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Floating Leaf

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted September 4, 2017229 views8 comments

I'm not sure what species this is as it's just one I picked up in Olympia when I was there for lunch one day. I was rather surprised when I tried this that leaves don't float as well as I thought they would, so I double-sticky taped a small piece of balsa wood under the leaf for floatation and put it in my pond. The reflected leaves are from some miniature cattails.

Once again, this is an image that I posted when it was taken about a year ago.

5Diii, EF180mm f/3.5L, tripod, f/16, 1/160, iso 500 aperture priority, pattern metering, +1 1/3 EV. Processed in LR5 & CS6. There was probably a bit of a crop for composition in this one. Taken November 25th, 2016.

Please view large-it does make a difference.

Your critiques are very much appreciated.

Thanks,

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Jim Gavin on September 4, 2017 at 4:13 PM

Love the metallic appearance and the surface tension effect. Almost like floating in mercury.

Registered on August 14, 2008, 293 Posts, 1250 Comments

Comment posted by David Schoen on September 4, 2017 at 5:18 PM

Very effective with appropriate level of focus on the leaf and its contact with the water. I'm assuming you played around with different levels of focus of the surrounding plants and concentric water circles until you found something that was effective. The current image in conjunction with the sky reflection works well here.

Registered on November 6, 2006, 1213 Posts, 4587 Comments

Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on September 4, 2017 at 6:23 PM

Excellent one, Dennis. The sharpness of the leaf and the softness of the rest of the scene works perfectly...... laugh

Registered on February 25, 2006, 525 Posts, 8448 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Schwartz on September 4, 2017 at 8:30 PM

Dennis,
A very clean, simple image with a strong emotional response.
Excellent.

Registered on September 29, 2016, 23 Posts, 97 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on September 5, 2017 at 10:05 AM

This is a fine result from your "experiments" in leaf floating, Dennis., nicely visulized. The leaf balances well with the reflected grasses and the cloudy sky with it's touch of blue works well also. The small ripple in the lrc is a neat extra bit.

Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments

Comment posted by Albert Darmo on September 5, 2017 at 11:11 AM

Hi Dennis crying

I too like the surface tension effect .. beautifully composed for a nice artistic presentation

Albert Darmo
Canada

Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments

Comment posted by Wayne Jones on September 5, 2017 at 8:54 PM

Oh man, I LOVE this! Your extra effort and careful attention to detail really paid off. The simple and well-balanced composition, and sharpness of the leaf against the soft, but identifiable background helps to make this a very moving image for me. BRAVO!

Registered on April 18, 2007, 953 Posts, 6435 Comments

Comment posted by Ed Williams on September 7, 2017 at 1:31 AM

Dennis I really like this one. Nice simple, but really strong image. Great focus on the leaf with great foreboding wintry sky reflected in the silvery water. Nicely done.

Registered on December 28, 2010, 636 Posts, 3499 Comments