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Smoke Tree

by Ken Smith

Gallery: FloraPosted May 28, 2013131 views11 comments
Shooting upward to catch these leaves that looked cool in the rare Seattle 'sun' this weekend.

Comments

11 comments
Comment posted by Elizabeth Arellano on May 28, 2013 at 8:53 AM
Like the effect on the leaves.
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Comment posted by scott lanz on May 28, 2013 at 9:17 AM
I like the high key backlighting and the almost abstract nature of the image. The orange on white is unusual (although a similar color combo was just posted by John) and very effective. My only question concerns the dof and the leaves blurry. However, I do like this very much as is, and it may be that the shallower dof worked better overall. A unique and eye-catching image overall, Ken. Well done. :toast:
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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on May 28, 2013 at 9:24 AM
A startling burst of color. Beautiful against the high-key bg. Nice balance of positive and negative space. I like this alot
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Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on May 28, 2013 at 11:48 AM
Nice comp and beautiful colors. I love the backlighting!
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Comment posted by Gary McGhee on May 28, 2013 at 2:08 PM
I love this Ken, very striking. Perfectly framed too.

Gary.
Registered on April 15, 2010, 142 Posts, 2416 Comments
Comment posted by Larry Lynch on May 28, 2013 at 4:05 PM
Love the color and comp. Of course I like the bg. :wink: Beautifully done.
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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on May 28, 2013 at 6:36 PM
I love the kaleidoscope look to this Ken. Great perspective, great colors, and I love the high key BG. Very, VERY nice.

Nathan
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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on May 28, 2013 at 11:50 PM
Ken:

This is really very nice! :toast:
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Comment posted by Bill Fach on May 29, 2013 at 4:21 PM
Ken: This is very cool, especially the HK BG. Really well seen and captured. >=))>
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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on May 29, 2013 at 6:44 PM
The orange on white works well and the brightness near the center adds a strong 3D sense. Great use of Seattle's "sun".
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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 29, 2013 at 7:15 PM
Very cool, Ken. I like the effect and the detail you were able to obtain in the leaves.

:toast:
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments