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Mike Moats
01-24-2008, 12:24 PM
This image had the perfect light and perfect conditions to give these leaves a nice leathery look. Shot with the Fuji S3 Pro, Sigma 180 macro, Tripod, F22. A good example of how the reflective nature of damp leaves, a polarizing filter would have taken some of the sheen out. To bad I wasn't carrying it that day.:(

Manos Papadomanolakis
01-24-2008, 12:50 PM
I Iove the colors!!!

Bill Foxworthy
01-24-2008, 06:50 PM
I'm glad you didn't have all what you needed as this is very pleasing to look at and detail is amazing.

Jim Poor
01-24-2008, 07:12 PM
Very interesting. Almost elegant in a simple leafy sort of way.

Did you arrange the leaves or photograph them as you found them?

Mike Moats
01-24-2008, 08:00 PM
Hey Jim, the leaves were arranged.

John Cooper
01-24-2008, 11:13 PM
Another great pattern and texture study Mike - my wife says that you would be great at dried-flower arrangements!!
I keep wondering how the composition would appear with a little more light, or would this destroy the effect that you were trying to convey? They certainly do look as if they were cut out of leather!

Nicole Brooker
01-25-2008, 04:33 AM
It definitely does have a leathery texture. I like the effect. Nice variation in the colours as well.

Mike Moats
01-25-2008, 08:01 AM
Hey John, I forgot my polarizer and was dealing with the sheen off the leaves. By darkening the image it helped to reduce the hot spots on the dark leaves. I do agree a little lighter would look better.

Kaushik Balakumar
01-25-2008, 07:12 PM
wow, liked the interlacing of shades of brown...
& what details !

Mike, polarizer would ofcourse minimise the harsh reflections, but do u find any degradation of image quality when u use polarizer filter ? Does it have any downsides ?

TFS.
rgds,
Kaushik

Mike Moats
01-25-2008, 07:25 PM
Hey Kaushik,
I've never had any problem with image quaility from a polarizer, the darkened filter will cause your camera to shot a little slower but with a tripod and a still subject it isn't a problem.

Kaushik Balakumar
01-25-2008, 07:42 PM
Thanks Mike.
I was planning to add a circular polarizer to my kit. It would help me cut off the reflection from the back of shiny little beetles etc.,
Which one do you use ... ?
rgds,
Kaushik

Axel Hildebrandt
01-25-2008, 07:54 PM
Great pattern and texture. I don't get tired of looking at it.

Mike Moats
01-26-2008, 01:33 PM
Hey Kaushik,
I use a, Hoya Pro 1 Digital Filter, Circular PL. Its a low profile style, which has a thinner glass. It runs about $160.00 retail.