• Photos

  • Level

  • Score

Rainy Day, Yellow Leaf, Blue Car

© John Caruso

Rainy Day, Yellow Leaf, Blue Car

Uploaded: April 17, 2007 10:53:22

Description

1/13 at f/9; Lens 50mm f/1.4; ISO 200; Hand Held; Natural Light

I was on a drive through the woods on a wonderfully rainy day when this leaf tumbled onto my car's hood. I had to pull over and make a photo before it blew away. Having the trees reflected was a happy bonus.

Comments

Donna La Mattino Pagakis April 17, 2007

Awesome color combos, great textures too! #639635

John Caruso April 17, 2007

Thank you very much, Donna! #4178562

Susan Fox April 17, 2007

Wonderful! I think you may have a winner John :-) Love the comp, color and refections. #4178567

Janine Russell level-deluxe April 17, 2007

John, great colors, clarity and lighting. #4178568

John Caruso April 17, 2007

Thanks for your very kind words, Susan and Janine! #4178575

Susie Peek-Swint April 17, 2007

Love it John ~ composition is perfect with the reflections ~ great combi of colours! #4178582

John Caruso April 17, 2007

I'm so glad you liked it, Susie! #4178594

Michelle R. Kovach April 17, 2007

Wonderful colors, detail & composition John! #4178665

Kara L. Hendricks April 17, 2007

I like this one alot John... Colors are popping right off the monitor... Wowza!! Great shot!! #4178746

Chris Budny level-deluxe April 17, 2007

What a fabulous pairing of colors! #4178794

John Caruso April 17, 2007

Michelle, Kara, and Chris--you make me smile! Thanks so much. #4178834

Jenny D April 17, 2007

Beautiful contrasts, colors & comp! #4179579

Katarina Mansson April 17, 2007

Great colors, contrasts, composition, reflections and clarity! #4180280

John Caruso April 18, 2007

I thank you JD and Katarina! #4181413

Margie Hurwich April 18, 2007

This is wonderful, John...from the colors to the shapes to the comp! Great work! #4184318

John Caruso April 18, 2007

Thank you so much, Margie! It's so nice to see you again! #4184347

Colleen Farrell April 18, 2007

Sensational, John! I liked it in the thumbnail version before I even saw the tree reflections--wow! #4184644

John Caruso April 19, 2007

I appreciate you taking a look, Colleen, and I thank you for your great comments! #4185640

Jennifer L. Taranto April 19, 2007

Lovely colors with awesome saturation. Nice comp. I like the reflections on your hood. Great shot! #4186385

John Caruso April 19, 2007

Thanks a bunch, Jennifer! #4186437

Pranay Koka April 19, 2007

this is an awesome shot...nice color contrast and saturation...good eye too! #4188221

John Caruso April 20, 2007

I'm so glad you liked it, Pranay! Thanks for looking. #4189563

Datha Y. Thompson April 25, 2007

John this is EXCELLENT!!!!! Love the colors, reflections, COLORS.. WOW!!! :0) #4214293

John Caruso April 26, 2007

Thanks so much, Datha! I appreciate it as always. #4215589

Carol Teal May 15, 2007

Beautiful eye-popping colors! Great comp and reflections too John! #4285671

John Caruso May 15, 2007

Thanks for your kind words, Carol! #4285799

Les Rhoades level-classic May 16, 2007

I missed this one...This is killer John! Glad to see you had your photographers hat on and stopped capture this one. One not to be missed. #4287802

John Caruso May 16, 2007

Thanks Les! I'm glad you caught it this time around. #4288420

Steven W. Lepak May 17, 2007

WOW! Bravo John! I suspect we will see this one again. Keep up the great work John. Your efforts, too, with the monthly thread are teriffic - the thread is a refreshing aspect to this site. Best Regards, Steven
#4293759

John Caruso May 17, 2007

I really appreciate your very kind words, Steven! Thank you very much. #4294044

Nikki McDonald level-classic May 18, 2007

Beautiful colors and a simple but interesting composition make this photo, John. The relief of the leaf on the hood's surface adds dimension, of course, but who would have thought beads of water could add so much depth? Very nice. #4296348

John Caruso May 18, 2007

Thanks as always, Nikki! #4296975

Suzanne Colson May 19, 2007

The colors and contrast are fantastic!! #4300594

John Caruso May 21, 2007

Thank you very much, Suzanne! #4308444

Datha Y. Thompson June 16, 2007

CONGRATULATIONS John!!! LOVE this Image :0) #4402974

Kathryn (Love) Scheet level-classic June 16, 2007

Hooooraaaay !! congrats on the PSA John - for this wonderful work of art!

Kat. #4403013

Susie Peek-Swint June 16, 2007

Many congrats John ~ great shot and deserves recognition :) #4403016

JO ANN CLEVELAND June 16, 2007

LOVE IT!

CONGRATS ON YOUR WIN WITH 101 GROUP!

jo ann c. #4403176

Bob Cournoyer level-classic June 16, 2007

Rock on, John!!! Congrats... :-)

Bob #4403889

Kara L. Hendricks June 16, 2007

Congratulations John!!! #4404105

Chris Budny level-deluxe June 17, 2007

Congratulations on the PG101, John! #4405113

John Caruso June 17, 2007

Wow, thank you all so very, very much! I'm humbled! #4406122

Datha Y. Thompson September 07, 2007

I LOVE this John!!! One of my FAVS!!! Winner in every way IMO :0) #4762271

John Caruso September 08, 2007

Thanks Datha. I like it too, so I thought I'd try and give it a new life with a resubmission. Thanks again! #4765069

Les Rhoades level-classic September 28, 2007

Here is your big winner! #4857307

John Caruso September 28, 2007

Let's hope, Les! #4857314

Donna La Mattino Pagakis October 19, 2007

Great colors, details and design John! #4950866

John Caruso October 20, 2007

Thanks so much Donna! #4952455

Michelle L. Frick October 24, 2007

Way to go John! Congratulations on this beautiful finalist!!! LOVE IT! #4974179

Nikki McDonald level-classic October 24, 2007

Congratulations on your finalist, John. Way to keep the faith--and to validate 101's! Love it. #4974214

John Caruso October 24, 2007

Thank you both Michelle and Nikki! I always appreciate hearing from you, and I appreciate your kind words! #4974281

Tamera S. Phillips October 24, 2007

Congratulation on this well deserved Finalist. #4974581

John Caruso October 24, 2007

Thanks a million Tamera! #4974649

Jeana Clark October 24, 2007


WOOOHOOO!!
AWEOSME AND WELL DESERVED FINALIST JOHN!!!

~J~ #4974743

Carol Teal October 24, 2007

Hurray John for your fav getting a finalist! Glad to see you didn't give up on this one. #4975271

Donna La Mattino Pagakis October 24, 2007

Outstanding finalist John, congratulations!! #4975507

Susan M. Hembree October 24, 2007

A beauty, John! Well deserved! Congratulations! #4975595

Pat Gamwell October 24, 2007

WoooHooo! WTG, John! BIG CONGRATS! #4975681

Cesar J. La Rosa October 24, 2007

Congratulations on this very well-deserved Finalist, John!!!
Cesar #4975861

Les Rhoades level-classic October 24, 2007

On 9/28 I said; "Here is your big winner!"
Well John, I was right = Congratulations on your finalist!
#4976066

Katarina Mansson October 25, 2007

I just love this John (you can probably guess why :-) and am happy for you that it has made a finalist...or more! Congrats! #4976666

Sylvia Rossler October 25, 2007

Big congrats on this wonderful finalist John :O) #4976793

John Caruso October 25, 2007

Thank you all so very much! I always appreciate your wonderful comments and well wishes! #4977274

Bob Cournoyer level-classic October 25, 2007

Congrats, John!

Bob #4978746

John Caruso October 25, 2007

Thanks Bob! #4979013

Colleen Farrell October 25, 2007

WTG, John! I hope to see a gold on this one. Congratulations and good luck in the next round! #4979359

Mitch Spence level-classic October 25, 2007

Unusual and great detail here, John, to say nothing of the spectacular color combination. Good for you! Congratulations. #4980266

Teresa Norris October 25, 2007

Gorgeous in every way...congratulations on this beautiful finalist, John! #4980389

John Caruso October 25, 2007

Thank you so very much Colleen, Mitch, and Teresa! #4981038

Daniella Puente October 25, 2007

FANTASTIC finalist John, like it very much!!! congrats :) #4981333

Susan Fox October 25, 2007

It's about time this got the recognition it deserves. Congratulations John!!!! #4982009

eileen bedford October 25, 2007

Congratulations on your finalist John, great job..... #4982624

John Caruso October 26, 2007

Wow, thanks a million Daniella, Susan, and Eileen! #4984438

To discuss, first log in or sign up (buttons are at top center of page).

Get Constructive Critiques

Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.


 

Did You Know?

Discussions by Category: You can view photo discussions on various themes in the Community > Photo Discussions section of the site.

BetterPhoto Websites: If you see an orange website link directly under the photographer's name, it's totally okay. It's not spam. The reason: BetterPhoto is the one that offers these personal photography websites. We are supporting our clients with those links.

Unavailable EXIF: If there is no other information but 'Unavailable' in the EXIF (meaning no EXIF data exists with the photo), the 'Unavailable' blurb is not displayed. If there is any info, it shows. Many photos have the EXIF stripped out when people modify the image and resave it, before uploading.


 

The following truth is one of the core philosophies of BetterPhoto:

I hear, I forget.
I see, I remember.
I do, I understand.

You learn by doing. Take your next online photography class.

3

You & 3

Love It!
BetterPhoto.com Photo Contest Finalist


Copyright for this photo belongs solely to John Caruso.
Images may not be copied, downloaded, or used in any way without the expressed, written permission of the photographer.
Log in to follow or message this photographer or report this photo.