Remember that old commercial where a narrator is talking about how good a recording tape is and he says, "Is it live or Memorex?" He of course was trying to convey how good the recording tape was in sound fidelity. Well, of course this scene is not real. But I thought it was when I first saw it. I could not believe my good fortune when I came across these leaves in the undergrowth of a conservation area. I looked for a maple tree in the surrounding area but could not find one. I thought this is strange. As I photographed someone picked up a leaf and said they were fake! I couldn't believe it. Who would go to such trouble? It turns out they were hosting a Jonas brothers video, and you guessed it, they plunked down the leaves to do their video and left them there. They say, nothing is stranger than real life. All the same I love the photograph and the effect, it's unreal! By the way, the ferns and trees are real. You believe me don't you...

JMR

[Ash]

Had me fooled JMR.
A lovely array of colours and textures.
Nicely captured.

[and]

ha thats a very cool story, who would have thought.

[Marc Langille]

Regardless of real or not (leaves), that's an arresting image - excellent PP work too.

Regards,
Marc

[daacon]

Indeed I am in the live camp as well great shot cool story.

[dcmsox2004]

as always, a wonderful composition....

[JMR]

Had me fooled JMR.
A lovely array of colours and textures.
Nicely captured.

ha thats a very cool story, who would have thought.

Regardless of real or not (leaves), that's an arresting image - excellent PP work too.

Regards,
Marc

Indeed I am in the live camp as well great shot cool story.

as always, a wonderful composition....

Thanks everyone. I took a few shots before someone mentioned the leaves were fake. All the same, it did not dampen my enthusiasm as the scene was too good to pass up.

JMR

[Wildnsyko]

Fake leaves, huh? I would have thought it was just a nice fall scenery. Nice shot though!