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M's Last Hurrah

© Michelle Alton

M's Last Hurrah

Uploaded: November 30, 2009

Description


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On Thanksgiving Day, the Bog trees were stripped of their Autumn brilliance. But in the woods, small clumps of stunning Maple foliage clung steadfastly on.
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Silver Lake Park, Bristol, Pennsylvania
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A touch of Fractalius brought out the color, and the Photoshop filter, "Plastic Wrap" is responsible for the texture.
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Shot Raw, manual settings. ISO:125, F5, 1/320s, 91mm (equivalent)
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<<-Nature & Landscapes->>
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Exif: F Number: 5, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/320 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 125, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 65.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 50D

Comments

Dominick M. Dimacale level-addict November 30, 2009

Outstanding fall image here, Michelle, we are surely in the same wavelenght today!


Dominick #1210789

Douglas Pignet November 30, 2009

Ours are almost gone as well, all but the raking...lol Nice ending fall shot Michelle. #8178458

Gord MacEachern November 30, 2009

Lovely image Michelle, the tones, and effects are wonderful!
Ours are gone also, but it has been a real nice fall. #8178527

MELODIE C. ROBERTS November 30, 2009

Morning Mickey!
What a Great idea to wrap them in Plastic
That should preserve them for awhile ;0)

Beautiful Capture and treatment!!

#8178549

Chua Wee Boo November 30, 2009

Beautiful autumn image,Michelle! #8178570

Barbara Waldoch November 30, 2009

Very beautiful Michelle!
I am so impressed, I never managed to do anything useful with the Plastic Wrap. This is great! #8178583

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe November 30, 2009

Wow - This is beautifully captured Michelle!! Jeff #8178585

Nikki McDonald level-classic November 30, 2009

Nicely captured and processed, Michelle. Love the deep, rich colors and the texture. I'm sorry to see autumn go. #8178617

Courtenay Vanderbilt November 30, 2009

LOL @ Mel! Beautifully captured and preserved, Michelle! #8178694

Ron McEwan November 30, 2009

Beautiful job Michelle, I first thought that the texture was a layer of ice. #8178991

Monnie Ryan November 30, 2009

I'm with Ron -- at first I thought it was ice! It's beautiful! #8179042

Jack Ryan November 30, 2009

Interesting effects...nicely composed...quite beautiful. Excellent work as always. #8179249

Marty Straub November 30, 2009

Great shot of color, Michelle, and you used the plastic wrap so well. An outstanding finish to a fine photo. #8179394

Tiia Vissak November 30, 2009

a lovely seasonal image! #8179542

Hal Bambrick November 30, 2009

Very NICE Michelle!!!!!. #8179755

Karen Engelbreth November 30, 2009

Wonderful autumn capture, Michelle... #8179843

Mike Clime November 30, 2009

Beautiful! Like the shades of red, the tones and that filter! #8179867

Ann Coates level-classic November 30, 2009

Lovely capture and treatment Michelle. #8179899

Joseph N. DiGilio November 30, 2009

I think Japanese Maple leaves are some of autumn's most beautiful Michelle. This technique you used for this image is very well suited to it. I find it very appealing. Fine work. #8180066

Carol L. Fowler November 30, 2009

Nice cluster of color- I have seen some Japanese maples this week and they are still turning- very beautiful colors! #8180166

Renee Doyle November 30, 2009

A wonderful seasonal Hurrah Michelle!!! Excellent full frame comp and beautiful colours!! #8180185

Amanda J. Tanner level-classic November 30, 2009

Michelle, The plastic wrap is very creative. I love the texture of the leaves. Very nice #8180218

Christine Lobsinger level-classic November 30, 2009

MICELLE, THIS IS VERY PRETTY... GREAT CHOICE OF TREATMENTS..
LOVE THE REDS.

CHRISTINE
SMILING AGAIN #8180434

Tammy Espino November 30, 2009

This just pops out of the page at you, outstanding!! :) #8180556

Kerry Hill November 30, 2009

This is very beautiful Michelle, gorgeous tones and I love the effects!! #8180640

Amy M. Wilson November 30, 2009

Beautiful comp, colors and effects, Michelle! #8180668

Ujjwal Mukherjee November 30, 2009

Wonderful presentation,Michelle!! #8180964

Tommy E. Burgess November 30, 2009

Very beautiful Autumn capture with fantastic light, colors, detail and effects Michelle!! I play around with the plastic wrap in PS a lot but usually chicken out on entering shots where I've used it. Here I think the effect works perfectly!! #8180978

AEK December 01, 2009

michelle - this one's a beauty. such terrific effects and colors - thanks for leaving the notes about which were used. you know, always appreciated - have a good day. -a. #8182196

Patrick Rouzes level-classic December 01, 2009

Your choice of effects certainly bring out the lighting, colors & textures of those leaves,Michelle! Super beautiful image & work here indeed! WTG! #8183356

Kathy Reeves December 01, 2009

Beautiful colors!! Love the effect. #8183427

Kate Jackson December 02, 2009

I never thought I would enjoy plastic wrap but this, together with the frac works really well! #8184571

December 02, 2009

Very nice POV with this Fall Foliage shot. Well done Michelle. Another one into my favorites. #8184622

Laura E. Swan level-classic December 03, 2009

Outstanding DDR work on these beauties, Michelle!!! Plastic wrap was the perfect choice! :)

The Fall is long gone here now. In fact I'm pretty sure I saw Santa at the edge of town getting his sled blades sharpened up!? :D

Great job! Stay warm!

-Laura

#8189342

ALLEN O. HOWARD December 05, 2009

Excellent captures with beautiful colors. Great touch with the plastic wrap filter! #8192985

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