Fallen

Gallery: LandscapePosted June 29, 2011192 views11 comments

This image is from this past autumn. I never really considered processing it at first as it was just a leafy ground image. But then I needed an image for my recent blog article "Old Cameras, New Techniques - New Cameras No Techniques"and recalled how much went into making and preparing this image.

The amount of detail in this image is staggering and I wanted to post a larger version here as well, but I could not get it down to posting limits without bashing all the detail I wanted to show. You can view the detailed 1200 pixel image on the blog by clicking on the smaller image there.

4x5, 150mm, Fuji Provia 100F, Tony's Luminosity and Saturation Masks.

Your feedback much appreciated.

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on June 29, 2011 at 5:22 PM

This is really nice, Youseff. The detail is wonderful and the color is spot-on. I can relate to making great effort to post LF images that hold the detail without looking pixelated or jaggy. Sometimes, the only way to maintain it is to make a really big print.

Nicely done!

--P

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on June 29, 2011 at 6:07 PM

Really sweet, Youssef. Great colors and simple subject. I like this a lot!

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on June 29, 2011 at 6:15 PM

I also really like this a lot. It really relates a feeling of cool fall weather and the crunch of dry leaves under foot.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on June 29, 2011 at 6:38 PM

I did look at the larger version from your blog. It is fantastic! Wonderful fall image!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on June 29, 2011 at 9:26 PM

Youssef,

I love it. Gives me ideas....

(not that I've never photographed leaves before...)

I really like the wetness and also the progression of stages as you go from the top layer of newly fallen leaves to the older and finally decaying leaves at the very bottom.

Great processing as well.

I may leave a comment on your blog in the very near future....

Lon

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Comment posted by Rudy Ruberti on June 29, 2011 at 10:08 PM

Great detail in the large version. Nice colors, too. Well done.

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Comment posted by Dorin Bofan on June 30, 2011 at 2:36 AM

Simple, but lovely arrangement here, Youssef. It's the kind of scene I always wanted to shoot, but never got the right conditions. Your beautiful image motivates me more. Good writing too on the blog.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on June 30, 2011 at 11:38 AM

I see this type of image frequently, take lots of pictures of leave, and none of my turn out as well. For whatever reason, my images always come out looking too simple. There is variety, complexity, and depth here that I've not been able to achieve. I really like what you've done and it makes me want to keep trying.

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Comment posted by Rafael Rojas on June 30, 2011 at 3:14 PM

I love this Youseff. You can stare at it for hours...I just imagine how gorgeous that must be printed big. Funny, these days we forget images are nothing compared to prints...till we have a fine art print big like a piano in front of us, and then we really go wow...Well done! (maybe I would use a logo slightly smaller, it detracts a bit too much from the image?)

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on June 30, 2011 at 3:28 PM

I love leafscapes! This is quite lovely, with great shapes and color. I'll definitely visit the link and check out the larger version.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on June 30, 2011 at 7:24 PM

Wonderful mosaic of shapes and color Youseff! I love you intimate views of nature.

BTW - I also read your blog and found it very interesting. I have used film from around 1970 to 2004 35mm to 4X5. I especially miss my medium format camera though. .......and yes, there a tendency to shot a lot more with digital, but I usually only do that in places I love dearly...... Cape Breton and Maine. Thanks for the link to your blog. I was also interested in peoples reaction to your "old" film camera. Very enlightening.

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