Fall Color

Gallery: FloraPosted October 13, 2013195 views7 comments

The colors are just starting to change here. On the prairie the colors aren't as dramatic as some areas of the country. One of the early changing and brighter plants is poison ivy. I shot this in a ravine under a large cottonwood tree this morning. Thanks for your comments and critiques.

Canno 7d
Sigma 17-70
Manual
Shutter 1/30
Aperture f8
ISO 100
58mm
Tripod
Cropped to 90% of original
Slight processing in Lightroom 4

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Ken Smith on October 13, 2013 at 4:00 PM

Lovely....the center warm with reds / yellows and dappled light ...then transition to edges with a darker softer view gives this harmony. I might clone that white twig-end on rt side. Well done.

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on October 13, 2013 at 6:23 PM

Lovely, natural, simple composition, Richard, which allows the warm tones to stand out well against the cooler tones which frame them. I might even crop down over the oof leaves in the bg - a matter very much of personal preference.

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on October 13, 2013 at 10:20 PM

Richard - Nice Autumnal scene. Not a great year for colors in Wisconsin compared to last year. Like the light here and how you tamed the highlights.

The two whitish spots near the center of the right edge might be re-looked into.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on October 13, 2013 at 10:55 PM

Hi Richard

Stunning color and light.!! never thought poison ivy could be this pretty.. well done!!!
Albert Darmo

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on October 15, 2013 at 8:53 PM

Beautiful early color against the still somber greens. The white stems(?) on the rhs are a little distracting but other than that, this is very nice.

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on October 16, 2013 at 1:18 PM

I spent a decent chunk of time this summer fighting with the poison ivy on the place. One of the dogs and my brother-in-law are both allergic to it and got a bad dose of it early in the summer. Seeing this it makes me wish I'd left some. Beautiful photography. I particularly like the comp, light and processing. I would clone out the white dots as others have suggested.

pat

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Comment posted by Lucy Aron on March 23, 2014 at 6:29 PM

Fine combination of color, shape and texture. I agree with Ken about the white end of twig.

lucy

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