Sunlight and Shadow

Gallery: FloraPosted August 8, 201484 views6 comments

A Chinese dogwood branch in the morning sun, shaded by a large liquid amber tree.

Canon 7D, Tamron 55-200mm lens @ 96mm, 1/200 sec @ f13, - 1.33 ev, ISO 400

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6 comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on August 8, 2014 at 9:31 AM

Very nice, Ian. Good use of the play of light.

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on August 8, 2014 at 10:49 PM

Ian - Love the interaction between shadow and light here. I think the two leaves in the lower right balance the composition nicely

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Comment posted by Bob/Charly Nelson on August 9, 2014 at 7:00 AM

Wonderful work with the light and composition Ian.
Bob & Charly

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on August 9, 2014 at 3:37 PM

Ian: Oh this is FINE!. I love lighting like this despite it being difficult to work with. Masterful comp and capture. >=))>

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on August 9, 2014 at 7:50 PM

Well balanced comp and nice shadow play. Would the tree be Sweet Gum (liquidamber styraciflua)?

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on August 11, 2014 at 10:40 PM

Hi Ian

You captured the filtered light from the amber tree perfectly. beautifully composed making a breathtaking scene.

Albert Darmo
Canada

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