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Autumn Gold
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Autumn Gold

by SandyRichardsBrown

Gallery: FloraPosted November 19, 2012219 views9 comments
Some back-lit leaves that caught my eye..
The BG is a gray building

D300s
500mm
Subject dist: 11.9m
1/80 sec, f/18
Mode: Av
Metering: Multi-segment
ISO: 320
White balance: Auto
Flash: Off

Comments

9 comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on November 20, 2012 at 9:28 AM
Great use of the building. I like the lighting on the leaves and how you've cropped to emphasize the long dangling branch.
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Stahlke on November 20, 2012 at 10:55 AM
Gorgeous! The back lighting is beautiful and the vertical pano format is perfect for this subject.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 97 Posts, 782 Comments
Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on November 20, 2012 at 11:04 AM
Lovely, delicate, beautifully lit image, Sandy - a bit Japanese in feel perhaps. The vertical pano and the framing work really well.
Registered on May 18, 2007, 1108 Posts, 7647 Comments
Comment posted by Pat Sampson on November 20, 2012 at 11:44 AM
I like the comp Sandy and I particularly like the backlighting. I can see what drew your eye to the subject. Very nice - mood as well.

pat
Registered on May 19, 2007, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments
Comment posted by John Clulow on November 20, 2012 at 5:56 PM
I love the aspect ratio of the crop for this image and the frame. It all works so well together.
The blue and yellow, and the hanging down curves with the excellent dynamic range.

This is an image that to me epitomizes the impact of symplicity upon the mind. Nothing really to think about; it just is; it just is, and you see it and assimilate it instantly; not like a slow-release pill; but like BAM!

Then, as a sort of after-taste, the angularity of the stem in the bottom half is very nice, and in leaving it, the intention of the dual coloration of the framing and how that mimicks the leaves.

This is really harmonious and gives a warm and good feeling looking at it. A wonderful image to see every day haning on a wall that is well lit.
Registered on November 1, 2012, 155 Posts, 1079 Comments
Comment posted by Dan Roberts on November 20, 2012 at 6:47 PM
I like this Sandy. I've tried something similar with fall birch leaves but failed to pull it off. The grey BG really sets it off. Nice job.
Registered on March 9, 2011, 69 Posts, 501 Comments
Comment posted by Morris McClung on November 21, 2012 at 10:49 AM
Just a fun vertical pano.
Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on November 22, 2012 at 1:54 AM
Sandy:
Simple and effective. Like the graduation of lighting in the leaves from bright at the top to brighter at the bottom.
Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Fach on November 24, 2012 at 5:31 PM
Sandy: I'm a sucker for pano crops even when they're vertical. Nicely seen and captured. >=))>
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments