Assignment #23: Leaves

[Nikolai]

Our glass (http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=51941) subject turned out to be a pretty difficult one, not many people dared to take upon it. :dunno

So let's drop it a notch and shoot some less transparent objects: leaves.

The leaves (or a bunch of pine needles) should be the primary subject of the picture.
A single leaf is preferable, but several OK too, as long as you can differentiate them clearly.

Remember, we're not talking about the foliage - we're shooting individual leaves! :deal

As always: fresh pictures, moderate post-processing.
For the rest of the basic rules and index please check out this sticky (http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=41800).

Let's leaf it up! :-) :wink

[Swartzy]

and see if there are any leaves there....:rofl

[photocat]

bugger, I have leaves but again shot in the wrong time...
I went out in frost and cold to snap leaves, but the challenge comes 3 weeks to late...:rofl

http://photocat.smugmug.com/photos/125754079-L.jpg

[Nikolai]

and see if there are any leaves there....:rofl
Pine needles? Bushes? There must be some leaf-like things around, no? :scratch

[Nikolai]

bugger, I have leaves but again shot in the wrong time...
I went out in frost and cold to snap leaves, but the challenge comes 3 weeks to late...:rofl


Nice one, too bad it's not fresh... :cry
Any chance of getting out and reshoot? :scratch

[photocat]

Nice one, too bad it's not fresh... :cry
Any chance of getting out and reshoot? :scratch

nope, the frost is long gone, and I doubt that we will get more frost. If so, I could go back and reshoot. I know where they are... grin

[Swartzy]

This is a macro....vewwry tiny

http://Swartzy.smugmug.com/photos/125779780-L.jpg


Sorry to see you leave.....yuk yuk

http://Swartzy.smugmug.com/photos/125779781-L.jpg

[Nikolai]

This is a macro....vewwry tiny
Sorry to see you leave.....yuk yuk

Purrty kewl! :thumb

[Nikolai]

It's a rainy/overcast day here in SoCal...

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/126012616-L.jpg

Canon 30D + 50mm f/1.8 at f/2.5, ISO100, 1/125s.

[Muneio]

Newbie here thought I would give this a try.

http://billhere.smugmug.com/photos/126566517-M.jpg (http://billhere.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=126566517)

[evoryware]

Newbie here thought I would give this a try.
One newb to another, I like that shot.

[anwmn1]

Frost biten leaves
http://aaronnewman.smugmug.com/photos/126081673-L.jpg


http://aaronnewman.smugmug.com/photos/126082106-L.jpg


http://aaronnewman.smugmug.com/photos/126082419-L.jpg

All shot at F5.6 1/160 ISO 125 54mm

[anwmn1]

Some other leaves

http://aaronnewman.smugmug.com/photos/126082404-L.jpg

After a little fire-
http://aaronnewman.smugmug.com/photos/126082159-L.jpg

[KvPhoto]

I think these are a kind of aquatic leaf.....:dunno

http://www.kvtphotography.com/photos/126009416-M.jpg

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white balance: auto
sensing method: one-chip color sensor
colorspace: sRGB

[Nikolai]

Some other leaves
After a little fire-

Aint's seeing no snow:-)
Thanks, nice entries! :thumb

[Nikolai]

I think these are a kind of aquatic leaf.....:dunno

Thank you for the entry and welcome to the Class! :thumb :clap

As a side note, we're all casual here, no need for EXIF unless somebody specifically asked for it :deal

Cheers! :1drink

[KvPhoto]

Thanks so much. :D

[pauly632]

I am really new and glad to be here....

http://Pauly632.smugmug.com/photos/126282253-L.jpg

I called it green streets..

http://Pauly632.smugmug.com/photos/126281351-L.jpg

[Nikolai]

I am really new and glad to be here....

I called it green streets..



Welcome to Dgrin and welcome to the Class! :clap
You've chosen a right place for your first post:-)! :thumb
Thank you very much for your entries!

In fact the second one would be superb - provided there was no distracting, oof and rather bright stem just in front of the camera...:dunno

[anwmn1]

Aint's seeing no snow:-)
Thanks, nice entries! :thumb

We got a little bit last weekend- these were taken a few days early but here you go.

Are these leaves though?
http://aaronnewman.smugmug.com/photos/124949459-M.jpg

http://aaronnewman.smugmug.com/photos/124948739-M.jpg

http://aaronnewman.smugmug.com/photos/124949110-M.jpg

Oh yeah- the fire in my previous post was created by me- no blower and too lazy to pick the leaves out of the rocks. Just burn em. :D

[Nikolai]

We got a little bit last weekend- these were taken a few days early but here you go.
Are these leaves though?

Oh yeah- the fire in my previous post was created by me- no blower and too lazy to pick the leaves out of the rocks. Just burn em. :D

I'd say they are leaves alright :thumb - at least for our particular purposes :wink
Thanks for the entries! :clap

[diggy415]

Leaf it to me to go out on a limb and plant this picture and hope everyone roots for me, then i can stem on the experience i gain. :ivar :bow

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/diggy415/Misc/misc391600x800.jpg

[Nikolai]

Leaf it to me to go out on a limb and plant this picture and hope everyone roots for me, then i can stem on the experience i gain. :ivar :bow


Cool shot and great caption:-)!:clap
Welcome to the Class! :thumb

[rjpat]

Finally had a chance to play with my Pro-Optic extension tubes, so I thought I would post one.

http://rjpat.smugmug.com/photos/126478843-L.jpg

[photocat]

[QUOTE=rjpat]Finally had a chance to play with my Pro-Optic extension tubes, so I thought I would post one.



Nice, I like the left part better then the right, it gives a very good impression of the structure of the leaves. Well done... Do I need such a Pro-optic extension tube?

Pinsharp and nice color!

[Nikolai]

Finally had a chance to play with my Pro-Optic extension tubes, so I thought I would post one.

Thank you very much, great entry! :thumb

[limey-g]

Well here in cold and white Canada there are no leaves worth shooting so went into my bush and found a little greenery.
Geoff

[Nikolai]

Well here in cold and white Canada there are no leaves worth shooting so went into my bush and found a little greenery.
Geoff

Welcome to the Class! :clap
Thanks for the entry! As we agreed, those things do qualify as the "leaves" :thumb

[photocat]

into my bush and found a little greenery.
Geoff[/QUOTE]

I really like this photograph... It is just that, a little greenery. Love the background, the green really pops on it.
Great job! Keep shooting

[Antonio Correia]

From my garden
http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/127257355-M.jpg http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/127257921-M.jpg http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/127258332-M.jpg http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/127258733-M.jpg

[Nikolai]

From my garden
Great entries, thanks! :thumb

[Photog]

I saw this and shot it...thinking would work for the "glass entry."

After looking at it, I determined I was quite wrong. :rofl:

Anyway, here's some leaves. With a bit of glass.

http://motophoto.smugmug.com/photos/128184533-M.jpg

[Nikolai]

I saw this and shot it...thinking would work for the "glass entry."
After looking at it, I determined I was quite wrong. :rofl:
Anyway, here's some leaves. With a bit of glass.


Very nice shot! I love the colors! :thumb

It seemed a bit flat to me, so I took a liberty to modify it a bit.
All I did was to open in PC (CS3), curves adjustment layer in Lumonosity mode, and then set black and white point. I didn't even do any curving per se..

See if you like it!

[Photog]

Thanks for the tip! I just opened Fireworks and gave it a shot! Oooo! Cool.

This is going to be fun!

[STLMach1]

Hopefully this meets the criteria...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/STLMach1/Photography/IMG_6441_2.jpg

Thanks,
Michael

[com3]

can i still play? :D

[Nikolai]

Hopefully this meets the criteria...
Thanks,
Michael

It sure does! :thumb

[Nikolai]

can i still play? :D

Please tell me it's not a poison oak :bow :wink :rofl
Thanks for the entry! :thumb

[com3]

Please tell me it's not a poison oak :bow :wink :rofl
Thanks for the entry! :thumb


hahah! nah, it's not...i don't think... :wink

[xris]

Wow, what a process to figure out!! Anyway. Can I play? (be gentle, it's my first time....)

http://www.xris.smugmug.com/photos/128387821-L.jpghttp://www.xris.smugmug.com/img/spacer.gifhttp://www.xris.smugmug.com/gallery/2412397/1/126492942#128387821http://www.xris.smugmug.com/gallery/2412397/1/126492942#128387821-L-LBhttp://www.xris.smugmug.com/gallery/2412397/1/126492942#128387821-L-LB

[Nikolai]

Wow, what a process to figure out!! Anyway. Can I play? (be gentle, it's my first time....)


Thank you for the entry and welcome to the Class!

I again took the liberty to adjust your image similar to the one above, by simply setting up its black and white points (in Luminosity mode). Hope you don't mind...

[xris]

Thank you for the entry and welcome to the Class!

I again took the liberty to adjust your image similar to the one above, by simply setting up its black and white points (in Luminosity mode). Hope you don't mind...
No prob's. Experimentation is the name o the game. Thing is, while its seems to have gained some contrast, it also seems to have lost it's colour and gained a lot of grey.

[Nikolai]

No prob's. Experimentation is the name o the game. Thing is, while its seems to have gained some contrast, it also seems to have lost it's colour and gained a lot of grey.

Maybe infamous browser/os/gamma/color space issue :scratch
I'm on XP SP2/IE7.
I see neither color loss nor gain of gray..:dunno

Anybody else can check please?

[com3]

Maybe infamous browser/os/gamma/color space issue :scratch
I'm on XP SP2/IE7.
I see neither color loss nor gain of gray..:dunno

Anybody else can check please?


my LCD is calibrated. yes, it's slightly greyed, but i think that gives it a great feel for what the shot really looks like; cold, drab, sorrowful, dead. it's perfect. great shot!

here's a slightly haxed version with a little more color (+38 sat, CS2)...tell me if you can see the difference on your monitor.

[Nikolai]

my LCD is calibrated. yes, it's slightly greyed, but i think that gives it a great feel for what the shot really looks like; cold, drab, sorrowful, dead. it's perfect. great shot!

here's a slightly haxed version with a little more color (+38 sat, CS2)...tell me if you can see the difference on your monitor.

Yeah I can see about 30%+ saturation, but don't trust my eyes...:wink

[xris]

my LCD is calibrated. yes, it's slightly greyed, but i think that gives it a great feel for what the shot really looks like; cold, drab, sorrowful, dead. it's perfect. great shot!

here's a slightly haxed version with a little more color (+38 sat, CS2)...tell me if you can see the difference on your monitor.
Thanks for the kind comment. I was trying for the warmth of autumn. And, frankly, I think I got it, But you just bettered it.

Okay. Here goes. I'm on FF under Ubuntu, with an LCD -- but I'll check it using a CRT under XP using IE 7 momentarily. Thing is, the com3 version looks great here. Same colours as original but more saturated. Far closer to the look of a real dried oak leaf IMHO.

Stay tuned. The XP box is in my office. As Arnold once said: "I'll be bock...."

[xris]

Okay. On the XP IE7 box with CRT everything looks just slightly warmer. Makes the com3 version look almost sunny. Crisp and bright. Lots of colour. Nikolai's version gains just enough chroma to wash away some of the cool greys. I'm actually amazed at how different the mood can be with a just a couple of slight twists of the wrist!

[com3]

Thanks for the kind comment. I was trying for the warmth of autumn. And, frankly, I think I got it, But you just bettered it.



haha! i took the opposite from your pic... i thought of if more as the drab coldness of late fall/early winter. that's what the greying aspect of it felt like to me. :)

that's what's so cool about photography... anyone can interpret it differently, and it'll always mean just as much.

[Lord Vetinari]

Not really an assiignment entry (taken a while ago) but something to look out for- leaf miner tracks.
Brian V.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/58/219238260_32a5e1edf5_o.jpg

[com3]

Not really an assiignment entry (taken a while ago) but something to look out for- leaf miner tracks.
Brian V.

wow! that really pops! good stuff!!