Against Charcoal

Gallery: FloraPosted September 16, 2012139 views10 comments

Couldn't resist composing this image to bring out the "glow" of the aspen leaf. I did stack a few images to bring out detail.
Have to say more than one person looked at me quite strangely as hoards of folks where taking tree images.

As always any C&C is appreciated.

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on September 16, 2012 at 1:08 PM

Beautiful image Ken , lovely contrast of colour. My only hit is I would have left the end of the stem in the frame .

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on September 16, 2012 at 4:50 PM

Ken - Lovely. Really like how the bright yellow stands out against that textured wood. The imperfections in the leaf make it more real and give it some depth.

Lorna makes a good point about the stem but its a minor thing in what is otherwise a beautiful frame.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on September 16, 2012 at 9:00 PM

Ken: Wonderful simple comp and marvelous exposure control. Ditto Ram and Lorna on the stem but that's really straining for a nit. Superb image.>=))>

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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on September 17, 2012 at 11:56 AM

I am a sucker for these images Ken, and this is no exception. Wonderful vision and capture.
Bob

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on September 17, 2012 at 8:37 PM

Ken:
Simple but very effective. Lovely color against this dark textured bg. You could erase the tip of the stem so it does not take the viewer's eye out of the frame.

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Comment posted by Philip Schwarz on September 18, 2012 at 8:56 AM

Nicely done. The dark background and yellow leaf make a nice image. I would have included the whole stem in the photo.

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Comment posted by Ken Henke on September 18, 2012 at 9:31 AM

Thanks for all the kind words. And I do appreciate the comments about the whole stem not in the image. Always great to hear others view on such an item. As someone else had mentioned, considering the fires we have had out west this summer, this image is particularly appropriate.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on September 18, 2012 at 10:10 PM

Hi Ken

A striking composition

the contrastiung color and detail work very well

splendid image!!!
Albert Darmo

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on September 19, 2012 at 10:57 AM

Beautiful contrast Ken. I love this kind of photos.
Take care.

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on September 19, 2012 at 12:36 PM

Nice idea, Ken, beautifully executed. Love the textures of the bark especially.

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