Colors of Autumn + B&W

Gallery: FloraPosted October 20, 2010113 views24 comments

Bob, If you can post a totally awesome B&W Mushroom composition, the least I can do is post a colorful Autumn scene for you.

This is one I did not even consider converting to B&W. I thought the colors of the stem, in particular, were so wonderful, representing any color you might see in Autumn.

It was shot with the Leica D-Lux 4 @ f/2.8, 120s, ISO 160 outside the local supermarket while my frozen foods waited patiently.

I hope you enjoy the colors as much as I do.

Comments

24 comments

Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on October 20, 2010 at 11:49 PM

Wow..Another nice Autumn shot, Carol. I love all dishes made from Pumpkin

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I really like the contrast between the large stem and its pivot and the strong orange from the Pumpkin body. Some cool textures there on the stem. I'd recommend burning slightly the two small areas of highlight in the lower two corners.

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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on October 21, 2010 at 12:24 AM

Ram, Thanks for your sharp eyes. Hadn't even noticed those areas of highlight. Opted to fix with Viveza2 and I think it did the job well.

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on October 21, 2010 at 1:28 AM

Carol:
Boy it difficult to keep up in this gallery. Gorgeous images just pop up one after another and this is another.
Love the color. The highlight fix looks overdone; too obvious and slight unnatural - probably need to back up a bit.

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Comment posted by Brigitte Lorenz on October 21, 2010 at 2:16 AM

very nice Autumn image,Carol....these Pumpkins are really wonderful ( for good food and interesting photography )...like the colors at the second version

Brigitte

Registered on January 10, 2009, 187 Posts, 1507 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on October 21, 2010 at 4:24 AM

What most appeals to me in this, Carol, is the swirl of the stem as it enters the frame to settle beneath the flower - a wonderful composition !! Oh, and the colour isn't bad either ( smile ). PS I think the repost has cleaned it up pretty well.

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Comment posted by Miro Susta on October 21, 2010 at 6:00 AM

Very nice colors. You have managed very well to improve the orginal image. Carol, when I see this well presented image I feel like to have a bowl of "mother's pumpkin sup.

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Comment posted by Bob Duff on October 21, 2010 at 7:26 AM

Great detail and colour Carol. The stem also has very interesting texture combining with the radiating lines of the pumkin itself. Well done. The repost completes the image PP.

P.S. I'll be back to regular scheduled programming of colour images shortly.

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on October 21, 2010 at 8:11 AM

I do like the colors Carol but as the others have said, it's the composition that I find particularly appealing in the image. I prefer the repost and think that was a good correction. This is a really fine Fall image.

Pat

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Comment posted by Krunal Janani on October 21, 2010 at 10:00 AM

the repost is gr8 Carol

jus 1 small nit, maybe u can jus clone that big white patch in the bottom of the stem it's jus grabbing too much of my eye

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on October 21, 2010 at 1:38 PM

Interesting autumn image. Nice eye to see the pic. The only nit I have is that some of orange is a bit bright.

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Comment posted by David W. Kelly on October 21, 2010 at 2:10 PM

Hey come on!!!!!! Where is the BW, get this color out of here!

totally awesome in it's glorious color but would you please post one in BW

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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on October 21, 2010 at 3:29 PM

As most of you know, I usually send a thank you note to each of you directly, however, since Dave's thrown down the gauntlet, what can I do other than post a B&W version. Sorry Bob, but that's the way it is ...

And Krunal, I even fixed that offending eye-boggling touch of white

Carol

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Comment posted by David W. Kelly on October 21, 2010 at 4:31 PM

Thank you Carol. It's a beauty in BW.

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Comment posted by beth summer on October 21, 2010 at 6:11 PM

Color rules in this one, Carol! Fun...and the repost is much better.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on October 21, 2010 at 7:10 PM

Hi Carol

Had to put on my sunglasses to view this shot

The vivid color is amazing

I never thought a pumpkin stem could have so much detail.!!A very creative composition
Albert Darmo. Canada

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on October 21, 2010 at 7:54 PM

There's just no stifling your creativity!

Keep on working it!

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Comment posted by Mark Windom on October 21, 2010 at 9:12 PM

While I like the color version I prefer the B&W (you're making me a convert) as I prefer the graphic qualities over the vivid color. The only thing I would like to see differently here is a little more DOF to include the base of the stem.

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on October 21, 2010 at 9:37 PM

Interesting Carol. In this case I think I prefer the color, although I also like the black and white very much.

Pat

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Comment posted by scott lanz on October 21, 2010 at 9:57 PM

I like the reposted color image, Carol. Really brings out the color and lines in the stem. Good eye.

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Comment posted by Bruce King on October 21, 2010 at 11:14 PM

You're right Carol, the stem makes this shot. It almost reminds me af a gnarly oak trunk.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on October 22, 2010 at 3:38 AM

Geez, what a great Autumn shot, Carol! Your eye for the comp on this is perfect. Repost looks good!

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Comment posted by Muhammad Zaid Wani on October 22, 2010 at 12:18 PM

I really like this a lot, Carol! The colors are awesome.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on October 23, 2010 at 8:10 PM

Carol: The color repost is top notch. Very nicely done. >=))>

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Comment posted by May Haga on October 25, 2010 at 11:25 AM

Love this Carol. Simple but effective. I had to go back and look for the "offending" white spot.

May

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