Another image of some lovely spring color from the other day. I am glad we went when we did as we went back two days later after a light right and the colors were shifted more to the brown range rather than the reds that greeted us on the first visit. Mike and I did not even bother to get the cameras out on the second go round.
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Nikon D800, Nikon 80-200 @ 125 mm, f 14 @ 1/8 sec, ISO 200, MLU, cable release & tripod
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Now we are talking Ed. Eliot Porter indeed. The fog and mist create a gradient of sharpness/softness that creates a 3D effect as the other trees fade into the background mist. That splash of yellow adds a nice accent to the image as well. Very nicely done my friend
The âred budâ stage does not last long, I have been doing spring foliage seriously for about 4 years now. One thing I can say is that it changes almost daily, there is always something new, or in a different stage, because different species of trees go through things at different times. For 3 weeks there will always be something different to shoot. It will be almost another 3 or 4 weeks before Massachusetts gets to the stage you are in Maryland., Iâm jealous.
I had one minor tweak, clone the tree to the left of the central one like this.
Ed,
Beautifully seen and processed!! This is inspirational on many levels in these very difficult times. More than ever I am looking forward to shooting spring colors this year.
Thanks for sharing!
I would cool this down a bit, feels like you have a red cast here which with fog and even light doesnât work too well or make sense really. I think it would look great a bit cooler and with some color separation that would happen as a result.
Iâm really enjoying this one; right up my alley! I failed to comment on your previous post, but I will say that I prefer this one anyway. I like that the main tree gives this a little more structure. But also thereâs a quiet beauty with the expanse of all the tiny branches, buds and even some delicateness in the grass. Speaking of which, the only suggestion I have might be to dodge the vegetation in the LR to mirror a little bit of the airy luminosity in the upper half. Thatâs pretty minor thought though.
I really appreciate the great job that you did on this image. Under different conditions this could have been a very busy jungle-like image. But you certainly caught great light and used color to separte the subject from the foreground and background, something I am constantly attempting to doâŚreally nice work.
@Ed_McGuirk: Thanks for the kind words. I mentioned before that your article inspired the outing. I have another planned for a SP in the next few days that is only 30 minutes away. Hopefully they will still be open. I am looking forward to seeing what you come away with when your spring arrives in 3-4 weeks. Thanks for taking the time for the repost. I originally thought about doing that and I got lazy and thought I would see if anyone mentions that.
@Alan_Kreyger: Yea times are difficult right now, but hopefully we can weather the storm. I am glad you were inspired as I was. Looking forward to seeing what you capture with your springtime images.
@Eric_Bennett: Thanks for the suggestion; I will be sure to check it out as an alternative. The spring blooms and surrounding vegetation were pretty lush and saturated due to the drizzling rain. Everything is subjective of course, but the scene seems to be true to my recollection.
@Lon_Overacker: Good idea, I had not noticed that. I will check that out and see which version I like the best.
No suggestions from me.