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rwells

It's been so wet here this fall that I'm not sure if the leaves are going to have a lot of color. My Silver Leaf Maple is trying to do it's part though.

(Note: about 5 billion of these will/are falling in my pool ~ arrg...)

rainbow

I really like this. Great colors and composition.

What is the leaf sitting in with that greenish coloring?

craig_d

Very pretty. I could almost swear that leaf was made of metal. And it goes nicely with the green background.

rwells

rainbow wrote:

I really like this. Great colors and composition.

What is the leaf sitting in with that greenish coloring?

Thanks rainbow,

That's my back patio. The concrete is painted green & it's water from the rain that was falling while shooting it.

rwells

craig_d wrote:

Very pretty. I could almost swear that leaf was made of metal. And it goes nicely with the green background.

Thanks for the comment Craig

00SS

very nice colors - I thought you may have just adjusted the color of the concrete in post. Is it an epoxy or just painted ?

Azzaro

Beautiful shot, Randy....... azzaro

adbsgicom

rwells wrote:

Thanks rainbow,

That's my back patio. The concrete is painted green & it's water from the rain that was falling while shooting it.

Beautiful contrast and color!! I was worried that was your pool water there for a moment...

rwells

00SS wrote:

very nice colors - I thought you may have just adjusted the color of the concrete in post. Is it an epoxy or just painted ?

I think it's just paint. Was like that when I bought the house. I wish I was that good in PS.

rwells

Azzaro wrote:

Beautiful shot, Randy....... azzaro

Thank you Mr. Azzaro

rwells

adbsgicom wrote:

Beautiful contrast and color!! I was worried that was your pool water there for a moment...

Hey Andrew, thanks for the nice words. Unfortunately, today, that is just about what the pool water looks like after all this rain & leaves

I HATE the pool!!! Nothing but a money pit...

black mamba

Randy,

Nice shot of the leaf.

I hear you about the pool. I once filled in a pool I had. I couldn't just drain the water, as in Florida, with it's high water table, the pool would just float out of the ground. I had it filled half way with rocks and dirt and created a spectacular sunken garden filled with exotic plants. It was quite a yard feature and put an end to my pool miseries.

Take care,

Tom

rwells

black mamba wrote:

Randy,

Nice shot of the leaf.

I hear you about the pool. I once filled in a pool I had. I couldn't just drain the water, as in Florida, with it's high water table, the pool would just float out of the ground. I had it filled half way with rocks and dirt and created a spectacular sunken garden filled with exotic plants. It was quite a yard feature and put an end to my pool miseries.

Take care,

Tom

I've threatened that many times, but the wife won't go for it :cry

rainbow

rwells wrote:

I've threatened that many times, but the wife won't go for it :cry

Let her clean it then, while you take photos of her with your new 85 L !

Panther

Howdy Randy,

Love the background color and the leaf!!!

Great Title!!!

adbsgicom

rainbow wrote:

Let her clean it then, while you take photos of her with your new 85 L !

Or at least pictures of the couch he'll be sleeping on...

rwells

rainbow wrote:

Let her clean it then, while you take photos of her with your new 85 L !

I'm guessing you have an extra room for me to stay in?


And, that 85L is going back. It has issues that I don't want to deal with.

rwells

Panther wrote:

Howdy Randy,

Love the background color and the leaf!!!

Great Title!!!

Hey Craig,

Thanks for the kind words.


It's cooled off ~ when are we gonna' go shootin'?

rwells

adbsgicom wrote:

Or at least pictures of the couch he'll be sleeping on...

Ain't that the truth!

adbsgicom

What issues w/ the 85L?

rwells

adbsgicom wrote:

What issues w/ the 85L?

It was a used copy and has a very bad back-focus issue. I had to dial-in (-20) on my 5D2 to get it right. That meant I couldn't use it on my other bodies though. I purchased from a large reputable company, so the return should not be an issue.

I don't know if this is the case with all copies of this famous lens, but I did some tripod testing between this 85 1.2L & my 85 1.8. Strange enough, my 1.8 is sharper (when both lenses were focused correctly) and has better color than the 1.2L. This just doesn't seem right to me, so I'm just chalking it up to a really bad copy of the 1.2L.

But, I may now be happy with my 1.8 after all.

Jack'll do

rwells wrote:

I HATE the pool!!! Nothing but a money pit...

I feel your pain Randy. I once owned a 36' Sailboat. The second happiest day of my life was the day I bought it. Don't need to tell you what the happiest day was.

Nice image though at first I thought that was your pool the leaf was setting in!!

rwells

Jack'll do wrote:

I feel your pain Randy. I once owned a 36' Sailboat. The second happiest day of my life was the day I bought it. Don't need to tell you what the happiest day was.

Nice image though at first I thought that was your pool the leaf was setting in!!

Jack,

Boats, pools, etc... When are we ever gonna' learn?


Like I stated earlier, after all this rain, my pool almost does look like that ~ "Throw some more money in there..." :cry