Fallen Leaves
by John Zinn
Here's one for the weekly theme. I took this shot on a rainy day late in the fall after most of the leaves were down. What I found most intriguing is that while all of the leaves are wet, the droplets only bead up on the backs of the maple leaves. Doing a straight down macro shot with the 4x5 was challenging, but worth it!! On the film, you can see every vein on the backs of the leaves, and each droplet is a mini-magnifying glass making the veins even larger.
John
Shen-Hao 4x5, 210mm, Velvia
Comments
30 commentsJohn
I forgot my colormeter at home, or I would be able to comment on the exact temperature of the shadow area. Sheesh. Perhaps the red leaves are reflecting a bit of warm light into the shadows? If the shadows are red or not, don't make no difference to me. I like the shot a lot.
Nathan
Hi John, yes a canopy with red leaves would indeed add to an imbalance in red illumination. However I can now see my method was faulty and my assessment premature. mwsnap's primary function is as a pc freeware screen capture tool. In consideration I was probably criticizing your image incorrectly, I did a capture of your pic, copied it, and imported it into Photoshop. Then did a linear brightening of shadows in order to really see what was down below that was otherwise a dim black. Not surprisingly considering the amount of red leaves in your composition, most of the shadows also had red leaf structure and not an overall red cast I had initially noticed. My error John.
Carol
Jack
Regards, Simon
John
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