Maple Leaf in Prison

Posted by Mary Dennis on Mon Nov 03, 2003 11:57 am

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First off, I just want to let you know that I did not put the leaf in there. My fence is full of maple leaves that got shortchanged on their one and only chance at a free fall.

Darn, I hate when that happens! Anyway, I thought this looked kind of cool but what do you think?

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by Ken Cravillion on Mon Nov 03, 2003 12:11 pm

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I like the confinement of the leaf. Looks like a DOF issue on the right side. Looks a bit OOF.

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by E.J. Peiker on Mon Nov 03, 2003 12:53 pm

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Cool concept!

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by Paul Skoczylas on Mon Nov 03, 2003 2:52 pm

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Good eye to see this! I like it.

There's something about the composition that's bugging me, though, but I can't quite put my finger on it. I think moving the leaf up or down a bit in the frame might help a bit.

I'd also recommend a slight increase in contrast and/or saturation.

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by Jenny Ellerbe on Mon Nov 03, 2003 3:36 pm

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Mary, I like this EXACTLY as you have it. I spent the weekend looking for similar images and really appreciate the simplicity and muted color of this one. And I like it better flat than with more contrast.

I also enjoy reading others comments on these images. It's nice to see a diverse group with different visions and interpretations.

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by Harvey Edelman on Mon Nov 03, 2003 6:19 pm

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I like the comp and the contrast the way they are. Maybe just a touch more USM?

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by Mary Dennis on Tue Nov 04, 2003 7:24 am

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Thanks for the comments and suggestion folks. I value them all. I think the main thing I will work on with this image is to squeak maybe a tad more USM out of the right side where the fence wire looks a little soft and blurry. I forgot to mention in the post that I removed a bit of a greenish tint in the wood because it was that ugly chemically treated color. That probably accounts for the desaturated look but I like it over the sickly green color it was!

Thanks again for your input.

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by Laura Stiefel on Wed Nov 05, 2003 7:56 pm

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I'm late to this one but I wanted to add that I really like the concept here. I'm a huge fan of the lonely leaves.

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by Juli Wilcox on Mon Nov 10, 2003 12:41 am

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The bend in the wire provides a sense of where this leaf landed. Like the colors but would consider increasing the brightness just a little as there is quite a bit of gray in the image.

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