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Julie Kenward
10-17-2009, 08:37 AM
My maple tree is starting to drop the gorgeous red and yellow leaves throughout my front yard. Here's one I placed on a wooden step for a rustic BG.

Canon 40D, EF 70-200mm f/4L
f/7.1 @ 1/200th, ISO 400
Manual mode, pattern metering, custom WB
Handheld, fill flash, overcast skies
Processed in ACR & CS4; increased exposure (to bring out the high tones in the step), sharpness, clarity, contrast. Very small crop.

Steve Maxson
10-17-2009, 09:48 AM
Hi Jules. The overcast lighting really brings out the bright colors in this leaf. I like the diagonal comp and your choice of background - it contrasts well with the leaf and could pass for a dead log lying on the forest floor.

Dave Leroy
10-18-2009, 11:07 AM
A really nice photo Julie. It really caught my eye. Love the colours and the contrast with the step, which I at first thought was a forest log. I am glad to see you used the 70/200 f/4, which I also have. I had thought it was not sharp at close in, perhaps that is only at 200 and f/4. I also like the diagonal and feel a centred crop might work well. Definitely a fall shot. Dave

Jackie Schuknecht
10-18-2009, 05:39 PM
Very pretty colour on the leaf Julie, and I love the BG. Like the faming and textures here.

Anita Bower
10-22-2009, 06:42 PM
Gorgeous leaf indeed! Beautiful textures and colors. Can't improve it.