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Mexican Plums
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Mexican Plums

by Carol Hyman

Gallery: FloraPosted October 27, 201075 views12 comments
If there were space, I would call this Mexican Plums and Leopard Leaves. :wink:

I'm fairly certain the red globules are Mexican plums, and of course those Leopard leaves are Oak leaves.

The image is a stacked one--18 images at f/8, -1EV, manual exposure, spot meter, tripod, MLU, cable release, .5 s, light coming in from the north-facing window.

Comments and critiques welcome and appreciated.

:wavey:

Carol

Comments

12 comments
Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on October 27, 2010 at 8:10 PM
Carol:
Very good stacking job. Like texture, colors and sheen on the plums. Are they sweet?
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Comment posted by David W. Kelly on October 27, 2010 at 9:20 PM
What a stack of sharpness Carol. Do you save all the images when done? Great image.
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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on October 27, 2010 at 10:31 PM
That is a nice Hollywood-ish title, Carol :wink: . Pretty seamless stack and should be expected with 18 images (hats off to your patience).

Really like the freshness of these plums and the earthy tones set them off nicely. Cannot think of anything that I would change here :cool:
Registered on November 1, 2003, 550 Posts, 9037 Comments
Comment posted by Krunal Janani on October 28, 2010 at 1:33 AM
Nice stacking Carol & lovely subject, if the last yellow leaf also had spots on it then it wud have been surely an apt title of leopard leaves :biggrin:
Registered on September 16, 2010, 60 Posts, 1370 Comments
Comment posted by Miro Susta on October 28, 2010 at 4:26 AM
Excellent arrangement Carol. Everything, DOF, details, colors, perfect. Wel done. :smile:
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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on October 28, 2010 at 7:53 AM
Love the light Carol, particularly the shine on the plums. I also like the light on the leaf in the ULC. Nice triangular arrangement for the plums. My only reservation is the smooth brown bg and it's not so much reservation as just wondering if the image would be stronger with leaves, straw, woodgrain or the glass you've been using as a bg. The stack looks perfect and I like the composition and the image.

Pat
Registered on May 19, 2007, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments
Comment posted by beth summer on October 28, 2010 at 9:31 AM
I like your variety of leaves against the plums. I do agree with Pat about the urc area of brown. Perhaps fill it in with another leaf? ANyway, nice arrangement.
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Comment posted by Muhammad Zaid Wani on October 28, 2010 at 11:11 AM
Beautiful image, Carol! I like the arrangement a lot.
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Comment posted by Brigitte Lorenz on October 28, 2010 at 4:49 PM
very nice work,Carol....I like the colorful arrangement !

Brigitte
Registered on January 10, 2009, 187 Posts, 1507 Comments
Comment posted by Philip Southard on October 28, 2010 at 9:51 PM
Sweet image Carol, no pun intended. :biggrin: Comp, lighting, color, and detail all look great. :cool:
Registered on July 15, 2007, 258 Posts, 3892 Comments
Comment posted by Albert Darmo on October 28, 2010 at 11:02 PM
Hi Carol :wavey: Are non stackers destined for oblivion? :biggrin: superb detail thru and thru!! lovely color and light on such interesting subjects!! Great Work!! :eek: :smile:
Albert Darmo. Canada
Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments
Comment posted by Morris McClung on October 31, 2010 at 7:03 PM
Great job on the stack and arrangement. Lovely still life portrait. :toast:
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