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Sunny Sumac
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Sunny Sumac

by David Thomas

Gallery: FloraPosted November 12, 201046 views9 comments
After seeing a few beautiful sumac postings recently, I decided to take a chance for my first post in this gallery with a somewhat different "take." Sumac leaves in autumn are striking when backlighted,and they make their own shadows too.

Canon 40D, 17-85mm lens at 68mm, f/8, 1/160, handheld, modest cropping to improve composition (at least to my eye).

Thanks for comments and suggestions.

Dave Thomas
Leesburg, VA

Comments

9 comments
Comment posted by Pat Sampson on November 12, 2010 at 7:16 PM
Welcome to the gallery David - a fine first post for my tastes. Rich color, interesting composition and I like the backlighting. No suggestions other than I hope to see more of your images here in the future.

Pat
Registered on May 19, 2007, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments
Comment posted by Barbara Graham on November 12, 2010 at 9:02 PM
Ditto to what Pat said. I like this a lot.


(Okay, so I can't resist pointing out as a Florida Gator fan how well orange and blue go together. :biggrin: )
Registered on July 27, 2010, 1310 Posts, 5035 Comments
Comment posted by Krunal Janani on November 12, 2010 at 11:27 PM
Very well comp. shot David, 1 very small nit there is a white spec on the center leaf u can jus clone that out :smile:
looking forward for more :wavey:
Registered on September 16, 2010, 60 Posts, 1370 Comments
Comment posted by David Thomas on November 13, 2010 at 10:43 AM
Many thanks for the comments. And yes, Krunal, your keen eye spotted a white speck I had overlooked. It clones out easily, but I think it is a actual imperfection in the leaf, Nevertheless, I am going to look carefully for a spot on the image sensor.

As for orange and blue, that sure beats brown and white, the colors of the college where I spent 32 years. I forgot to mention that I did use a polarizing filter for the shot.

Dave
Registered on June 21, 2010, 30 Posts, 178 Comments
Comment posted by David Thomas on November 13, 2010 at 4:47 PM
Krunal -- I found the exact leaf today, and the speck is actually a natural imperfection. Whew!!! Incidentally, the leaf is almost exactly the same size as in the image on my screen.
Registered on June 21, 2010, 30 Posts, 178 Comments
Comment posted by Chad Merrell on November 13, 2010 at 7:34 PM
32 years?!!! Did you finally graduate? :wink: Nice image.
Registered on July 8, 2010, 91 Posts, 304 Comments
Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on November 14, 2010 at 1:38 AM
Reminds me of prayer flags. Sensational complementary colors working well in this graphic comp, Dave. Really nicely done.
Registered on August 16, 2006, 603 Posts, 9192 Comments
Comment posted by David Thomas on November 14, 2010 at 10:01 AM
I'm enjoying the comments and learning from them too, thanks.

I'm also finding that people read what is written. Yes, Chad, I "graduated" into retirement ten years ago -- it just took me 32 years to figure out how to do it.
Registered on June 21, 2010, 30 Posts, 178 Comments
Comment posted by Morris McClung on November 14, 2010 at 4:21 PM
Really nice color combo.
Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments