Flora - 2nd HM

Gallery: EPA 2016Posted October 23, 2016517 views18 comments

Fall in the Garden

Taken this morning at the local gardens. One of the nice things about a public gardens or arboretum is you can find a lot of unique varities of trees close together. There are at least six different varities of decidous trees, plus several varieties of pines, represented here. The trees were all growing in the same area of the gardens, but I assisted mother nature (and the gardens architect) with this arrangement. D600, 24-85 zoom @ 66, f20, .5, iso 200. Suggestions and other comments welcome.

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on October 23, 2016 at 7:43 PM

You did a wonderful job of arranging all these beautiful leaves, Scott! I like where you positioned the pine cone,too.

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Comment posted by Igor Doncov on October 23, 2016 at 7:53 PM

This is so nice. Compositions like this often look busy but you pulled this off beautifully. Simply an excellent image.

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Comment posted by Michael Lowe on October 23, 2016 at 9:04 PM

This is just awesome, Scott. One of my favorite images of yours. devil

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Comment posted by Jim Gavin on October 24, 2016 at 1:29 AM

Excellent. Hope it is still there when the first, heavy frost hits.

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Comment posted by Mark James Ford on October 24, 2016 at 10:19 AM

Hi Scott, I think your helping hand was extremely good ... lots to see and explore in this image! Great shot

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Comment posted by Mike Moats on October 24, 2016 at 11:48 AM

Scott, nice combination of subjects and color.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on October 24, 2016 at 1:09 PM

Scott: I'll be sending you a bill for my color overdose reaction indecision

! Spectacular chaos superbly captured.>=))> devil

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on October 24, 2016 at 1:13 PM

Excellent composition and the colors are a treat to the eyes.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on October 24, 2016 at 5:59 PM

Lovely, Scott. There are all kinds of fun and interesting details in this image, and I like the way you placed the four brownish leaves to draw the eye in a curve around the image. I'm still collecting goodies for one of these, hopefully sometime this week.

devil

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Comment posted by Ken Smith on October 24, 2016 at 10:44 PM

I am a fan of this composition. With the many leaf shapes, colors and sizes you have created a solid feast for the eyes. I think they would best be seen as a print on a wall at least 2 meters wide where the details would surround the viewer. I will admit that the mold or fungus on the oak leaves draws a lot of attention. Sweet shot!

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on October 25, 2016 at 1:34 PM

Hi Scott

I appreciate you telling us the arrangement was assisted, frown

i have miles of roads on my farm with fallen leaves. and never have seen a perfect arrangement done by nature. i love this breathtaking arrangement with its variety and color. very fine work devil

Albert Darmo

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Comment posted by Yun Gao on October 25, 2016 at 9:28 PM

Scott, There are so many subjects, shapes, colors and details to explore. The larger version is very beautiful. My favorite part is that pine cone. Lovely and excellent work!

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on October 29, 2016 at 5:56 PM

I love, love, love this. It's gorgeous.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on October 30, 2016 at 7:21 PM

Nicely swirled arrangement, full of colors and shapes!

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Comment posted by Marylynne Diggs on November 2, 2016 at 12:23 PM

Beautiful, Scott. I love the diversity of shapes and colors. Very nice. I have to do this sometime (when I'm not overwhelmed with teaching in the Fall, alas).
ML

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on November 2, 2016 at 6:56 PM

Masterly dosed lights and low saturated colors are for me two qualities of this splendid image taken in your best style. I love the photo Ianz.

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Comment posted by Michael Lowe on November 5, 2016 at 11:04 AM

Congrats on the well deserved WP.

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Comment posted by Yun Gao on January 15, 2017 at 9:13 PM

Scott, Many congratulations on the EPA! devil

A wonderful collection of colors and shapes.

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