Ponderosa and Maple

Gallery: LandscapePosted November 17, 2011359 views18 comments

Inspired by Harley's recent post, I thought I'd present my take on this theme.

I'm always drawn to the juxtaposition of the bigtooth maple leaves and the trunks of the ponderosa pine trees. But it takes a lot of looking around to find an appealing composition.

Canon 5D II
Canon 16-35mm f2.8L II
27mm, f/16, 1.3 seconds, ISO 50

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by Keith Tate on November 17, 2011 at 9:01 PM

Beautiful light, composition, and detail Jim !!!

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on November 17, 2011 at 9:37 PM

That's really nice, Jim. Wonder and intense fall color. There seems to be a bit of cyan in the leaf highlights, which is natural, but still noticeable.

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Comment posted by Scott Fricke on November 18, 2011 at 12:49 AM

Beautifully composed scene Jim. I love the varying colors of leaves throughout. My only nit might be that when I saw the thumbnail my initial reaction was that the image looked a little strong on the magenta side, and when I clicked on the larger image it looked to my eye like even the bark of the tree trunk had a little magenta to it. I'll readily admit I don't see this type of foliage that much, we mostly get shades of yellow in Colorado so take this comment with a grain of salt.

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Comment posted by Dorin Bofan on November 18, 2011 at 4:26 AM

The search for these kind of scenes is indeed tough sometimes, but it's also super fun to do. I like it, Jim! A lot to study and admire here.

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on November 18, 2011 at 8:20 AM

Jim - You have a fine comp here. Your looking around at this paid off-sweet intimate shot. I would agree with Scott's comment about the magenta/red cast throughout. It may be the reflected light that accounts for this, so I don't know if you would want to try and reduce it. Selectively reduceing in the trunck and grasses may make the leafs pop even more-so. May be a difficult selection, or a careful layer paint/erase.

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Comment posted by Wade Hardy on November 18, 2011 at 8:30 AM

Wonderful composition - everything works together perfectly. Beautiful intimate autumn scene!

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on November 18, 2011 at 9:07 AM

Jim, i like this a lot. Very beautifully composed autumn scene.I agree with the magenta cast....also noticed wwhat tony was talking abiout the cyan in the leaves. but this is a great shot

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on November 18, 2011 at 9:33 AM

I really like the way you've composed this, and you're right, finding an appealing comp can be darn difficult in these situations. Beautiful array of colors and Ilike the way they transition left to right (or right to left

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on November 18, 2011 at 10:06 AM

Some beautiful eye-popping color, Jim! I would agree with the comments about the magenta on the tree trunk (sounds familiar, doesn't it?), but otherwise, image looks great. Wonderful array of reds.

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Comment posted by Peter Richter on November 18, 2011 at 11:18 AM

Jim, you did an excellent job extracting this composition in my opinion. I appreciate the natural colors and the details in the bark. The magenta cast is not a big matter for me, as it obviously derives from the reflection.

Peter

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on November 18, 2011 at 11:51 AM

Cool! 'nuff said.

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on November 18, 2011 at 11:22 PM

Beautiful array of red tones in the leaves, Jim, in an outstanding composition. Love the contrast in textures between the leaves and the bark of the ponderosa.

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Comment posted by David Chauvin on November 19, 2011 at 1:57 AM

Simply beautiful! The variety of subtle colors and perfect composition make for a gorgeous image.

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Comment posted by Gary Minish on November 19, 2011 at 2:10 AM

Excellent composition, superb details and amazing color, Jim! I agree with others that it could stand to be warmed up somewhat but otherwise it's awesome!

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Comment posted by Robert Dayton on November 19, 2011 at 12:12 PM

Beautiful, Jim! This is a more intimate fall scenic. Well composed and
the various red tones are lovely. The tree trunk is a nice anchoring point,
and the pine needles add texture and lines composed diagonally.

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Comment posted by Mark Pelton on November 20, 2011 at 12:06 PM

Gorgeous scene and capture, Jim. You really aced the composition on this IMO.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on November 20, 2011 at 6:01 PM

A wonderful composition and beautiful image, Jim.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Helmut Steidl on November 23, 2011 at 4:57 AM

Hello

Perfect .... I love the red colour in the Image, and the contrast to the tree trunk ....

Helmut

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