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I visited Maine in October 2021 when the fall colors were beginning to peak. As someone born in the North but living in Florida, I like to revisit these images every fall to bring back nice memories.
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Sony a1, Sony 24-70mm lens at 66mm, manual exposure, f/22 @ 1/8th, ISO 46
Hi Charles, this is a beautiful scene and my initial reaction to it is to appreciate the warmth of the image and what seems to to be a very delicate composition, I really like how the shame of the maple leaves seem to mimic the shape of the waterfall, it almost looks like it is acting as a sort of umbrella! Anyhow, what I like about this image is how it inspires my imagination, as well as being simply a pleasure to look at.
Really nice image. I like the way you included the environment around the falls. Perhaps the color on the leaves in the lower branch are a bi too saturated?
Nice light and nice scene. Hard light is great, but really difficult if there are several different elements in the picture. Such an image should be processed by using the raw in the camera and linear profile in Lightroom, which balances the contrasts considerably.
Edge areas are difficult if they have colorful elements, so I would at least remove those red branches on the left
