A Touch of Autumn + rp

Gallery: FloraPosted October 7, 2013192 views11 comments

A rose of sharon hibiscus bush flowering as the first signs of autumn appear.

Canon 7D, Tamron 55-200mm lens @ 76mm, 1/100 sec @ f 10, - 1.33ev, ISO 400, hh

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11 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on October 7, 2013 at 2:52 PM

Must be hardier than ours. Here, of the three or so varieties grown locally, mid-Summer to early Fall is the blooming season. Lovely image, though. I like the diagonal approach here.

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on October 7, 2013 at 3:33 PM

Very nice grouping of buds and flower Ian. I like the diagonal placement of the branch. I would not mind the grouping to be a bit more off center - maybe a bit toward the right.

Nathan

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Comment posted by scott lanz on October 7, 2013 at 7:32 PM

This is gorgeous, Ian, except that I find the yellow leaf draws the eye to the edge of the frame. It if weren't for the yellow leaf, this would look more like a Touch of Christmas. As an alternate image, you can crop this square (cropping the right side just to the left of second (green) leaf from the right edge), and rename it "Touch of Christmas." The crop would also put the blooms more off center and to the right.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on October 7, 2013 at 8:50 PM

Ian: I pretty much echo Scott's critique regarding the yellow leaf. I go back and forth on it but I certainly like the comp and rendering of the main subject. Well done.>=))>

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on October 7, 2013 at 9:23 PM

Ian - I am sure there is a smart way in photoshop to change that yellow leaf to green - like replace color or whatever. Not sure how much cropping leverage you have overall - so the crop suggestions will depend on that. For me the centrally placed bloom is not that much of an issue at all.

I really like the additional interest generated by the Lichens on the branch as well apart from the bloom bracketed by the buds.

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on October 8, 2013 at 4:05 AM

Thanks one and all for the comments. I guess I was a bit fixated on documenting that yellow leaf !! Cropping does seem to make it a lot stronger. Scott : you've also given me a great idea for a Christmas card !!!

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Comment posted by scott lanz on October 8, 2013 at 6:58 AM

Even better IMO, Ian.

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on October 8, 2013 at 4:57 PM

A beautiful photo of a splendid flower, Ian. I love colors and DOF and the hint of autumn. Bravo.
Take care.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on October 8, 2013 at 11:41 PM

Both versions are beautiful. I like the story the yellow leaf tells but the cropped version actually has more visual impact. The red/green combination is spectacular.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on October 12, 2013 at 3:17 PM

Lovely, Ian. I like the tell-tale yellow leaf showing the transition of seasons beginning.

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on October 16, 2013 at 2:45 PM

The second is a better composition IMHO Ian but I still like that yellow leaf. I guess though that I prefer the repost - both are beautiful.

pat

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