Day 28 – Backlit Leaves

It was an unusually warm day in upstate New York today…45F, sunny, and very few clouds in the sky. It was so nice to finally get out and take a little hike. My neighbor and I headed down to the marsh to locate a trail we hadn’t been on before. Except for hearing a few birds in the distance and seeing a flock of ducks fly overhead there wasn’t a creature to be seen. Surprisingly, though, we saw several swarms of mosquitos. I couldn’t believe it. I mean, I know it was a fairly warm day but it’s only January 28! I didn’t take many pictures today but there was some nice backlighting on berries, swamp plants, and this cluster of leaves. I wish I had taken more shots of this because I don’t really care for the composition…but it’s all I have and it was still my fave of the bunch.

I shot this in RAW, brought it into PS and ran ‘auto contrast’ on it. That’s it.

9 Responses to “Day 28 – Backlit Leaves”

  1. Very nice DOF… a well executed isolation shot. I like it a lot.

    Chuck (Hye5) said this on January 29th, 2006 at 1:56 am

  2. nice bokeh and composition. I wish the leaves had just a bit more room on the left though, I’m not sure why…

    peter said this on January 29th, 2006 at 2:10 am

  3. Nice autumnal feel to this photo, which you wouldn’t expect in January! (I agree with Peter about the space on the left, though.)

    Chopper said this on January 29th, 2006 at 4:26 pm

  4. I like this shot. The colors are nice and I like the angle of the plant as well as the DOF. It has an oriental look to it. Nice use of negative space. :)

    Kekiinani said this on January 29th, 2006 at 7:50 pm

  5. Nice Bokeh – beautiful colors.

    Linda said this on January 29th, 2006 at 8:24 pm

  6. Excellent depth of field here.

    Soni said this on January 30th, 2006 at 1:47 am

  7. I’m with Soni. Your DOF here is definitely spot on. Very good shot. Love the light capture.

    Nordia said this on January 30th, 2006 at 10:47 pm

  8. I love this photo. One of the best I’ve seen of the PAD’s I’ve been watching. Great depth of field and colour and lighting and composition.

    Twyla Gariepy said this on February 1st, 2006 at 1:11 am

  9. Cool Bokeh!

    doctornick said this on February 1st, 2006 at 1:57 pm

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