Red on red +REPOST

Gallery: FloraPosted February 7, 201383 views13 comments

Burning bushes certainly live up to their name in the fall with their brillant red coloring. For this shot, I isolated one branch from a bush against a background of OOF Burning bushes.

Canon Rebel T1i. 180mm macro lens. F/5 fpr 1/30 sec. ISO 400. Tripod mounted, natural lighting with some backlighting.

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on February 7, 2013 at 3:21 PM

I love the way you did this. The red on red is quite effective. Too bad, the leaves in front were scarred........Ah, but, then, that is nature....how you find it

They do look like they would be fairly easy to heal........

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Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on February 7, 2013 at 3:30 PM

Thanks, Lucy, for your comments. Yes, the leaves are fairly scarred but I decided to leave them this way. To me it added a little interest and variety to this simple image. See what others think.

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Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on February 7, 2013 at 3:47 PM

I love the red leaves on the red bg! If it were mine I would remove the scars from the leaves.

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Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on February 7, 2013 at 4:33 PM

Ok, here is a "scarless" version. I actually do think I like this better. Thanks for the suggestions.

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Comment posted by William Gillis on February 7, 2013 at 4:59 PM

Carolyn, I would have removed the scars as well and since you reposted a scarless version I think the image is improved. I like the red BG and the focus on one leaf. Well done.

William Gillis

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on February 7, 2013 at 7:26 PM

The red on red works very well and you did a great job of isolating this branch. I like the scarred leaves, because that's the reality of fall, when the insects have had the whole summer to munch.

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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on February 8, 2013 at 1:50 PM

I like the simplicity of this Carolyn. The shallow depth of focus is well used in this.
Bob

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Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on February 8, 2013 at 2:40 PM

Nice job of removing the scars. Now I can enjoy the beautiful color and shape of the leaves without my eyes being distracted by the scars.

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Comment posted by Eirini Pajak on February 8, 2013 at 6:39 PM

I think I like the repost the best...I love the red & red & the way it is glowing!

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on February 8, 2013 at 7:32 PM

Carolyn:

Effective, almost monochrome comp. Well conceived and executed.

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Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on February 8, 2013 at 8:47 PM

The re-post is beautiful...enough said.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on February 9, 2013 at 6:44 PM

Carolyn: I do like the cleaned up version but the original works better for me. I think the spots give it a more real feel. Superb BG. >=))>

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on February 11, 2013 at 12:12 PM

I'm a sucker for red, and your red on red is excellent.

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