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The Fern and the leaf
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The Fern and the leaf

by Todd Bielby

Gallery: FloraPosted July 11, 201133 views9 comments
Used Nik software to bring out the details in the Fern.
7D
f29
iso 100
0.5 sec

Comments

9 comments
Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on July 11, 2011 at 12:52 PM
Great photo, Todd. I like the contast of colors, textures, and diagonal lines. I think it would help to clone out the dirt and spots on the leaf and fronds. Really like the comp of this.
Registered on February 16, 2011, 610 Posts, 3684 Comments
Comment posted by Emil von Maltitz on July 11, 2011 at 1:41 PM
Hi Todd. I really like the simplicity in this image. The colours, which are almost luminous, work well and the detail in the fern is great. I find the yellow leaf a little large in relation to the fern leaves to the point that it dominates the frame a little too much. Pulling back a touch might have alleviated this I'm guessing (but I suspect that wasn't possible).

E
Registered on October 11, 2006, 52 Posts, 215 Comments
Comment posted by Pat Sampson on July 11, 2011 at 6:03 PM
I like the composition Todd. I also like the detail you captured in the fronds. I suppose I would clone out the brown spots although I'm not sure about that. The light seems just a touch bright and intrusive to me on the leaf and I might darken the leaf a touch. It's a good looking image and the colors are striking together.

pat
Registered on May 19, 2007, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments
Comment posted by Wayne Jones on July 11, 2011 at 9:24 PM
Nice comp and details. I like the reality of it, spots and all. Studio artists can set up perfection, but this is Nature. If some of the white spots are distracting, I could see cloning out some, but I would not go farther than that. The only thing that I can think of that would improve it in my mind would be to darken the yellow leaf just a touch.
Registered on April 18, 2007, 953 Posts, 6435 Comments
Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on July 11, 2011 at 10:08 PM
Lovely, Todd :cool: . I like the diagonals of the fern and the angular placement of the yellow leaf. Simple but effective :smile:
Registered on November 1, 2003, 550 Posts, 9037 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Fach on July 11, 2011 at 11:36 PM
Todd: I like the comp and colors and for me the spots don't detract. I do think I would like to see the details in the leaf a bit crisper. Not sure if that's a DOF issue or a processing/sharpening problem. Well seen. >=))>
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments
Comment posted by Krunal Janani on July 12, 2011 at 9:22 AM
Very nice comp Todd,
i too wud clone out the spots & burn a bit of the brightness in the leaf
i also think that there is a bit of diffraction because of the aperture or maybe it's just me :smile:
Registered on September 16, 2010, 60 Posts, 1370 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Windom on July 12, 2011 at 2:14 PM
I like the diagonal lines and mix of warm and cool colors. I might be tempted to darken the BG even more than it is to completely hide the fronds underneath.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 176 Posts, 2302 Comments
Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on July 13, 2011 at 8:49 PM
Ok Todd, to me this is a natural as it is image, well seen or placed, and well captured. Well done.
Bob
Registered on October 27, 2005, 289 Posts, 4202 Comments