Autumn leaves

[AlexR!]

Just playing with some back-lit autumn leaves and extension tubes on my 50mm. As an old cartographer I always like how leaves can look so terrain-like, almost landscapey.


Autumn leaf macro by AlexR!, on Flickr


Autumn leaf macro 2 by AlexR!, on Flickr

[tesarver]

Re: Autumn leaves

Both are well thought and photographed, but for me the 1st one has the edge based on the texture. patterns and color. Well done Alex.

Tom

[@imagesBV]

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I think the first is very effective as an abstract graphical detail image. There is so much detail - more than you would normally see that makes it interesting.

[Stan]

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I quite like the first but could perhaps found a leaf without the brown spots

Stan

[AlexR!]

Re: Autumn leaves

Tom, Brian, Stan, thanks for stopping by and commenting. In my head there is an interesting image along the lines of number 2 but clearly this isn't it. Back to the drawing board...

[tigerburnie]

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I like the second one, it's different, I take it you lit it from underneath?

[AlexR!]

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Tigerburnie, thanks, and yes, in fact the leaf was lying directly on top of the light.

[TonyT]

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Alex I like them both, BTW many moons ago a mag did an article, they took dead leaves, submerged them in water then froze it in the freezer, they looked spectacular in ice...

[TonyT]

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This is one I googled

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3626/3362061393_e16a2ce5cc.jpg

might give you more ideas :)

[Tigger]

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nice work Alex - I like them both

[Cyberman]

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Nice, I like the patterns you captured with those.
The first stands out to me, but I can see what you were doing with the second.

The first could almost be butterfly or mouth wings.

[AlexR!]

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Tony, thanks for the suggestion and the link. And yes, I do like the effect of things encased in ice then backlit. In fact here's a shot I did earlier this year (albeit berries not leaves):


Frozen berries by AlexR!, on Flickr

So yours is a timely reminder of this style, and autumn/dead leaves do work very well. It is a slight faff getting the ice nice and clear and bubble free (as you can see I failed miserably), so I'll be experimenting over the next couple of weekends.

[AlexR!]

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Ian, Andy, thanks, grateful for the encouragement, and Andy yes, I see that too.

[TonyT]

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That berrie shot looks cool.........literally