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Black Water Maple
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Black Water Maple

by Mike Moats

Gallery: FloraPosted September 4, 20052,285 views11 comments
Shot this in a very dark are and the water blacked out.

Fuji S2 Pro
Sigma 180 macro
Tripod

Comments welcome

Comments

11 comments
Comment posted by Kent Newton on September 4, 2005 at 8:24 PM
Gorgeous, as usual.
Registered on May 22, 2005, 308 Posts, 761 Comments
Comment posted by Dane Glueck on September 4, 2005 at 9:10 PM
Oh man, I love this. Wonderful detail which is further enhanced by the black water. Well done.
Registered on November 10, 2003, 193 Posts, 1748 Comments
Comment posted by Rick Collier on September 4, 2005 at 9:12 PM
Wow what impact! I love the contrast and the tension in the water. :toast:
Registered on November 1, 2003, 26 Posts, 140 Comments
Comment posted by Duane Rosenkranz on September 4, 2005 at 9:40 PM
Another beauty
:toast:
Duane Rosenkranz
Registered on October 13, 2004, 280 Posts, 2661 Comments
Comment posted by Alice Scoggins on September 5, 2005 at 9:09 AM
Fantastic! Somehow the red stem makes this! :toast:
Registered on February 21, 2005, 430 Posts, 5959 Comments
Comment posted by Mike Maples on September 5, 2005 at 6:40 PM
Exceptionally nice....again.
Registered on January 4, 2005, 285 Posts, 731 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Fach on September 5, 2005 at 6:50 PM
Mike: This is excellent. The red stem is the icing on the cake. >=))>
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments
Comment posted by Daniel McKeehan on September 8, 2005 at 12:25 PM
nice, love the dark water, brings out the leaf.
Registered on July 31, 2005, 99 Posts, 590 Comments
Comment posted by Julia Flanagan on September 9, 2005 at 12:37 PM
Mike, Great clarity on the maple. I agree that the red stem really adds a lot. I wonder what a polarizer might have done to reduce the glare in some of the water - although the glare is certainly not overwhelming and adds depth, shape, contrast and fluidity (no pun intended). I think the prominance and tightness of the leaf makes the photo a little static. I'm imagining that a little more room at the borders and off-centering might add interest.

Julie
Registered on November 13, 2003, 59 Posts, 986 Comments
Comment posted by Rick Lamb on September 10, 2005 at 11:24 AM
Yowsers this is NICE!! As stated by others the red stem really does add interest and contrast. The water in the leaf is excellent too. Nits - um - maybe a bit more room all around?

This image does a super good job of grabbing my eye and holding it. Very well done!!
Registered on November 16, 2003, 58 Posts, 138 Comments
Comment posted by Laurie Darcey on October 7, 2005 at 2:09 PM
I especially like how you disregarded the general guideline to use "nice looking" leaves. Your leaf is more real with its little holes, which tie in really well with the pooling water on the leaf. I really like that.

Great work and congrats!
Registered on October 6, 2005, 6 Posts, 231 Comments