Posted by Roland Burkert on December 15, 2009 at 11:42 PM
Bakersfield has a lot of colorful trees this time of year. I am not sure of the species, but this tree has green, yellow, red and purple leaves all at the same time. I took this shot this afternoon on my way home from work. It was overcast, but bright.
Canon Rebel XSI
ISO 400, f4, 1/250
EF 24-105 f4L IS USM zoomed to 105mm
Comments are welcome
Posted by Steve Sieren on December 16, 2009 at 12:47 AM
Roland, Very nice array of color, the red and purplish leaves pop against the golds and greens in the background. The bright spot on the left pull the eye a little but the other bright circles are pretty interesting. Nice work.
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Posted by Harley Goldman on December 16, 2009 at 10:33 AM
Beautiful color and detail, Roland. The shallow DOF works really well. I would echo Steve's comment about the bright spot, but it is a nice intimate image.
Posted by Lon Overacker on December 16, 2009 at 4:09 PM
Roland,
Nice, rich, color here and excellent use of selective focus and depth of field. I'll have to agree with the other guys about the white area; it's not terribly distracting, but does grab the eye. On balance, I think you did a great job in isolating these leaves.
Nice to know there is color in Bakersfield... the only color I remember is a freeway sign for Taco Bell... Just kidding!
Lon
Posted by Roland Burkert on December 17, 2009 at 12:40 AM
Thanks for the comments guys. I will clone out the white spot. Since the background is so out of focus it should not be a problem.
Yes, Bakersfield is not thought of as a photographer's destination. Over time, maybe I can show you a few highlights. After all, as the photo shows, a river runs through it.
At least I don't live in Barstow.
Roland
Posted by Eric Good on December 17, 2009 at 11:53 PM
If you can clone that specular highlight out or have another comp with the fg leaves obscuring it, that would make this shot perfect. I like the mixture of colors captured here. And you get bonus points for making me chuckle with...
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5 repliesCanon Rebel XSI
ISO 400, f4, 1/250
EF 24-105 f4L IS USM zoomed to 105mm
Comments are welcome
SS
Nice, rich, color here and excellent use of selective focus and depth of field. I'll have to agree with the other guys about the white area; it's not terribly distracting, but does grab the eye. On balance, I think you did a great job in isolating these leaves.
Nice to know there is color in Bakersfield... the only color I remember is a freeway sign for Taco Bell...
Lon
Yes, Bakersfield is not thought of as a photographer's destination. Over time, maybe I can show you a few highlights. After all, as the photo shows, a river runs through it.
At least I don't live in Barstow.
Roland
"At least I don't live in Barstow."