Zen & Repost

Gallery: FloraPosted December 2, 2016218 views10 comments

Same leaf as the last few posts, but I isolated it from all the reed reflections in this case. It ended up requiring a fair crop to do so because to get the nice silvery water I had to have the leaf far enough away to get a shallow angle-I probably should have dug out the 300 mm. I liked this one for the two simple but contrasting elements of the leaf and the rain drop ripple.

5DIII, EF180 f/3.5L macro, tripod and ballhead, f/16, 1/160, iso 500, aperture priority, pattern metering, + 1 1/3 EV. Processed in LR5 & CS6. Cropped to 8.8 MP before resizing for the web. Taken at 10:25 AM on November 25th under cloudy skies.

Comments and criticisms are appreciated.

Thanks,

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on December 2, 2016 at 9:50 PM

I like it. The image is pared down to it's simplest. Well done! laugh

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Comment posted by John Tobias on December 2, 2016 at 11:13 PM

IMHO this image needs to be seen large for the best impact! Like this one best of the 4. Well taken. Thanks for sharing the series.

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Comment posted by Mark James Ford on December 3, 2016 at 5:39 AM

Hi Dennis, for me the best of the series - 'simple' but extremely effective!

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on December 3, 2016 at 9:14 AM

Dennis: Whether by design or serendipity the placement of the leaf and ripple in the frame is perfect. The ripple gives it an understated dynamism that really appeals to me. I also like the monochrome look of this and the water tension on the edges of the leaf. While I don't think it would necessarily be an improvement I'd also like to see a version of this with the leaf colors more saturated. As is this is a superbly crafted image.>=))>

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on December 3, 2016 at 4:36 PM

Thanks for the comments. Here's a version with the leaf brightened and saturation increased a bit.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on December 3, 2016 at 5:43 PM

Dennis: While it's subtle I do think I prefer the repost 51-49% over the original. Thanks for working it up. >=))>

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Comment posted by scott lanz on December 4, 2016 at 7:29 AM

Simple and effective, Dennis. The subtle ripple adds a lot to the image. As with all the other in this series, I like the look of the leaf edge.

Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments

Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on December 4, 2016 at 5:12 PM

Dennis, I love this image, more than the other two versions. The delicate light seems rising from the deep water and creates many different middle tones of light in the whole image. I like also the very simple composition: only a circle and a point.

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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on December 6, 2016 at 6:00 AM

Denis....so simple and so effective. .and would be great ..if centered too ...nice work

Balan Vinod

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on December 11, 2016 at 12:07 AM

Persistence pays off, lol!
The second version is a nice improvement - congrats on the WP!
Sandy

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