosity and saturation masks, along with a slight 'glow' layer, I believe I have succeeded in my mission.

The shot was made somewhere on Bishop Creek in the Sierra, ca. 2003, on 6x4.5cm Astia film with my Mamiya 645E and 80mm Mamiya lens. It has been cropped a bit from the bottom and left side.

Your thoughts and comments are always appreciated.

--P

Comments

19 comments

Comment posted by Harley Goldman on March 14, 2011 at 10:46 AM

Beautiful! I love the comp and wonderful colors. Very understated.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on March 14, 2011 at 11:23 AM

Lovely shot Preston. I love the great variety of colors in this and the water droplets are a big plus. This would really go beautiful printed large and framed.

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Comment posted by Laurent Baig on March 14, 2011 at 1:41 PM

Great color palette! love the hints of blues and greens along with the expected yellows

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Comment posted by Mitch Moraski on March 14, 2011 at 3:41 PM

Sweeeet!! Nice comp Preston!! I see many more images within the image itself. It's too bad you could not have gotten in tighter on some of those leaves and droplets.

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Comment posted by Anders Engström on March 14, 2011 at 4:33 PM

What I really like in your image is the color combination. Those are not only the usual fall colors (at least not in Sweden) only but also some bluish colors and I find that very appealing.
When I wrote the above sentence I realized that yellow and blue are actually the swedish colors ;-)
However, a really nice image!
//Anders

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Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on March 14, 2011 at 8:56 PM

Very sweet, Preston.

- Dan.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on March 14, 2011 at 9:09 PM

Gorgeous colors and light. Just a beautiful leafscape. The raindrops add a lot to the image as well.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on March 14, 2011 at 10:14 PM

What a beautiful collection of colors. I like the contrast between the warm and cool, saturated and unsaturated. And those water drops pull everything together. Nice!

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Comment posted by Pramod Viswanath on March 14, 2011 at 10:51 PM

Fabulous image! Larger version and a huge print would def look stunning!

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Comment posted by John Mumaw on March 15, 2011 at 12:13 AM

Couldn't have said it any better than Tony. This is magnificent! No nits whatsoever. Makes me wonder what past versions looked like.

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on March 15, 2011 at 12:38 AM

Phenomenal, Preston. Love the mix of colors, and the luminosity you achieved of the leaves is wonderful. The raindrops and that glow make this truly a stunning image that I can imagine will make one incredible print. You have most definitely succeeded in your mission. Don't see how this could be any better.

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Comment posted by Jason Kim on March 15, 2011 at 3:15 AM

Very beautiful and wonderfully intimate, Preston. Something about the processing (perhaps the glow you used) lends a very "nostalgic" feel to this, which I like. This is really, really nice.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on March 15, 2011 at 10:33 AM

A great success, IMO. Color, detail, pov all coming together in a wonderful image. Nicely done

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Comment posted by Doug Roane on March 15, 2011 at 12:51 PM

Well Preston, you NAILED this one. The processing is wonderful, and detail and colors just pop off the screen. Well done!

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Comment posted by Anil Rao on March 16, 2011 at 1:46 AM

Outstanding image, Preston. I love the variation in colors and the luminosity that is coming through with such a strong sense of reality.

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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on March 16, 2011 at 11:16 AM

Wonderful potpourri of colour and texture Preston.Beautiful work!

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Comment posted by Reno DiTullio on March 16, 2011 at 3:12 PM

Beautiful Preston, love the rain drops and the color of the pale green leaves

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on March 16, 2011 at 11:50 PM

Yeah, mission accomplished! The placement/spacing, and density of leaves in the frame is perfect! Wonderful detail and colors.

Chris

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on March 17, 2011 at 11:33 AM

Many thanks to all of you who commented on this image. I really appreciate your time and effort.

Kind Regards,

--P

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