Taken this past Saturday at Lost Maples Natural Area in Vanderpool, Texas . At some point during the outing I removed my wide angle to normal zoom and replaced it with my 100-400 telephoto zoom to focus on taking more detail oriented shots. Since I had found myself in an area where the vistas just weren't what I had hoped they would be (read as: Texas isn't New England when it comes to Fall colors) I hoped to save the day by switching tactics and photographing more detailed shots. I intentionally simplified this shot (removed details) and added saturation (pushed the colors) in post-processing so that the emphasis would be on the shapes of the Maple leaves and the fall colors. Hope you like it!
Title: "Maple Leaves"
Shot data: 1/40s f/5.0 at 190.0mm iso800
Camera / Lens: Canon 40D / Canon 100-400mm L zoom
Post-processing: Adobe Camera Raw > Photoshop CS3 > Topaz Adjust plugin
6592 - Lana X
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7 comments:
Okay, my favorite by far. I love the composition here. The brilliant fall colors against the dark OOF background sets this whole scene for me. Great job Barry.
I agree with Doug. Nice shot with pleasing color combinations and texture. Good choices on the post-processing.
Thanks Doug and Larry!
I wasn't sure if anyone would like this one as much as I do so I really appreciate your comments!
Cheers!
Barry
I meant to add I liked the blue colors in the background too. The tone of colors within the photograph just drew my eye in and out of the photo.
Ditto...good group of colors with a surprising dap of blue which I like.
David A.
It is amazing how photographs of simple thing in nature can be so powerful. The colors are wonderful.
Thanks Doug (agian), David and Patrick!
I'm regretting now that I didn't make more images like this one. Oh well...live and learn.
Cheers!
Barry
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