Winter Shadows

Gallery: FloraPosted December 26, 2010333 views17 comments

Sony A700
Minolta 100mm macro
ISO 200, 1/80 @ f14 +2.3 EC

Every so often I find one of these leaf skeletons in the yard. This is about as perfect as they come. Shot in my bathroom studio in direct sunlight. All comments welcome. >=))>

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by Barry Vangrov on December 26, 2010 at 2:57 PM

Interesting image, Bill; very delicate. What kind of leaf is it? (Do you get a lot of work done in your bathroom?!)

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on December 26, 2010 at 3:36 PM

Love the intricate structure and the detail in the image. The white bg is perfect to show it off. Well seen and superbly presented.

pat

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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on December 26, 2010 at 3:59 PM

Now, this is cool, Bill! I love the golden light and the black areas in the background.

Well done, and clever to shoot in the bathroom.

Cheers,

Carol

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on December 26, 2010 at 4:34 PM

Elegant and beautiful, Bill.

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Comment posted by Philip Southard on December 26, 2010 at 9:24 PM

Neat image Bill. I'm really liking the graphic nature of this along with the diagonal comp. The leaf skeleton along with its shadow make for a most compelling shot.

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Comment posted by Mark Windom on December 26, 2010 at 10:31 PM

The intricacies of leaf skeletons make for some great macro images but the addtition of its mirrored reflection makes for a very unique image. Well done!

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on December 27, 2010 at 3:03 AM

Bill:
Nice intricate wire mesh pattern of the leaves. Like the high key bg. Just fachulous

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Comment posted by Bob Duff on December 27, 2010 at 1:46 PM

Bill, nice find of the leaf skeleton. I like the processing and choice to go hi-key. For my tastes I would have liked to see more separation between the skeleton and its shadow to give a yin-yang like perspective.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on December 28, 2010 at 4:59 AM

Couldn't for the life of me figure out what it was, Bill ! It's the coolest flora abstract I've seen. High key is perfect for it.

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Comment posted by David W. Kelly on December 28, 2010 at 12:09 PM

Wonderful Bill.

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Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on December 28, 2010 at 1:27 PM

Awesome shot- Love the delicate texture of the leaf and the contrast with the blue- gray of the shadow- great eye, Fabio

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Comment posted by Philip Schwarz on December 28, 2010 at 9:46 PM

Very interesting. I've not seen anything like this before.

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on December 30, 2010 at 1:51 AM

Great high key look and very nice details Bill.

Nathan

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on December 30, 2010 at 11:06 PM

Wow, this is fantastic Bill. I see these every so often, but never this perfect. Superb work.

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on December 31, 2010 at 11:56 AM

Bill,
I love this image. Great detail and High Key effect.

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Comment posted by Krunal Janani on January 3, 2011 at 6:23 AM

Super High key Bill & great find for a subject

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on January 6, 2011 at 7:26 PM

A perfect example of our fragile existence, Bill. The high key really works well. Excellent work!

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