First Frost in Maine

[redleash]

I shot this in my brother's yard the day I left Maine, a few days after the Shootout. I'm not sure about the PP but I liked the image when I saw it. I processed it mainly in ACR, boosted the blacks a bit and also the clarity. A crop and a tiny bit of curve in PS. Tried a BW conversion but that was a non-starter.

Any C&C will be appreciated.

Thanks, Lauren

http://www.redleashphoto.com/photos/696884825_aLZoJ-XL.jpg

[adbsgicom]

Nice image!
I think you need to be in tighter here, though. The gold tones in the background to the left distract from the leaf. Either go 1x1 on the crop, or go a bunch tighter on the leaf.

[redleash]

More like this?

http://www.redleashphoto.com/photos/697350515_fvAoL-XL.jpg

[Ric Grupe]

More like this?

Nice...I like these simple shots. There is so much to be had if we only look.

[adbsgicom]

I like the crop a lot more. Beautiful capture.

[Richard]

More like this?

:nod Much better. :thumb

[Eia]

I really like the second. You must have been looking hard to find this! The crystal on the edges is beautiful.:thumb

[Dogdots]

I like the 2nd one too :thumb

--- burrrr winter is coming :cry

[Dancer72]

What a GREAT eye to see frost on the edges of a leaf, especially one in among the blades of grass. I also like the tighter crop, as some others have said...really brings your eye right to the frosted leaf. Hope you were headed home to someplace warm. :D

Thanks for sharing!

[agunther]

Brrrr. Thats a cool image :D
I'd like a bit more depth on on the leaf (right side seems slightly unsharp).
The colors are brilliant.

[Jack'll do]

+1 on the crop Lauren. Love the colors and the detail. :thumb

[Azzaro]

Good job Lauren.....Your eye keeps getting better........ azzaro

[Snowgirl]

Chiming in - yep, the tighter crop really does it for me.
Of course, living a few hours NORTH of your brother's place, frost fails to have any allure for me at the moment. I'm just hoping that winter holds off for 6 more weeks until we get our house built and get moved:rolleyes

Seriously though - good shot!

[rwells]

Missed this one,

Nice shot Lauren. Looks like the frost has a death-grip on the leaf :huh

[redleash]

Thanks, everyone! Glad you like the cropped version--and thanks for the suggestion, as I like it much better also. I was pleased when I saw this one on my screen with the details of the frost. When I shot it, I was just hoping to capture the overall look of the frosty grass and the yellow leaf against the green grass.

I think it reminds me of Eliot Porter.