Wow - lovely shot. I love leaf outlines, though I usually only manage to get them against the sky -- the way you have caught a lit leaf on a dark background is just wonderful. Well done!
Thanks to all for your very kinds words. I took this shot in the car, as the wind had graciously blown this leaf ever so gently into it as we were parked, waiting outside a store. The light coming through the window was wonderful afternoon light, and the inside of the car is black, so I found myself with a nice contrast.
I first tried to take the pic with my camera phone (so don't be too impressed, Ginger), but I couldn't capture the color well enough. I took this shot with my Canon Digital Elph, I almost always have it with me these days...
:-) Xav bought this for me after doing a bit of research that made him believe this was the best of its class. To be honest, I wanted something super thin, so I could put it in my back pocket, or else the nikon with wi-fi to replace my crummy camera phone. But you can't really argue with the picture quality of the Canon PowerShot SD800 IS Digital Elph. It's a little thicker than I'd wanted, but still fits in my pocket and it survived a five foot drop onto concrete (although I wouldn't try that stunt again).
I've been super happy with this camera and Xav was so jealous of my pics that he bought one too.
and, god knows, it takes more than a great camera to make great pictures. i love the composition, and (yes)the lighting. your artistic bent is really shining in your photography. gorgeous.
this leaf is the exact reason why i am getting married on the east coast in less than two weeks - AUTUMN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! there's no autumn like an east coast autumn...
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Thanks to all for your very kinds words. I took this shot in the car, as the wind had graciously blown this leaf ever so gently into it as we were parked, waiting outside a store. The light coming through the window was wonderful afternoon light, and the inside of the car is black, so I found myself with a nice contrast.
I first tried to take the pic with my camera phone (so don't be too impressed, Ginger), but I couldn't capture the color well enough. I took this shot with my Canon Digital Elph, I almost always have it with me these days...
:-) Xav bought this for me after doing a bit of research that made him believe this was the best of its class. To be honest, I wanted something super thin, so I could put it in my back pocket, or else the nikon with wi-fi to replace my crummy camera phone. But you can't really argue with the picture quality of the Canon PowerShot SD800 IS Digital Elph. It's a little thicker than I'd wanted, but still fits in my pocket and it survived a five foot drop onto concrete (although I wouldn't try that stunt again).
I've been super happy with this camera and Xav was so jealous of my pics that he bought one too.
this is beautiful, karen! i love this photo.
and, god knows, it takes more than a great camera to make great pictures. i love the composition, and (yes)the lighting. your artistic bent is really shining in your photography. gorgeous.