Maple Explosion + Crop

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 25, 2013420 views16 comments

Fiery Japanese maple that caught my eye in Kubota Garden here in Seattle last Monday. Love this place. Beautiful and serene, and no charge to get in!

Canon 20D
18mm, F/16, 1/2, ISO-100

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on October 25, 2013 at 1:28 PM

I love the twisting trunks amid the beautiful leaves. Very nice Joe.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on October 25, 2013 at 1:34 PM

Joe, Beautiful orange leaves with a wonderful glow. The twisted trunks sure add an interesting look to this. Very cool looking! If I had something like that close by I would be visiting it too.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments

Comment posted by Chris Stenger on October 25, 2013 at 2:24 PM

Nice image Joe. I like the orange leaves and the twisted trunks. You may consider to crop the upper side (to remove the green area) and the right side a bit. Might improve the balance in the composition.

Registered on May 9, 2013, 27 Posts, 163 Comments

Comment posted by Zhoen on October 25, 2013 at 2:44 PM

Nice, at first i thought this was 'the tree' in Portland. Love how it fills the frame.

Registered on May 16, 2013, 25 Posts, 188 Comments

Comment posted by Chet Dowell on October 25, 2013 at 4:45 PM

Wonderful color and twisting limbs, Joe. I love the leaves on this type of maple. I agree with a crop from the top to increase the overall cohesiveness. Either way, nicely seen and captured! Chet

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Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on October 25, 2013 at 5:20 PM

Thanks guys. Here's the crop as suggested.

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on October 25, 2013 at 6:50 PM

I think the repost is the ticket, Joe. I love the warmth of the orange leaves along with the character of those twisted limbs of the maple. Beautiful image!

Ed

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Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on October 25, 2013 at 8:08 PM

Now THAT's fall color!!

Besides the knock your socks off color here this is very nicely composed with the contrasting moss covered branches weaving their way throughout the frame.

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Comment posted by Scott Smorra on October 25, 2013 at 8:42 PM

Excellent image Joe. I prefer the repost which simplifies the scene a bit. Nice colors as well. You guys have a bargain up there in Seattle. The Portland Japanese Garden is definitely not free!

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Comment posted by Doug Koepsel on October 25, 2013 at 8:47 PM

The mossy green limbs snaking though the red/orange leaves are quite nice. The top crop works well too

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Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on October 25, 2013 at 10:40 PM

I haven't even been to the PJG yet Scott. It looks like an awesome place to visit and shoot, but on top of the admission fee, there's an extra $5.00 "tripod fee" if you're not a member, and a $155.00 membership fee to be able to use any images made for commercial purposes. The Seattle JG has an entry fee as well. Additionally, you need to pay a $75.00 "photographers fee" if you want to sell images, and you CANNOT bring a tripod in period.

Kubota on the other hand, is FREE...

Registered on November 24, 2008, 304 Posts, 3211 Comments

Comment posted by Zack Clothier on October 26, 2013 at 1:27 PM

Nice abstract Joe, the fee thing is crazy! The things we have to do these days just to get a picture ;)

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on October 27, 2013 at 1:02 PM

Sweet twisted color display Joe!!!!

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on October 27, 2013 at 3:21 PM

Hi Joe

I'm always sad to think why i never planted a japanese maple on my land

what a wonderful tree.

You captured it perfectly, showing the the delightful contours of the trunk. and it's brilliant colors.