Happy Halloween II

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 31, 2013444 views21 comments

Halloween is my elder daughter's birthday, so it's more of a family celebration than anything. She almost made it to All Saints Day, but missed it by about a half hour. Happy Birthday Tristinn!

Nikon D80
Nikon 18.0-70.0 mm f/3.5-4.5 at 25.0 mm
1/6 and 1/125 sec at f/22 and ISO 100

Comments

21 comments

Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on October 31, 2013 at 6:27 AM

Nice exposure and processing John, the shadowed areas really make this stand out very well. Great work.
John

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Comment posted by Paul Gasior on October 31, 2013 at 7:59 AM

Nice Image. I like the sun rays

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on October 31, 2013 at 10:32 AM

This is sweet John. Looks like a glorious day to be in the woods. Happy Birthday to your daughter!

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Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on October 31, 2013 at 10:49 AM

Well done. Really captures a glorious fall PNW day. The backlighting is a perfect way to show the moss.

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Comment posted by Zhoen on October 31, 2013 at 2:11 PM

That’s a nice job; I like the simple elegant comp and the sweet warm light you captured. A couple purple flare I may personally attempt at correcting, but this is a warm welcoming image as it is.

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

Comment posted by Wayne Jones on October 31, 2013 at 2:54 PM

Happy Halloween Birthday!
I think this is a great combination of the spookiness of Halloween (because of the handing moss and dark shadows), and a cheerful celebration of autumn colors and sunshine, all rolled up in a classic composition.

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Comment posted by Chris Moore on October 31, 2013 at 3:41 PM

this is very well done, way to control the DR!

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Comment posted by Peter Coskun on October 31, 2013 at 4:19 PM

The back lighting in this scene is just beautiful John. All with a sunstar to boot.

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on October 31, 2013 at 6:05 PM

This is awesome. Great work!

aF

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Comment posted by Daniel Finchum on October 31, 2013 at 6:10 PM

My mother's birthday is 31 Oct also. Beautiful capture.

Registered on September 8, 2013, 43 Posts, 222 Comments

Comment posted by Ed Lowe on October 31, 2013 at 7:26 PM

A very striking and unusual image, John. I really like what you have accomplished with this beautiful backlighting. Happy birthday to your daughter.

Ed

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Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on October 31, 2013 at 9:47 PM

Love these kinds of images when they're done well John, and this one certainly is! You handled that bright contrasty light very well. Great image!

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on October 31, 2013 at 11:31 PM

The glowing foliage is beautiful John. Happy Birthday to your daughter and Happy Halloween and in about a half hour from now here on the east coast, All Saints Day.

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on November 1, 2013 at 1:46 AM

exquisite light and glow.

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Comment posted by Bill Reid on November 1, 2013 at 10:04 AM

Love the back lighting and tones in this John. Great job on controlling the DR on this. Great job.

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on November 1, 2013 at 11:29 AM

Superb composition and the lighting is just perfect. A most accomplished presentation.

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Comment posted by Hamed Musharbak on November 1, 2013 at 11:36 AM

super light

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Comment posted by Jared Warren on November 1, 2013 at 4:25 PM

Love this! Gorgeous fall image. Really nice work.

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on November 1, 2013 at 11:13 PM

This is spectacular, John, absolutely spectacular. The backlit moss and autumn leaves make your image glow and glow. One 'brilliant' image.

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Comment posted by Ryan Shain on November 2, 2013 at 1:53 PM

This image is gorgeous John. It invokes feeling that uplift the spirit for me, and I love how the light brings out the character of the moss. Very well captured John.

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Comment posted by Jeremy Kessler on November 3, 2013 at 9:34 PM

Fantastic image John.

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