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Gallery: LandscapePosted February 16, 2014770 views16 comments

Fall colors at the Portland Japanese Garden, Portland, OR.

I really enjoyed spending a morning at the Japanese Garden in October. I spent almost 4 hours in the garden, but I was so engaged while capturing images that it felt like 30 minutes. The colors and lines in these trees really caught my eye that morning.

Nikon D800, Nikkor 24-120 at 95mm, polarizer
2sec at f/16, ISO 100 x5
5 image blend for DOF of the tree/leaves. I went for the extreme DOF, since it makes the image feel very 3D to me. Do you agree?

All comments and suggestions are always appreciated. I'm really interested to hear what you think of this one. Please check out the larger version.

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on February 16, 2014 at 11:40 PM

I like the arrangement of color in this image, Scott. The strong vertical lines also add a lot of energy to the composition. Even at the larger size it seems to small to really get the 3D effect, but I bet it looks great in a larger print. Excellent work - I never tire of fall color!!

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Comment posted by Daniel Finchum on February 17, 2014 at 12:57 AM

I do feel the 3D effect even at the smaller scale. Must have been a bunch of blending with 5 images. But worth it in the end. Beautiful picture Scott.

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Comment posted by gary phillips on February 17, 2014 at 1:00 AM

The large view is outstanding , Scott. Even larger would be better. Print it big.

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Comment posted by Dan Kearl on February 17, 2014 at 2:47 AM

Really nice comp, and you had very nice light that day.
The PP is really well done, a pleasure to view.

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Comment posted by Peter Richter on February 17, 2014 at 4:04 AM

Wonderful mixture of elements to me, Scott. While the trunks make for a nice structure, I enjoy exploring all the delightful details of the foliage.

Peter

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on February 17, 2014 at 9:20 AM

What a wonderful blaze of color, Scott. I really like your comp. with the trunks in the center providing a focal point but well connected to all of those glorious colors.

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on February 17, 2014 at 9:47 AM

This is simply gorgeous, Scott. I could get lost in all the details and different shades of color in the large version. Beautifully done! Print this baby big.

Ed

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on February 17, 2014 at 4:45 PM

Beautiful composition. Beautiful color. Portland's Japanese Garden offers some beautiful scenes for sure although I seem to be prejudiced against it somewhat because it's hard to consider it "Real" nature, ie, wilderness. I know that's silly because other images may be taken right off a roadway, etc. It's just a hangup I have, I guess, but that doesn't take anything away from the beauty here. The large version is just gorgeous - can't wait to see it at home on a decent, calibrated monitor.

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Comment posted by Nathan Apodaca on February 17, 2014 at 5:45 PM

I can imagine the time flying by so fast as it did! This is a great image, and the amount of detail is amazing. Nice job on this!

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Comment posted by Jeffrey Sipress on February 17, 2014 at 5:46 PM

That's just nice, Scott.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on February 17, 2014 at 6:47 PM

Hi Scott, Yes, I agree! This really does have a nice 3D effect to me. A very beautiful image and the colors are just wonderful! Nice work on your comp too.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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

Comment posted by Navin Sarma on February 17, 2014 at 7:57 PM

Sweetness, Scott.... The DoF blend makes this image more abstract and lets me concentrate on the colors scatterd throughout. Very well done

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Comment posted by Chet Dowell on February 17, 2014 at 9:07 PM

A great image in all respects, Scott. Your time was well spent. Outstanding!!! Chet

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on February 18, 2014 at 10:51 AM

I really like this composition and the contrast between the deciduous and evergreen foliage.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on February 18, 2014 at 5:11 PM

Nice combination of colors, shapes , and texture

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on February 19, 2014 at 3:48 PM

Powerful color. A work of art through that color, the light, your use of lines, tones, and textures. A feeling of joy.

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