# Autumn Medley **URL:** \ **Category:** Image Critiques\ **Tags:** landscape\ **Created:** [January 28, 2021, 4:09pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/autumn-medley/19545 "2021-01-28T16:09:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ed\_McGuirk](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/ed_mcguirk/32/30542_2.png) [@Ed\_McGuirk](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Ed_McGuirk)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2021, 4:09pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/autumn-medley/19545/1 "2021-01-28T16:09:57Z")
Autumn 2020 Photo Project - taken 10/18/20 in Weston, Massachusetts A foggy October morning in the forest. The rainy, misty conditions made the colors pop on this maple tree. I liked that there were still some green leaves remaining on this tree. It helped to provide a little contrast against the warm yellow and orange colors. It was so foggy that in post processing I had to apply more than some LR de-haze to restore detail in the leaves. This shifted the colors somewhat, and I had to adjust color to offset the shift. Do the colors and saturation here look okay ? I been working on this one for a while, and need an objective opinion. ### Specific Feedback Requested Any critique or comments are welcome ### Technical Details Is this a composite: No Canon 5D MKIV, Canon 70-200mm f4 lens, at 200 mm, ISO 400 1/6 sec at f11 ![Autumn Melley](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/2/b/2b25f9af16158bf700f202b15f63314c6e97233f.jpeg) Rework with no de-haze ![Autumn Medley #2](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/e/a/ea4cc85dac9a702fc2fc9b17800847d53d8ad0e9.jpeg) Rework #2 with even less dehaze ![Autumn Medley #3 Less dehaze](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/c/0/c0c6747b9b6204d9688cd7f531c2ef471555e56d.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Ola\_Jovall](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/779978/32.png) [@Ola\_Jovall](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Ola_Jovall)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2021, 6:40pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/autumn-medley/19545/2 "2021-01-28T18:40:38Z")
It is always a balance between to empasize the mysterious mood that the fog gives, and to reveal the very nice autumn colors. The balance is a matter of personal taste. I think you have made a very good choice, but have you also tested to make it a little bit more mysterious? ---
**Author:** ![Bonnie\_Lampley](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/bonnie_lampley/32/4825_2.png) [@Bonnie\_Lampley](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Bonnie_Lampley)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2021, 7:26pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/autumn-medley/19545/3 "2021-01-28T19:26:37Z")
I love the foggy autumn look here, as opposed to the in-your-face colors of a clear day. The colors and saturation feel fine to me, although I have no experience with eastern hardwood forests. What does the original, more foggy version look like? It sounds like it could be very impressionistic. ---
**Author:** ![Harley\_Goldman](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/harley_goldman/32/213_2.png) [@Harley\_Goldman](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Harley_Goldman)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2021, 7:33pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/autumn-medley/19545/4 "2021-01-28T19:33:44Z")
Looks really nicely dreamy. Funny, I was thinking exactly like @Bonnie_Lampley and was wondering what the version without the dehaze looks like. ---
**Author:** ![Ed\_McGuirk](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/ed_mcguirk/32/30542_2.png) [@Ed\_McGuirk](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Ed_McGuirk)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2021, 7:46pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/autumn-medley/19545/5 "2021-01-28T19:46:43Z")
@Ola_Jovall @Harley_Goldman @Bonnie_Lampley thank you for your comments I bow to the collective wisdom of NPN. As requested, I have posted 2 reworks back up top with varying degrees of less de-daze on the raw file. What’s the verdict ? ---
**Author:** ![Harley\_Goldman](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/harley_goldman/32/213_2.png) [@Harley\_Goldman](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Harley_Goldman)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2021, 8:00pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/autumn-medley/19545/6 "2021-01-28T20:00:46Z")
I find them reasonably close, but prefer the one without dehaze. It is not as dramatic (probably not the right term) but has more of a good dreamy look for me. Can’t go wrong with either. ---
**Author:** ![Igor\_Doncov](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/igor_doncov/32/579_2.png) [@Igor\_Doncov](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Igor_Doncov)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2021, 8:20pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/autumn-medley/19545/7 "2021-01-28T20:20:06Z")
The first image has a good balance between fog and detail. You get the best of both worlds. The fog is there yet the beauty of the tree is well displayed. If I were to emphasize the fogI would go all the way and use image number 3. For some reason I really like the color of the ‘hole’ in bottom center left. It’s both green and blue. ---
**Author:** ![Vincent\_Petro](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/vincent_petro/32/27802_2.png) [@Vincent\_Petro](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Vincent_Petro)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2021, 10:17pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/autumn-medley/19545/8 "2021-01-28T22:17:15Z")
I love the subject and the misty conditions captured in this photo. I also really enjoy seeing the transition of the tree’s leaves changing color from green to red and gold. It is a very close call between the original image and the images without dehaze. But I am a huge fan of foggy woodland photos, so I will have to say I prefer the re-worked image without the dehaze. Aside from the dehaze, I feel all three images still retain the same mood and feeling of mystery, just on different levels. ---
**Author:** ![Harley\_Goldman](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/harley_goldman/32/213_2.png) [@Harley\_Goldman](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Harley_Goldman)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2021, 10:38pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/autumn-medley/19545/9 "2021-01-28T22:38:54Z")
Put me down for the rework #2. ---
**Author:** ![Bonnie\_Lampley](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/bonnie_lampley/32/4825_2.png) [@Bonnie\_Lampley](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Bonnie_Lampley)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2021, 12:26am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/autumn-medley/19545/10 "2021-01-29T00:26:44Z")
Rework #2 works for me, although all are lovely. This is clearly a matter of taste - to each his own! ---
**Author:** ![Mario\_Cornacchione](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/mario_cornacchione/32/26649_2.png) [@Mario\_Cornacchione](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Mario_Cornacchione)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2021, 1:30am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/autumn-medley/19545/11 "2021-01-29T01:30:44Z")
I am drawn to image 2 because I like impressionism and the haze provides that for me. The palate is very appealing to me as well. ---
**Author:** ![Ola\_Jovall](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/779978/32.png) [@Ola\_Jovall](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Ola_Jovall)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2021, 11:50am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/autumn-medley/19545/12 "2021-01-29T11:50:08Z")
As said by others, all three works very well, but #2 is my favorite ---
**Author:** ![John\_Williams](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/john_williams/32/28797_2.png) [@John\_Williams](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/John_Williams)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2021, 3:08pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/autumn-medley/19545/13 "2021-01-29T15:08:45Z")
The battle is real 😀 Since three is not enough to make your brain freeze trying to keep them all separate, you might play with a non-global change. Once in awhile I find an image is appealing if I dehaze (I usually use high radius, low amount sharpening, but it’s the same effect) the darker areas, but not the lighter. Here’s a quick and dirty edit to compare: ![Autumn Medley #3 Less dehaze](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/2/a/2a77acb2bdcdc200e474905da480c058c4057029.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Ben\_van\_der\_Sande](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/ben_van_der_sande/32/5511_2.png) [@Ben\_van\_der\_Sande](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Ben_van_der_Sande)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2021, 4:26pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/autumn-medley/19545/14 "2021-01-29T16:26:14Z")
Ed, to me your first image was the best. less dehaze made it more flat. Again an image as this one has a lot of possibilities . So I could not resist to give it a rework. I used your “even less dehazed image”. And dehazed the yellow leaves with gives more depth in my eyes. I let the background as is. Maybe a solution? ![deze](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/0/8/08156408619860620c23d89c9519a913f527d491.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Ed\_McGuirk](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/ed_mcguirk/32/30542_2.png) [@Ed\_McGuirk](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Ed_McGuirk)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2021, 7:53pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/autumn-medley/19545/15 "2021-01-29T19:53:14Z")
@Ben_van_der_Sande @Ola_Jovall @John_Williams @Mario_Cornacchione thank you for your comments . As @Bonnie_Lampley points out this is a matter of personal taste. After spending some time living with the versions, I prefer image #2, essentially because it is in between, sort of the best of both worlds. But I do like what John suggested about adding dehaze to just the darks, that is a technique worth playing with, it is an interesting spin.