new 2015 Autumnal painting

No editing besides raw development and cropping (the painterly effect is due to camera

movement). Please share your thoughts! Thanks for taking the time, Stanislav

Lovely colors, good mood, interesting technique, stunning result. Congratulations. Karl

I concur with all the above comments made by Karl, the technique has great merit.

Beautifully done! 

Alf 

Great job! The picture really looks like a painting on canvas, down to its texture. I cannot believe that it is a photograph at a quick glance. How do you move your camera exactly? (if you don't mind me asking)

Karl and Alf, thank you for the positive feedback! 

Anita, thank you for your comment! Of course I don't mind you asking. Overall, there are many factors like focal length, exposure duration, surrounding light that influence the final result.

This image was taken with a shutter speed 1/25'th second and at a focal length corresponding to roughly 140mm. There was no direct sunlight (it was overcast), so overall there are no strong contrasts in the picture. As far as I remember, the main movement of the camera was vertical, with a uniform speed. That is important because shaking movements will usually result in a very unpleasant image. I hope this helps you a bit. I guess my main recommendation is to experiment with different light conditions and shutter speed settings. For focal lengths around 100-140mm something between 1/10'th and 1/30'th works best for me, but it might depend on the camera (for this image, I used a Canon G10).

Stanislav