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Gratuitous leaf post · 10:37 AM

As if there wasn't enough bandwidth being wasted on leaves already, here's some more...

both with the Sigma 24-60mm f/2.8

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Igilligan · 11-12-2008, 10:28 PM

Oh, the fall leaves...

I like the balance of the colors in the second one. How the yellow/reds in the lower right flow into the greens in the upper left.

Definately the stronger composition of the two shots...

heliphoto · 11-12-2008, 10:32 PM

Thanks Gus, I totally agree and I liked that repeating, fading, color-changing pattern in #2. #1 is such a cliché, I just had to post it. #2 was actually pretty poorly composed, but saved to this extend by a big crop.

Damn Brit · 11-12-2008, 10:32 PM

Oh leaf it out Josh.

I like the second one, it has a layered look about it (almost holographic) and a lot of depth. Great colours as well.

roentarre · 11-12-2008, 11:46 PM

Great composition and contrast on the two shots.

The first shot is a little oversharpened including the background blur. A small nuisance here. The overall effect is stunning.

vievetrick · 11-13-2008, 06:15 AM

Originally posted by heliphoto

Thanks Gus, I totally agree and I liked that repeating, fading, color-changing pattern in #2. #1 is such a cliché, I just had to post it. #2 was actually pretty poorly composed, but saved to this extend by a big crop.

Cliche or not I love #1

heliphoto · 11-13-2008, 09:44 AM

Originally posted by Damn Brit

Oh leaf it out Josh.

I like the second one, it has a layered look about it (almost holographic) and a lot of depth. Great colours as well.

Thanks Gary.

Originally posted by roentarre

Great composition and contrast on the two shots.

The first shot is a little oversharpened including the background blur. A small nuisance here. The overall effect is stunning.

Interesting that it looks oversharpened to you. I didn't touch the sharpening controls in lightroom, so this is only the default Lr sharpening (which I've found to be less than that applied to the in camera jpeg's I've shot lately), Smugmug (the host of the photo) resizes images it serves using imagemagick, and applies a USM sharpening after resizing... in this case the default was left as well (same settings for the other image here as well). I do think the Sigma 24-60/2.8 has rather harsh bokeh in general, so maybe that's contributing to what you see... It's also an extremely sharp lens. I'm glad you enjoyed the shot.

Originally posted by vievetrick

Cliche or not I love #1

Cool!, I'm glad you do...

This post went un-commented-on all day before Gus found it, and I was going to let it fade away and chalk it up to "leaf fatigue," so thanks for commenting everyone.

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11-12-2008, 10:28 PM	#2
Igilligan Guest	I like #2 Oh, the fall leaves... I like the balance of the colors in the second one. How the yellow/reds in the lower right flow into the greens in the upper left. Definately the stronger composition of the two shots...

11-12-2008, 10:32 PM	#3
heliphoto Veteran Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Region 5 Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,539 Original Poster	Thanks Gus, I totally agree and I liked that repeating, fading, color-changing pattern in #2. #1 is such a cliché, I just had to post it. #2 was actually pretty poorly composed, but saved to this extend by a big crop.

11-12-2008, 10:32 PM	#4
Damn Brit Guest	Oh leaf it out Josh. I like the second one, it has a layered look about it (almost holographic) and a lot of depth. Great colours as well.

11-12-2008, 11:46 PM	#5
roentarre Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 11,783	Great composition and contrast on the two shots. The first shot is a little oversharpened including the background blur. A small nuisance here. The overall effect is stunning.

11-13-2008, 06:15 AM	#6
vievetrick Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Easthampton - Massachusetts - USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,183	Originally posted by heliphoto Thanks Gus, I totally agree and I liked that repeating, fading, color-changing pattern in #2. #1 is such a cliché, I just had to post it. #2 was actually pretty poorly composed, but saved to this extend by a big crop. Cliche or not I love #1

11-13-2008, 09:44 AM	#7
heliphoto Veteran Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Region 5 Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,539 Original Poster	Originally posted by Damn Brit Oh leaf it out Josh. I like the second one, it has a layered look about it (almost holographic) and a lot of depth. Great colours as well. Thanks Gary. Originally posted by roentarre Great composition and contrast on the two shots. The first shot is a little oversharpened including the background blur. A small nuisance here. The overall effect is stunning. Interesting that it looks oversharpened to you. I didn't touch the sharpening controls in lightroom, so this is only the default Lr sharpening (which I've found to be less than that applied to the in camera jpeg's I've shot lately), Smugmug (the host of the photo) resizes images it serves using imagemagick, and applies a USM sharpening after resizing... in this case the default was left as well (same settings for the other image here as well). I do think the Sigma 24-60/2.8 has rather harsh bokeh in general, so maybe that's contributing to what you see... It's also an extremely sharp lens. I'm glad you enjoyed the shot. Originally posted by vievetrick Cliche or not I love #1 Cool!, I'm glad you do... This post went un-commented-on all day before Gus found it, and I was going to let it fade away and chalk it up to "leaf fatigue," so thanks for commenting everyone.

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