Layer of leaf.

Gallery: LandscapePosted November 13, 20162,112 views3 comments

Sligo Creek Park, MD

There was a breeze, so I had to boost the ISO to get anywhere close to an adequate shutter speed.

Raw file processed in LRCC. TK resize/sharpening for web.
Canon 80D, 1/10 s, f/4.5, ISO 800, EF 24-105mm f/4 @ 40 mm, CPL.

Please view the large image!

Seeking any and all advice and comments. Thanks in advance.

Comments

3 comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on November 13, 2016 at 9:31 PM

I like the way you composed this, Ron. The leaves really pop against the dark bg and create a nice mosaic with the spreading branches. I could also see cropping this down some to minimize the reflection in the URC and make the bg more universally dark.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on November 14, 2016 at 10:03 PM

Ronald, the leaves are spread through the frame very well. They also have a fine variety of colors. The extra bright leaves near top center could stand to be burned-in.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on November 15, 2016 at 11:19 PM

I love images of leaves over uniform backdrops and this works very well for me. Kudos for recognizing this scene and capturing the essence of it with this presentation.

The only suggestions I have would be to reduce the very bright values of the leaves, either in RAW (whites/highlights) or say with one of TK's lights masks. I like the tones in the leaves in the LRC, the some of the other leaves are a bit bright, IMHO. The only other suggestion is just a thought, and that would be to crop the image to exclude the brighter blue/gray area of the top; perhaps a crop taking off the top and some off the left. At least experiment with isolating the leaves and small branches even more.

But I really like this as is too.

Lon

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