Leaves of Fall

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Very nice use of light and DOF.

Nicely lit, good eye Liz

great light effects.. regards..

 

tarek

Very nice lighting and DOF Liz,very well seen and executed shot,regards,Harry

Gosh, it's so nice to hear from such talented people. Many thanks to you all for stopping by.

Yes the fall in here and light is shining on it. Very nice composition. Regards, ifti

I like the selective lighting and comp.

Very nice diffused light and subdued colors on this shot.  Lovely OOF background as well.  I may have been tempted to frame it or crop it slightly differently to remove the second tree trunk on the left side. The highlight on this tree trunk is a bit distracting given the darker tones of the rest of the image and being so close to the edge it leads my eye out of the frame. Alternatively if you do not want to alter your composition you may consider burning the highlight just a tad or a combination of both (see my suggestion attached).  Overall very nice image. Regards - michel

PS I've also brought out a bit more brilliance through a level adjustment layer.

The fact that the leaves are just beginning to turn red and the sun is shining on them gets across the feeling of early autumn. I like Michael's adjustments. The give the image a bit more depth.

absolutely gorgeous light and so beautiful that you saw and got it. you git it alright. this is gorgeous.

Many thanks for all of you who took the time to comment.

 

Michel, I always appreciate it when someone takes their time and talent to re-work one of my images. I certainly understand what you were going after. I do like what you accomplished, and I see how I missed it. However, I will stand by this work, since my intent was for it to be a subtle secret of how light works in the crevices of the forest - hence the paler option framed by the trees, or fence stump in this case. In any event, I learned a lot from you today, and I am grateful.

We also like this one, Liz. Beautiful light and shadowplay here...,also would have cropped away the highlight on the left :-)

The fall season has just started here in Norway too...looking forward to take part in it, we have been buried in work lately...

Warm regards, Anne & Runar :-)

Thanks to you all, A R. for stopping by to comment.

Absolutely wonderful use of light and a great example of how it both reveals and obscures. The harmony of color here is outstanding. Lovely.

As much as I am a fan of Michel's work and especially his use of color, I think the subtlety of the original is preferable here.

Beautiful and very effective . I must agree about that hi-light on the left though .

Regards , Bill

Fine shoot Liz, i like the directional light on leaves!

This shot is just lovely Liz.  Love the lighting and soft DOF....I can almost smell the 'Autumn sunshine and the earth'.....just lovely...Gail

a photo that remember everybody, and me first, that is necessary to have the patience to wait for a nice light make. also for the other photo, the grapes, that seem a 3D only for how the sun touch your subject. brava, liz

very good light and beautiful colors...congrats

The dappled light on the leaves is exquisite as are the beautiful copper tones.

Very well done!

Regards

Alf

Simple and beautiful  ;)  It has all been said above and I agree.

Warm regards, Pamela

Love colors and light. Great composition. 

 

Beautifull light

Liz: Great use of DOF and lighting.  Most people would have passed by and never noticed the potential for a photo.  Tom