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    6D, 600mm f/4 IS II, Manual, f/8, 1/1000, ISO 1600, handheld from kayak - Cropped, processed in LR CC

    I came across this single leaf adrift in the middle of a 700 acre lake recently while photographing loons (hence the 600mm). In a few short weeks it will be one of many.

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    Hi Ryan

    Nice colour and concept. Good detail in the narrow DOF you have with the 600, especially from kayak... I would consider using a bit of NR on the top half of the image only (or reprocessing from scratch) so the colour gradients in the ripples are smoother..

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    Don makes a good call on the upper half of the image...alternately you could go with a pano crop for this scene as well...love the color of the leaf!

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    Hi Ryan & Andrew.

    I too considered cropping off the upper half but i dident suggest it as I thought you would need the 3 upper to identify the grey bands as a series ripples passing by. One band of grey behind the leaf by itself may leave the viewers wondering what they grey band is.. What do you guys think??

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    Hi Ryan,

    I like the leaf and the colors and the soft blue water. Having the ripple cut through the leaf is less than ideal...
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    Not sure if the horizontal water ripple works for me here. It also looks a bit gray. If it's to your ethics, Ryan, I would clone this and put it on a blue background.

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    I agree with Artie on the ripple, and I'm wishing I spent a little more time grabbing a few more frames of this scene since I really kind of like the potential it had but not completely happy with any of the images I got. I was constantly having to reposition the kayak as both the leaf and the boat were moving in the breeze, and then I heard a loon calling across the lake so I moved on.

    What do people think about this frame? It was my initial pick because I liked the ripples the best, but decided I wasn't happy with the reflection. I may just have to take this as a reminder to slow down and make sure I get what I want before moving on, even if the loons are calling in the distance.
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    I like this frame a lot more because the leaf was not cut. I would suggest cloning out the second reflection.

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    its the op for me..

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    The last image is the strongest for me , well done
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