Backlit leaf

[Ken Childs]

Canon EOS REBEL T1i
Sigma 10-20mm EX DC HSM @ 20mm
Av mode
1/100"
F22
ISO: 200
LR & CS3

I was out shooting some wide angle scenery shots when I saw this leaf with the sun clipping its edge. Without really thinking about the camera settings I took this shot and I kind of like how it turned out. :)

[Julie Kenward]

This is random? Nice! I would have bet you took this home, put a white board behind it, waited for the sun to get into just the right position...it really has that "all laid out" feel to it. I think I like the light cutting through - I definitely like the backlighting and the details it reveals. Nice crop as well.

[Bob Miller]

Hi Ken. I like it. It is unique....wonderful when these things just happen randomly!

[Greg Ruckert]

Stunning shot. I love the detail in the venation. Would love to see what it would have looked like with the light entirely behind the leaf, possible halo around the whole leaf.

[Ramesh Adkoli]

Great details on the leaf here, Ken. Filling the frame with the leaf with everything else washed out made this image stronger. This was with a 20mm FL! did you have to crop the image at all?

regards,
ramesh

[Mike Moats]

Hey Ken, nice comp, like the details and cool effect with the sun streak.

[Ken Childs]

This is random?
Sometimes you just get lucky. :D

Ramesh, I did crop but very little.
Greg, I thought of that but if I moved to the right and down to get the sun directly behind the leaf, there was a tree in the BG that ruined the effect.

[Jerry van Dijk]

Very nice Ken! Great details, excellent exposure and you just have to love those rays of sun peeping over the edge of the leaf.

[Dave Woeller]

Besides being the outstanding shot that it is, I also give credit for finding a near perfect leaf in just the right place and angle.

[Anita Bower]

Different! Beautifully captured. Simple. Good for you.