My #50 try outs.

davev

A quick one from the back yard.

10/17
1/30s f/9.0 at 42.0mm iso200



Thanks for looking.

SnapHappy

Nice colour & textures in there, effective. I like the use of the burnt stump. It's a very good shot and worthy as an entry as is. I do have a feeling that we are in for a treat with this challenge.

gus

Thats a nice shot dave.

eye-max

very nice
excellent shot Dave . The contrasts between the leaf & stump really show the leaf in all its glory. I would enter it.

spockling

nuf said.

Stef

Wow!
I Really like that shot. I wish we had more fall colors here in sand land.

behr655

Stef wrote:

I Really like that shot. I wish we had more fall colors here in sand land.

Don't fret. The challenge is for "Nature's Colors" not necessarily fall colors.

Bear

davev

Thanks folks. For a quick pic, the leaf turned out pretty well.

As Bear said, this is a nature's color challenge, not a fall color challenge.

So with that in mind, I took this, this morning, the 18th.

I think they call this Magic Light.

4labs

Dave I don't know what they call it but I call it a really nice photograph! Thnxs for sharing.

davev

Thanks Eric. Sometimes you're in the right place at the right time.

jwear

this is very good but if you enter this shot clean up the ufo,s

erich6

Dave,

I like the first shot. Nice colors and contrast with the background. Nice simple composition too. I had something like this in mind as well. The only negative I can come up with is that it seems a bit static and staged....

The "Magic Light" shot doesn't work for me. Too many sillouhettes takes away from the color as a strong compositional element. I think the color fades away too fast toward the edges as well....

Erich

Sask2005

stunning, simplistic and not that common. Two thumbs up. B

davev wrote:

A quick one from the back yard.

10/17
1/30s f/9.0 at 42.0mm iso200



Thanks for looking.

Sask2005

This is the sun I take it (not wishing to be flippant)? I have seen gas pumping station burn offs with this sort of light source... Love it!

B

davev wrote:

Thanks folks. For a quick pic, the leaf turned out pretty well.

As Bear said, this is a nature's color challenge, not a fall color challenge.

So with that in mind, I took this, this morning, the 18th.

I think they call this Magic Light.

Nikolai

Great compo!
Very intersting idea, thanks!

davev

Jeff, the UFO's are birds. Now they're not unidentified.:D

Erich, Thanks for commenting. The leaf is probably the better pic for the
challenge.

Sask, Thanks for commenting. Yes, that is the sun in the 2nd pic.

Nik, I'm not sure which pic you're talking about. Maybe both?
Anyway, thanks for looking.

SnapHappy

That 2nd shot is very nice too, but prefer the 1st one for the challenge. The more I look at it the more I like.

I take it that stump has been burnt black, the leaf almost represents fire against ash (well for me it does!). I think you have set a very high standard for the challenge with this shot.

davev

SnapHappy wrote:

That 2nd shot is very nice too, but prefer the 1st one for the challenge. The more I look at it the more I like.

I take it that stump has been burnt black, the leaf almost represents fire against ash (well for me it does!). I think you have set a very high standard for the challenge with this shot.

Hi Darren.

The "Stump" is really a section of an elm tree that once stood in front of
our house. When the city came to cut it down, one of the workers was
a friend of mine. We talked him into cutting a 10 inch slab out of the trunk
in which we made a backyard table out of it.
Over the years, the table has begun to rot. We get shrooms and other
fungi growing on it. The slab hasn't been burned, just aged.

This is what it looked like a few years ago.

Shot with a sony FD-88



Thanks for looking and commenting.

canderson

they are sooooo cute!

johno

The first shot is great! The colors are wonderful.

peace.
johno~

davev

canderson, johno, Thanks.

I'm off to go fishing, picture taking, maybe I'll find something better.

Thanks for looling everyone.

davev

A new one
Went out Saturday, shot some pics, though them all together.
The colors are as I shot them, with a little contrast and/or brightness.

Mother Nature's Rainbow.

GREAPER

Davey

I think the leaf shot is excellent. It's strong, colorful and simple.

The sunrise shot is powerful. It's similar to a sunrise shot I took last spring and it has performed well for me so far, grabbing a ribbon here and there locally. The colors are great and the skyline has interest which makes it a winner.

The collage has great colors and is a different approach, but I think it may be a bit busy.

Of the three, I am not sure if I would go with the leaf or the sunrise. I dont have the best track record for picking winners, so I will just thank you for sharring them and wish you luck.

I like them all.

cabbey

great options
The original leaf shot is very strong in composition and color balance, I like it a lot. But I think the rainbow is probably the best entry for the challenge. I might try to reframe the left most panel of it though, to try and get more of the purple leaf and less of the brown background.

erich6

davev wrote:

Went out Saturday, shot some pics, though them all together.
The colors are as I shot them, with a little contrast and/or brightness.

Mother Nature's Rainbow.

Great idea Dave! I think your hardest job will be picking from your own set!

Erich