Red Toad Mosaic

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Description

During the spring and autumn seasons I drive along a quarried section of Red Toad Road looking for scenes that catch my eye. On this particular day the light was soft and diffused; perfect for bringing out the vibrant colors of fall. I was really captivated with the soft light and the way it brought out the lush red and green leaves of the tree. I also quite liked the tree structure that was partly visible among the leaves.

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How do the colors look? The light was soft and overcast so I kept the processing subdued as I didn’t want to ruin the peaceful vibe I was feeling. Anything else you notice please feel free to mention it.

Technical Details

Nikon Z 7, Nikon Z 100-400 @ 280 mm, f 7.1 @ 1/5 sec, ISO 200, Kase magnetic CPL, cable release & tripod

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I totally agree. It’s the trees structure that drew me to this image. The colors are beautifully soft and I love the red green combination here. But I keep going back to the trees structure and I think that’s where the interest in this image lies for me. Here is a crop of what I mean:

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I removed that dark splotch along the trunk in the lower left corner as well.

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I can see why you were drawn to this section, Ed. The color combo is to die for. I think @David_Haynes found an alternate crop that works great also.

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Ed, I appreciate this kind of pattern a lot, and the color palette is amazing to me. It works for me perfectly as presented.

Peter

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This really has to be viewed large, but when one does, they’re treated to tapestry of textures and colours, and I like it very much. It may be a tad too cool, at least on my not so good monitor so I might be tempted to warm it up a tiny bit.

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Its a very nice image, where the dense leaves and branches don’t coney a sense of chaos, but of integration. I like the original, but I think I prefer @David_Haynes crop overall.

-Will

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Thanks so much everyone @David_Haynes, @Michael_Lowe, @Peter_Richter, @Tom_Nevesely and @WillR for your thoughts on this image. I am glad everyone enjoyed it.
@David_Haynes : While I like my crop, I think I prefer your version as it still retains the colors that I found fascinating while seemingly placing more of an emphasis on the structure of the trees which I find vital to the image.
@Tom_Nevesely : I had to chuckle when I read your comment as I have a bad habit of making my images to warm. :grinning_face: I will play around with warming it up just a tad and see which I prefer.

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Nothing to add except agreement. Wonderful image for all the reasons listed above, and @David_Haynes has a great suggestion with that crop.

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Hi John,
Thanks for the kind words; always appreciated. I prefer the crop suggestion from @David_Haynes as well.

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