Hanging Out

Gallery: FloraPosted November 21, 2010156 views19 comments

On a grand scale Autumn wasn't so very great in the Pacific NW this year. But lo, and behold... In the smaller perspective, treasures could be found. These leaves were strongly backlit with lots of specular highlights in the background. I took the liberty of blending the background with existing colors for the result you see.

D700, 105, tripod, sunshine. f 4.5, 1/200, ISO 250, -0.67 EV.

I hope you enjoy this shot, and I always enjoy hearing your thoughts. Thanks for looking at this and at my recent posts here and in ESS.

Comments

19 comments

Comment posted by Bruce King on November 21, 2010 at 9:01 PM

Nice colors and details Catherine. I might crop some off the top to minimize the hot spot on the stem. But then I might miss that glowing aura. Beautiful as presented.

Is that how you spell aura?

Registered on January 14, 2010, 276 Posts, 2212 Comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on November 21, 2010 at 9:24 PM

Beautiful image Catherine. Love the glow on the branch and the composition. I also think your bg processing worked extremely well. My only reservation is the blurred leaf edge and I think I'd prefer that it was in sharp focus.

pat

Registered on May 19, 2007, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on November 21, 2010 at 9:50 PM

Catherine:
Love the color, glow and pattern. The shadow of the leaf edge adds interest. The BG is sweet. Wish the smaller leaf was also entirely in focus.

Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on November 21, 2010 at 10:18 PM

Catherine: This is indeed a treasure. Wonderful lighting and color and I like the apparent movement of the leaf on the left. Really nicely done.>=))>

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments

Comment posted by Steve Kennedy on November 21, 2010 at 10:20 PM

Hi Catherine! This is a beautiful image. Your background blending is just right. I love the detail and the back lighting.

Registered on March 9, 2009, 79 Posts, 676 Comments

Comment posted by Barbara Graham on November 22, 2010 at 1:10 AM

This is beautiful. The curved leaf gives it a 3D feel, and the leaf colors and background are beautiful.

Registered on July 27, 2010, 1310 Posts, 5035 Comments

Comment posted by Krunal Janani on November 22, 2010 at 1:55 AM

This an very nice intimate scene Catherine the curve looks very different on my laptop screen so i'll get bak on that once i get bak on my calibrated screen.
I'd clone out the the webbing's though

Registered on September 16, 2010, 60 Posts, 1370 Comments

Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on November 22, 2010 at 3:00 AM

Thanks for commenting on the left leaf. I burned in the bottom curve of the leaf and think it looks better, though of course, still oof...

Registered on August 16, 2006, 603 Posts, 9192 Comments

Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on November 22, 2010 at 3:37 AM

Very tender image, Catherine, great light !
Mauro

Registered on January 21, 2010, 650 Posts, 2500 Comments

Comment posted by Balan Vinod on November 22, 2010 at 4:18 AM

Beautiful Catherine....and lovely colors and well seen light here. Would removing a bit of space on the right help ...thats personal anyway...

well done ..

Balan Vinod

Registered on March 20, 2006, 889 Posts, 2312 Comments

Comment posted by Philip Schwarz on November 22, 2010 at 11:41 AM

Nicely seen and shot,

Registered on November 29, 2006, 236 Posts, 1210 Comments

Comment posted by Carol Hyman on November 22, 2010 at 11:51 AM

I like the idea, Catherine. I think the strong light on the stem is a distraction. Would also suggestion cropping from the right and adding some canvas to the left.

Cheers for your idea; yes, it's a treasure.

Carol

Registered on January 18, 2007, 597 Posts, 8062 Comments

Comment posted by Bob Duff on November 22, 2010 at 12:35 PM

Nicely seen and processed Catherine. Really like the backlighting and colour palette.

Registered on April 21, 2010, 160 Posts, 1675 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Teller on November 22, 2010 at 9:19 PM

I really like this image. The comp., color, dof, and background all work really well together.

Registered on August 23, 2010, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments

Comment posted by Debashis Bandyopad on November 23, 2010 at 12:56 PM

A treasure indeed... Like the comp and your masterly treatment of the light and bg.

Registered on June 24, 2007, 130 Posts, 1309 Comments

Comment posted by Albert Darmo on November 23, 2010 at 10:02 PM

Hi Catherine

The light, lines, and color in this lovely composition are marvelous..

Albert Darmo. Canada

Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments

Comment posted by Morris McClung on November 26, 2010 at 12:01 PM

I really like the pof, dof, and the lighting here. Beautiful shot!

Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments

Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on November 26, 2010 at 2:56 PM

A clever idea Catherine. You changed a minus into a plus. I will remember you when disturbing sources of light will try to pierce the background. Catherine, the curve line of the second leaf is so beautiful that my eyes regret not being able to follow the line till its end. This said my eyes.
Take care.

Registered on February 3, 2007, 827 Posts, 5052 Comments

Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on December 3, 2010 at 4:06 PM

Great image, nice light and colours and excellent job with the background- well done, Fabio

Registered on December 3, 2010, 90 Posts, 1614 Comments