At My Feet

Gallery: LandscapePosted March 29, 2011425 views13 comments

I went out one fall after noon to take some photos of my wife. On the way back, I noticed some beautiful leaves at my feet. All I had was my D300 and my new 24-120 Zoom. No tripod. I cranked the ISO up to 800 and turned on the VR and played around with a couple of comps.

I'm very pleased with how sharp it came out.

- Dan

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Eva McDermott on March 29, 2011 at 9:52 PM

Pleasing fall scene Dan.The combination of warm and cool leaves works well for me.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on March 29, 2011 at 10:09 PM

Beautiful, Dan. A real rainbow of leaves here.

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Comment posted by Matt Anderson on March 29, 2011 at 10:19 PM

Crisp and Clean Dan.
I'll be honest and say I'm 50/50 on the upper green grass.
I might be partial to hacking off the top and right 1/3.
Just my 2 cents.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on March 29, 2011 at 11:26 PM

Nice composition with a good balance of colors. I'd be pleased with the sharpness, too. Nicely done

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on March 30, 2011 at 12:27 AM

Beautiful, Dan. The details and color are superb. The lighting and crispness of the image gives this a real three dimensional look to it, almost as though one could pick a leaf right out of the image.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on March 30, 2011 at 12:43 PM

I love leafscapes Dan. I love the varied colors here, and shapes - very nice.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on March 30, 2011 at 2:49 PM

Dan, I'm really glad I clicked on this. I love the colors you captured, and I love how crisp this looks. Vance said just what I'm thinking, looks like you could reach right in and pick up these leaves. Very nice work!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Ron Pullen on March 30, 2011 at 5:41 PM

Great detail and soft colors.

Ron

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on March 30, 2011 at 7:22 PM

Looks great. You nailed the sharpness and the color combinations are very calm and pleasing. I can say from experience how hard it can be to get a composition like this to be interesting and this one works very well. Excellent!

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on March 30, 2011 at 7:23 PM

Very sharp, and I really like the light. I think if you had posted a larger version it would have looked as if the leaves and grass were right on my screen.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on March 30, 2011 at 8:30 PM

Really nice comp of this grouping. Beautiful color and great detail.

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Comment posted by Anil Rao on April 1, 2011 at 12:01 AM

Outstanding image, Dan. I love how real the leaves look. Unlike the many overly done leafscapes, this one rings true and is therefore more beautiful in my opinion.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on April 1, 2011 at 11:25 AM

Dan,

Lovely little arrangement of leaves. The variety of subtle color is quite enjoyable. I really like this as presented. Good eye.

Lon

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