River of Life

Gallery: FloraPosted August 5, 2012133 views9 comments

Sony A700
Minolta 200mm macro
ISO 200, 1/80 @ f16

We have a beautiful silver maple in our front yard that we planted this spring. It has grown like a weed with exceptionally large leaves. The vein pattern caught my eye and reminded me of a river delta. It was quite a challenge aligning the plane of focus and getting a light breeze to subside for just a fraction of a second. All comments welcome. >=))>

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9 comments

Comment posted by Mark Windom on August 5, 2012 at 8:48 PM

Very different from the standard leaf vein pattern shots because of the lighting. Along with your title it reminds me of images of earth taken from space where half the planet is lit and the other half dark....nice conceptual image.

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on August 6, 2012 at 10:14 AM

The veins stand out beautifully in their shadows, Bill, with a lovely rippling effect. Overall you can read it as a cloud passing over a landscape - a very nice idea.

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on August 6, 2012 at 6:30 PM

Hi Bill. Interesting light and nice details. I think I am seeing a bit of the softness with the breeze and the plane of focus challenges that you mentioned. That would be my only nit. I think the vertical comp works pretty well.

Nathan

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Comment posted by Roger Kirchen on August 6, 2012 at 7:46 PM

Great idea and well executed. Definitely worth viewing large. The details on the dark really come out.

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on August 6, 2012 at 8:08 PM

Bill
Like this day and night comp. It must take some time to find a leave where one half is lighted and the other in the shade to fall exactly along the central vein.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on August 6, 2012 at 9:08 PM

Looks like the solar terminator found your leaf. I like the high contrast between the sides and the fact that you've kept the details in the shadow side.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on August 6, 2012 at 10:15 PM

Hi Bill

It's remarkable how the play of light affects color and texture, here you have given us an excellent example of how it works, very creative

Albert Darmo

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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on August 8, 2012 at 2:08 AM

I really like the light/shadow separation Bill. Very well composed and captured.
Bob

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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on August 8, 2012 at 12:37 PM

Great use of light and shadow Bill with the dividing factor in the middle, leaves me wondering which y section to take, off into the light or the one leading into the shadows !

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