From Land's End To John O'Growth
Photographs copyright: DAVID McMAHONI shot these about an hour ago, in a friend's garden. I had to compromise on the exposure of the first frame (above) because I wanted to capture the delicate shadow on the new leaf - but this meant shooting straight into the sun. This in turn caused the blue "flare" that you can see clearly in the top left corner. The second shot (below) was taken from about thirty degrees away. Seems to have worked, don't you reckon? The colour of these leaves always intrigues me and at this time of the year, you see the brilliant red hue of the new leaves along with the glossy green of last year's growth.
Click here: Pentax K100D, Shutter speed 1/250, F8, ISO speed 200.
11 comments:
Beautiful David, and I agree, the second shot is better overall, but that first has a certain depth that you wouldn't have achieved without shooting into the sun.
Fab picture David.
And I kind of like the blue flare too.
Hi Ali,
Thank you. You're right in that summary. And I think my instinct was right - to shoot into the sun first and take the ``safe'' shot next.
Value your opinion.
Keep smiling
David
Thanks, Jo
First of all, I hope both your munchkins are fine and that the school didn't need to call.
Hope you get a good night's sleep tonight.
Yep, Ali, you and I are all partial to the blue flare - it's the sign of honesty in approach!
Keep smiling
David
Another vote for liking the top photo better! It looks more warm & alive to me -- and without being there, I still feel like I can say that it captures the moment better than the second photo.
Thank you Dawn,
You summed up my own feelings there.
Keep smiling
David
Garden Shots! Great!
I prefer the first with the darker green impressionistic background and the way the light illuminates the crisp edges of the red leaves. Contrast, color and depth.
The second shot is good also. Its more complex in content with leaves and stems at various angles. But without the depth of the first shot.
The first shot is definitely the most profound. Excellent lighting - and that flare can be "fixed" with a little work of magical Photoshop.
Great job!!
Nice to see your part of the world enjoying Spring...we didn't have much, with the late frost killing all the buds, and then the dry year killed what survived. I don't even think we will have pretty fall colors this year.
So, we'll just have to enjoy your great shots!
Purdy. I took some great shots of Sydney when I was there. Very pretty place. Your country is beautiful.
These are great shots, I think pretty much the same as the others - the first conveys more feeling, while the second is more "correct" and still looks nice.
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