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19-OCT-2008

10/19/08 - Autumn Leaves

A shoot-through done by placing a wide-open lens in/against the orange leaves of a sugar maple while focusing on the brilliant red leaves of a bush about 8 feet away (in my backyard).
My first encounter with a shoot-through was 4-5 years ago while reading a Freeman Patterson book. His, also, featured a hazy orange foreground and in-focus leaves a short distance away as a subject - but done a lot better than this knock-off of mine. I spent many-a-day (many-a-month?) back then trying to do my first successful shoot through. The fact that I was trying with my first camera, a point and shoot, made the trying all the more difficult. You can see that first one of mine here- http://www.pbase.com/ed_k/image/28991420
PS - here's Freeman's shoot-through that first inspired me - http://www.freemanpatterson.com/1print4_art_of_seeing.htm

Nikon D300
1/80s f/4.0 at 105.0mm iso400 full exif

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Tom Briggs20-Oct-2008 18:59
Well done, Ed ... beautiful treatment of this scene ... voted
lou_rozensteins19-Oct-2008 22:52
An interesting technique, with great colour. Thanks for the explanatory notes too. Well done.
Jola Dziubinska19-Oct-2008 17:39
Gorgeous.