Remembrance of autumn II.

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I love the reflection here. The leaf has a unique shape. Reminds me that I can't wait until winter is over to see the green leaves once again. Take care.

Very good indeed, regards

..... :) Nice!

Simple and beautiful. Ben

Nice and simple. I love it

Well done !

Wonderful image, regards rek.

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the mirroring is its strength. this is somewhat contemplative. i like it that the focus is not pin sharp. i would have liked to have seen a darker, perhaps black and white version too. then again, the colours and exposure here felt just right.

A great idea for an unusual composition. Really nice in my view. I believe the picture has been darkened a tad too much in the upper left edges, but the bottom right and left look just about perfect. My other comment is that the subject needs a little air below the leaf tip's reflection. Even the top is cropped a bit tight, but the bottom needs more space.

I think too, that with some different colors or hues that this image might be one of those that jump out and grab the attention of the viewer than do these blue-grays and tans. It is striking either way, but it could use a little more punch!

Willie the Cropper

Simple and beautiful composition. It expresses a thought or a feeling using the bare minimum needed. Although I work in black and white, I think the colour is essential here. There is still warmth in autumn, and even though this leaf has faded, the remaining colour reinforces that feeling of warmth for me. I think this is very well done, and is an excellent choice for Photo of the Week.

Hmm... I'm going to be thinking the whole day about this. How do you do such a fine transition from the reflective surface to the (seemingly) matte background? Great lighting!

Alvin

Beautifully done, one reflected leaf. Minimal that says it all about the change of seasons, it has precision of execution. Form, light, details ,tonality of browns, and nicely placed on the frame. Has a touch of "whispering" natur still life .Very well chosen for this POW.

I like this image, the exposure is well balanced and so the details and the original colors.
I see very strong noise on the top but I am not sure if this noise is out of my Macbook or is it from the image itself, I have recently noticed such problem even with the images I post on photo.net.
Deserve being the photo of the week.
Rashed

I prefer VI. I feel these hold a print esthetic that digital cannot deliver.

To Bill Tate--

Why do you want this image to have more punch? It seems to me the kind of image whose strength is its subtlety and contemplativeness. I ask this question because I sense, especially on PN and on the Internet in general, a proclivity for striking images. What about non-striking, and every bit as wonderful, images? Images that reveal themselves over time, that I want to sit with, that move me more slowly. The power of punch is very limited, though sometimes extremely effective, in my opinion. It can come and go really quickly. I don't think this photo is about punch or about being particularly striking.

Fred, that was well-expressed. This is an elemental, conceptual image, and appreciation of it requires that one go beyond just what's on the screen. It's not a blazing sunset over rugged mountains (there's your punch), but rather a single leaf on a reflective surface, and that does (IMO) require a bit more time and thought.

In my opinion the image needs a bit more of space upper side/lower side, all the rest for me works well. Please take a look at this…sometimes is amazing the similar way to understand the same element. Best regards and all the best for next Year
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8160356&size=lg

Beautiful exposure. This is a really nice shot.

Fred and Stephen, I don't mean to make this simple subject a wild sunset or anything, just a lift from the really dull colors it now has. Subtle images can attract, but sometimes they are just passed over for lack of punch. In this one I would suggest some variance in color to achieve a dab of punch, a small bit of excitement. I am reminded of some of the faint colors in motel room "art" which is not really meant to be viewed, but just noted and ignored.

Symmetry is certainly one of the important building blocks of composition and here we see a nice example of it, as can be seen in most of the Leszek's table top images. The shapes here are a bit reminiscent of a butterfly or possibly one of many sea creatures in the ray or skate families. I have had the feeling since I first saw this that the image feels a bit claustrophobic from the tight crop at the top and bottom and the little edging line adds to that feeling.

This piece is certainly in the family of work we often refer to as "clean" vs. "organic" in the sense of it being almost sterile and precise in its presentation. Almost clinically presented as a specimen for study. The open lighting reminds me more of a catalog image--with the reflection being the tip that this might have been made more as an aesthetic piece than just a descriptor.

For my own tastes, I do find it a bit too sterile and openly lit. I find myself wishing for a little more sophistication in the lighting. Here, it almost feels like both the leaf and the background could have been lit by the same light. I just wonder if there had been a bit more raking light on the leaf that it wouldn't have had a more substantial feeling to it.

Still, nicely done but it feels more like an exercise than a truly expressive image--just too clean and open for my tastes.

this image just only shows a simple reflection to me and nothing more !!!!!!!!!
the composition is fair , the colours are mute , and there is nothing more than these in this image , i was wondered from choosing this for POW . best regards <<<<amir49>>>>

Bill, I understand what you're saying (I think my alternative example went a bit too far). When I look closely at this image, I can see things that my limited knowledge of photoshop tweaks might do, and I think they would make the leaf a bit more dramatic in its presentation. However, I would not want to do that to this image; for me, it's perfect as is. Perhaps that's why this is such a good POW -- diversity of opinions, and that makes for a good discussion.

Yes, I think the best part of this image is the area that surrounds the leaf. Beautiful light and tone graduation. However, the subject itself seems a bit soft, which distracts from the overall composition. Also, over-sharpening is evident from the jagged-looking edges of the leaf. I think that if the original image had been sharper to begin with, only slight sharpening would have been necessary. Just my opinion.