Yard Work!

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 5, 2012255 views15 comments

So I was blowing leaves in my yard a couple weekends ago, and got side tracked with some fun stuff. A mix of some sort of Maple?, Walnut, Camfor, Pecan, Birch, Jasmine. Now you might think this was not arranged due to the droplets of water on the leaves. But, I actually carried some of the leaves with the droplets from my front yard, to the back, (very gently) where I was engineering this collection of leaves. The deep cranberry colored leaves on top are from the Camfor Tree. It is supposed to be an evergreen, but makes a terrible mess of my driveway every week, all year long. Anyway, hope you enjoy it! See the big one!

D800,
24-70mm,
.7sec, F/13,

Thanks,
Chris

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Harley Goldman on December 5, 2012 at 10:50 PM

You will do anything to get out of doing yard work! Slacker.

Great collection of color in almost an abstract pattern.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on December 5, 2012 at 10:57 PM

Well, it's obviously arranged, cause the odds of finding that perfect balance of color randomly would be like hitting Power ball. But I like the arrangement--a nice mix! I really like that bit of green sticking in from the side--wish there was even more green actually. Fun stuff...

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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on December 5, 2012 at 11:20 PM

You have a beautiful looking yard, Chris!

Seriously though, this does not look "arranged" at all, very nicely done and the drops of water add to the scene.

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on December 6, 2012 at 6:47 AM

I like this Chris, the colors are very natural, along with some very nice detail and composition. Yup ,Done that before, an got a 16x 24 out of it, sometimes they turn out very nice, like yours.
John

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on December 6, 2012 at 10:55 AM

Beautiful Chris. Lovely combination of colors and shapes. I bet your neighbors thought you were a bit strange though carefully moving a few loads of leaves to the backyard!

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Comment posted by Russell Colletta on December 6, 2012 at 12:17 PM

I really like the quality of this image Chris. The DOF provides perfect detail, the color is varied and well saturated, and the soft light is perfect for the subject. The water droplets add another very interesting element. Hope it was some consolation for the chore of cleaning leaves off the driveway.

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on December 6, 2012 at 12:58 PM

Great clarity and color in this Chris. I like the comp too. Beautiful image.

pat

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on December 6, 2012 at 2:00 PM

Chris,

Excellent leave image! Arranged or not, this is lovely. I would even say you did such a great job of arrangement, it doesn't look that way! Other than the appearance of a green leaf in the LL, I've got no nits or complaints! Great autumn image.

Hope you finished the yard work!

Lon

Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on December 6, 2012 at 2:00 PM

It makes me happy!...

This is very nice Chris. Love the wonderful fall color and water drops always add such a nice touch on leaves. And to think I chopped all mine up with my new Dixie Chopper mower...

when I could have been taking pictures!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on December 6, 2012 at 3:31 PM

Love this colorful collection, Chris.

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Comment posted by Kyle L. Krause on December 6, 2012 at 7:44 PM

Excellent combination Chris, you are getting good at these arrangements. Maybe a new side line $$ ?

Anyway, nice
presentation color and detail.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on December 6, 2012 at 8:20 PM

Nice collection of color and the detail is good as well. Nicely done.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on December 6, 2012 at 9:07 PM

Very pretty. The reds look a bit arranged but still a very pleasant comp and you nailed the light.

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Comment posted by Rudy Ruberti on December 6, 2012 at 10:38 PM

Beautiful scene but I'm still laughing at the thought of watching you carry wet leaves to the backyard.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on December 7, 2012 at 10:48 AM

Nice! lots of color and a very natural looking arrangement.

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