Autumn Leaves #3

Gallery: FloraPosted October 28, 2012155 views14 comments

Nikon D600, 150mm macro. F/22, 1/10sec, ISO 400.markins ballhead

Here is more electric color, light and form. I find all autumn leaves fascinating,to get this vivid color, and to keep the leaves fromm drying out, i keep them in a container with one inch of water. comments appreciated.

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14 comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on October 28, 2012 at 8:47 PM

Nicely done, Albert. The leaves have beautiful colors as well as interesting patterns and textures.

edit: as an aside, this could also go into this week's WC gallery.

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on October 28, 2012 at 9:39 PM

Albert - Just lovely and colorful assortment. The signs of decay help in increasing the contrast. Was wondering if using a CPL might have tamed the highlights some.

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on October 28, 2012 at 9:51 PM

Quite a collection of colors, shapes and textures. They have the look of leather and not the brittleness of the pesky leaves that I have to rake every fall... with the hurricane brewing maybe I won't have to do it this year. Probably will have a worse mess to clean up.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on October 28, 2012 at 11:40 PM

Another fine comp of the shapes, colors, and tones, Albert. A gorgeous leaf study!

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Comment posted by Miro Susta on October 29, 2012 at 9:06 AM

Hi Albert,
I like to see your excellent creativity. Excellent colorful image presentation. Perfect choice of crop and very nice handling of the lighting. A tight crop has allowed most of the image to be filled with the leaves and hence has added a perfect hue to this excellent image. Nicely done.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on October 29, 2012 at 4:04 PM

Good mix of colors, shapes and textures. I would be tempted to use a CPL on this, not so much for the highlights, but to enrich the colors.

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Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on October 29, 2012 at 5:43 PM

Very interesting variety of colors and textures in these leaves. I also find autumn leaves fascinating with all their color variations and stages of decay. One of your autumn leaves series images would fit very well in our current weekly challenge, Albert!

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on October 30, 2012 at 1:42 AM

Albert:
Nice vibrant colors. Amazing to see nature's beauty even in decaying process. Agree with Ram about the use of CPL to tame the highlights.

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Comment posted by Mark Stahlke on October 30, 2012 at 9:17 PM

Gorgeous colors and composition. I wouldn't tone down the highlights, they make the leaves look wet.
Good job finding beauty in something most people would consider ugly.

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Comment posted by Larry Lynch on November 1, 2012 at 10:51 AM

Captured beautifully. Love the detail and color. Terrific work.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on November 2, 2012 at 6:49 PM

Albert: Marvelous colors indeed and I like it that the leaves are not perfect specimens. I'm in agreement with the others regarding a polarizer for even more color clarity. Very well done.>=))>

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on November 3, 2012 at 8:40 AM

A positive rainbow of colours, Albert ! Very lovely image - and what a good tip on keeping the leaves fresh.

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Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on November 3, 2012 at 11:48 AM

These leaf images are all stunning, Albert, The color array makes them of more interest than many leaf shots.

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on November 4, 2012 at 3:41 PM

A feast of colors Albert. Very well taken and worked.
Cheers.

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