Most of the area around where I inhabit are Douglas Fir and rarely change colors, there are a few dispersed deciduous in home landscapes, so that means a Road Trip!
I spent a week on the Oregon Coast, but the foliage as all Muddy Yellow to Instant Brown.
Back home again and I thought I would just grab one leaf and do a still life.
1) I was interested in a reflection, but I didn't want the gap that shows when using a mirror, so...
I layered, a piece of black paper, a piece of glass and finally the leaf for a 21 shot focus stacked as I was about 3 feet away from the subject.
R5 w/100-500mm L
f/8 ~ 1/2 sec ~ ISO 160 ~ 500mm
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2) I delivered a ladder for my granddaughters wedding and while I was there I snapped this. No, I was not the wedding photographer and my granddaughter knows better than to ask. I suck at photographing people.
R5 w/24-70mm f/2.8
f/8 ~ 1/80sec ~ ISO 1000 ~ 40mm
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3) I took my camera for a walk yesterday and snapped this composition. I was attracted by the shaped of the cut branches of the Douglas fir and green needles giving depth to the composition.
R5 w/100-500mm
f/7.1 ~ 1/40 sec. ~ ISO 100 ~ 500mm
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4) About 15 minutes after photo #3 I was down by the river to see if there was a composition to be made. As the water was relatively calm I wanted to focus on the reflection and then flip it in post rather than shooting upside down.
I had to hurry with this shot because 10 seconds later a power boats came zooming by.
R5 w/ 100-500mm and 6 stop ND
f/5 ~ 1.3 sec ~ ISO 100 ~ 200mm
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and the last from the past. Sept 2023
R5 w/100-500mm
f/6.2 ~ 1/1000 sec ~ ISO 4000 ~ 400mm
1). 21! Sheesh! Nice results for sure. Beautiful shot.
2). Great shot and nicely composed. The mist and greens are beautiful.
3). The layering of the trees works really well. Those oranges are really wonderful.
4). I thought it was ICM until I read your post. Great idea. This looks like a painting.
5). Another nicely composed photo.
Great job, Dean. I enjoyed "visiting" your world virtually in this post and reading the background information as always.
First one is fantastic. The last one, too, though I'd personally crop the left side just a bit. Kudos!
Crop it something like this?
Actually, about 1 minute later a speed boat came by to disturb the serenity.
Hi Dean, wonderful set of images. Like others, I really like the simplicity of the first, and appreciate the effort it took to create.
I also enjoy the 2nd for its moodiness.
Fall foliage is fantastic in Vermont this year, but as is often the case, I find it overstimulating and hard to get out with the camera.
Lovely shots. I particularly like the first reflection image. Fall foliage is one of those subjects that has been done so much that it’s hard to find a way to stand out. And I think that one does
Thank you, Sir.