Autumn Leaves #4

[Ed Vatza]

Another from the Autumn Leaves series. Instead of raking the backyard leaves, I hand picked through them and brought a selection inside to create autumnal compositions and images.

Canon 30D; Sigma 70mm Macro lens; Tripod-mounted

1/15 sec at f/11; ISO 1600; +2/3 EV

[Bruce Murden]

Nice alternative to real work! I like the choice of leaves and colors here, and the angles.

For slight improvement, I'd like to see a little more of the yellow leaf on the bottom, and as a little nit to pick, the two little triangles of BG leaf (one on middle left edge, one on top edge near left) could be a bit larger (smaller probably doesn't give as good a shape to the leaf), or in otherwords zooming out a touch for more of the missing frame.

Overall, a lovely fall comp!

[Robert O'Toole]

Nice Ed, the light is nice and soft and the colors are good.

For me this is almost an abstract, I wouldn't mind seeing a little more of the leaf, I agree with Bruce.

Also the image looks darkish on the top half.

Robert

[denise ippolito]

Ed, I like the bold color choice and your vision on this!

[Chris Starbuck]

Ed,
I'm really enjoying your Autumn Leaves series. All well-composed with great color & details.

[Julie Kenward]

Agree with the others about the specifics but I do love the overall composition. It's nice to see you back in Macro again!

[Ed Vatza]

Bruce, Robert, Denise, Chris, Julie,

Thanks you all for your critiques. They are always much appreciated and provide food for thought.

Actually I have more leaf at the bottom, I just chose to crop it up from the bottom - maybe a bit too far. So its not even adding canvas, it would just be to go back to the original image and re-crop.

And Robert, I too see it as a bit of an abstract but I must say that I am taken by the background areas. Reminds me of Lake Michigan for some reason. Do you agree, Mike? :)

Jules, I really enjoy macro/close-up/flora but I also love doing bird photography. I was working on that way before I started with the macro stuff (only been doing macro for about 8 months), I spoke to Artie over the weekend (I called to order a BLUBB). And I told him that I am hoping the folks over on "Birds" can help me develop the way Mike, Robert, you (and others) on Macro all helped bring me along here. I still have lots to learn everywhere.

The problem now is that days are short so I don't get out on weeknights when I was doing a lot of my macro/flora work. And this time of year, we do a lot of trips to the Jersey shore for shorebirds, wintering ducks and such on weekends. So I'll be bouncing back and forth between Macro and Birds this time of year.

[Mike Moats]

Hey Ed, your on the the right track, good contrasting subject. I like the diagonal positioning. Well done.

[Ed Vatza]

Hey Ed, your on the the right track, good contrasting subject. I like the diagonal positioning. Well done.

Thanks Mike. Appreciate the feedback.