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BTA on Red Maple

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted November 10, 201499 views7 comments

On the hike back from shooting at a wilderness Adirondack pond, I noticed a lot of variety in the colors of fallen Big Tooth Aspen (BTA) leaves. A different kind of beauty than the brilliant maple leaves. During a light rain, they were even more beautiful.

Canon 5D Mark III; Canon 24-105mm.
1/8 sec. @ f/16; ISO 640
12 images stacked in PS CC

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on November 10, 2014 at 9:36 PM

Very nice, Wayne - both the colors and the shapes, and the delicate rain drops are a nice bonus.

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Comment posted by Angela Classen on November 10, 2014 at 9:55 PM

I like the composition with the brighter leaves dominating the center third of the frame. Beautiful array of colors and the raindrops just add to the beauty. Great work!

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Comment posted by Chet Dowell on November 11, 2014 at 7:30 AM

Beautiful image Wayne. Nice variation of color on the central leaves framed by the brownish ones. Good work. Chet

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on November 11, 2014 at 9:47 AM

A really neat collection of colorful leaves here, Wayne. For me I enjoy seeing the variety all the NPN members post from various locales around the globe, in this case the eastern USA. Our western USA aspen leaves are different for sure.
This particular photo clearly shows the layering and decay process taking place with the brown leaves tucked up under all the ones still fresh with color.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on November 11, 2014 at 9:49 AM

What a lovely collection of warm colors, Wayne, topped off wonderfully by the scattered rain drops. Makes exploring in a light rain well worthwhile. Has PS CC solved the PS6 problem of scattering oof pixels in the midst of sharp areas during stacking?

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on November 11, 2014 at 11:43 AM

Lovely Wayne. Organized confusion and beauty.

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Comment posted by Wayne Jones on November 11, 2014 at 12:34 PM

Thanks everyone.
@Mark: I don't often do stacking, but I do not notice any improvement in PS CC. Some of my stacks are fine, and others need lots of repairs: not sure how much is my fault, and how much is due to the software.

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