Holding Back

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 26, 2012259 views14 comments

One that slipped the forum post. The vibrant reds here were amazing. This downed tree was screaming drama when I first laid eyes on it. Hope I was able to justify this scene. Comments and critiques appreciated.

Canon 7d
Canon 17-40mm@ 21mm
f11
ISO 100
.4 sec
CPL
Tripod

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on October 26, 2012 at 4:07 PM

Very nice. This has lot's of drama, not to mention stunning color and excellent details. The 'whitish' leaf mid-frame is the only distraction and a minor one at that. Great image

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Comment posted by Ned Fenimore on October 26, 2012 at 5:34 PM

I sure like those fiery colors!

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on October 26, 2012 at 5:57 PM

The colors really grab you. Great composition and feeling to this image.

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Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on October 26, 2012 at 7:39 PM

Nice composition, beautiful fall colors

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Comment posted by Wayne Jones on October 26, 2012 at 11:11 PM

Excellent! The blowdown makes a very interesting setting for these blazing leaves, along with the vertical trunks at the top. Well-balanced comp.

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Comment posted by Catherine Gagne on October 27, 2012 at 9:14 AM

Beautiful colors. The downed branches bring your eyes right to it, then sweep up to the redness of the leaves. Great job

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Comment posted by Scott Smorra on October 27, 2012 at 12:10 PM

Very nice colors and mood here Peter. I could also see this working as a square crop starting at the top and going down just below the first diagonal branch.

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Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on October 27, 2012 at 12:36 PM

Gorgeous explosion of fall color Peter! Intense and soft at the same time. Great texture as well.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on October 27, 2012 at 1:57 PM

Very nice. The elements are very engaging. Like the slight highlight in the lower center to keep me in the frame.

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Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on October 27, 2012 at 2:01 PM

This is great. I wonder what a horizontal composition of the same scene would have produced? Did you try that?

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Comment posted by Peter Coskun on October 27, 2012 at 4:40 PM

Thanks everyone for the positive feedback. This is quite different from what I normally shoot, but come on, how could one not photograph this scene?

Youssef- I did try some horizontal frames, but it didn't give the same mood and didn't flow as well because the rest of the fallen tree was so prominent. The way the fallen tree leads to the trees in the back was better for a vertical.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on October 29, 2012 at 11:37 AM

Beautiful Peter. The reds look a bit oversaturated on my work monitor, but I absolutely love the composition and the smattering af green & yellow leaves among the red.