Autumn Frame Photo

Photographer’s Note

This was taken from the road between the Garry Bridge and Loch Tummel. We had stopped to take photos of the tree which is framing this image. Several different compositions presented themselves. This is one of my favourites. A more straightforward image of the tree is in the WS.

I can't remember if I used a filter. If I did it would probably be the 0.6 Lee ND grad.

As you might expect from all the tiny leaves, I needed to use high compression to come under the 200kb, so I reduced the dimensions a bit.

ISO200

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besnard (30182) 2008-01-06 2:25

Bonjour kath
Très beau cliché aux couleurs d'automne avec cet arbre qui fait un merveilleux encadrement. Belle profondeur d'image sur cette campagne riante.
Merci pour le partage et bon dimanche.
Nicole

jurek1951 (25732) 2008-01-06 2:25

Hi Kath,
Beautiful autumn scene with great colors and a beautiful composition and perspective. Excellent shot.
Georg

gildasjan (23381) 2008-01-06 2:27

Bonjour Kath
Il est bien beau ce paysage d'automne encadré par cette branche qui habille parfaitement la composition.Un très beau cliché aux teintes naturelles.
Bon dimanche.
Amicalement
Gildas

snunney (34146) 2008-01-06 2:27

Hello Kath,
Very good composition making good use of the natural framing of the tree in its beautiful autumn colours. The fence line going off at a diagonal makes a good lead-line for the eyes. Excellent light and tones and, as always, very good clarity.

KLB (17824) 2008-01-06 2:29

Hello Kath

A nice composition. The yellow leaves, with this warm color, are impressive and make a great natural frame.
I think the fence is cropped too close. I would have liked to see a little more of the path in the foreground, to have a longer diagonal and give a longer perspective. But perhaps it wasn't possible. It's just my vision, and it's a beautiful composition.

Regards,
Karine

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robertosalguero (2759) 2008-01-06 2:30

Hello Kath,

YOu used the tree branch very well to frame this scene. The colours do remind me of the past season and the beautiful and colourful views. Nice work with the light as the details in the image look great. THanks :-)

Roberto

cbrman (18697) 2008-01-06 2:56

Hello Kath,

Une très joli paysage bucolique à souhait ! Les branches cachent àgréablement un ciel un peu laiteux !
J'aurais voulu voir peut-être un peu plus de décor au sol !

A+

Dominique

Floydian (30970) 2008-01-06 3:12

Hello Kath,
Although i like the colours more in the ws version, here it is the composition which is much stronger with the overhanging tree as a kind of natural framing.
You yourself here a great spot with high detail in a very colourful landscape.
Filter or not, it all looks very natural with that soft blue sky shining through..
Regards, Henk

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carper (64130) 2008-01-06 4:27

very nice one Kath,
theautumn is very nice in the wel taken composition, good colours and fine balance, nice one Kath. Have a nice sunday
gr. jaap

ALIRIZA (16195) 2008-01-06 6:25

Hi Kath,
Wonderful composition with framing of the tree and beautiful autumn colours. Great idea my dear friend. Well done...
Have a nice week...
Ali Rıza

meltemi (9746) 2008-01-06 7:12

Hello Kath,
the gentle colours of the countryside are beautifully captured and the composition is superb. This autumnal landscape really looks beautiful and somehow cozy. The point of view works very well here and the light is gorgeous, the frame is very smart.
Kind Regards.
Stella

Dyerco (8884) 2008-01-06 7:27

Hi Kath
I really like the framing you have here and you have captured a quintessential landscape from the British Isles. I have to say that the light in the WS image is really spetacular. Frontlit with a dark sky. Both are nicely composed.
TFS
Phil

Photo65Net (43084) 2008-01-06 7:39

Hello KAth,
Wonderful framing of these mountains through the autumn leafs.
I like a lot, as it places the viewer inside the landscape, in a way.
Regards,
JB.

indraajeet (1773) 2008-01-06 8:46

nice colourful shot. yellow autmnal leaves bend over the green below. very meaningful contrast
indrajit

Tue (25608) 2008-01-06 9:23

Hej Kath,
I love the golden leaves of the tree that frames the picture so well. The sunlight is really enhancing and the rest of the landscape looks beautiful as well. Thanks for sharing!
Regards,
Lars

Cricri (42853) 2008-01-06 9:58

Hi Kath,
Bien présenter le cadrage avec l'arbre et les branches qui invite a appréçier le paysage, jolies teintes de couleurs de l'automne, celle en WS est trés jolie, je pense qu'elle aurait aussi mérité d'être poster, beau travail
Have a nice evening for you
cricri

sleon (9350) 2008-01-06 9:59

Hi Kath
This scene exudes autumn light and has a lovely freshness to it. The colours and contrasts are very attractive, and the compo works - though I would have liked to see a bit more of the lower edge and the fence which leads us into the landscape. Best wishes for 2008!
Susanna

josepmarin (33591) 2008-01-06 10:42

Hello Kath,
Yes, the title of your photo is perfect. I like the creativity that you have given to this composition, using the branches and the leaves of the tree to create a natural and very elegant frame to this beautiful and calm landscape.
Great work, very aesthetic and balanced, with an excellent harmony between all the elements, a great light and a few magnificent colors.
Bravo!
Best regards,
Josep

gilou530 (34739) 2008-01-06 12:00

hello kath
you chose a framing which I like to make with the branches which close the image, here it takes a little place, I will have placed the barrier in the angle what will have guided the glance towards the forest, but it is only my opinion and that remains a superb photograph of a landscape which gives me desire for coming to walk in this lanscape
friendships
gilbert,

jwmunro (6561) 2008-01-06 12:45

Hello Kath -

I am really partial to the amber tones of light falling on the fall colors, so I prefer the WS image. This is a very nice image and an excellent composition. The compositional choice of the tree to mask the contrasty sky was a good choice. I think there maybe a bit too much tree but under the circumstances is works perfectly. Everything is where it belongs - well done!

Thank you for sharing.

John

markstaples (15670) 2008-01-06 12:53

Happy New Year Kath!
Have finally found a couple of hours to have a bash on TE. The autumn frame is indeed beautiful and you have got a good depth of field. A beautiful shot.
Best wishes
Mark

jackart (5540) 2008-01-06 13:07

Hello Kath!

Yhis is my way of thinking about framing. Great framing with wonderful yellow tree in the foreground and amazing landscape in the background. Nice atmosphere of autumn... but because it's winter time I wish You Happy New Year

Best Regards
Jacek

Paolo (40651) 2008-01-06 14:46

Hi Kath, great one, colorful and with a beautiful light, autumnal tones and excellent quality and POV too.
thansk,ciao

stego (22336) 2008-01-06 14:46

Hi Kath,
Stunning! Maybe the word isn't the most suitable here because one of the things is the 'simplicity' of the landscape, but the photo is gorgeous.
The compo is very well done (why am I not surprised?), with the tree of the FG nicely framing the landscape and the fence enhancing the depth.. The light control is remarkable - you achieved having that green field with sun without OE, the shadowed woods well lit, blue on the sky and fine detail in the foliage of the FG. Did you use any blended layers here to apply different exposure to some areas?
Regards, José.

gneufeld (15007) 2008-01-06 17:52

Hi Kath,
You've achieved wonderful framing here with the huge branch overhead. I really like the colors and the feel of openness - the kind of place to wander aimlessly as the world hurries somewhere else. Great shot and great feel. Fine work and TFS. Gerald

pboehringer (770) 2008-01-06 21:42

Kath,
it really struck me that you posted at a smaller size. Your reamrk in your post makes sense and it seems to me that you succeeded well with that strategy. The colors are warm and adorable and lookin into the difference of intesity of the leaves in the upper part compared to the mid portion I would agree with you that you most likely used a ND grad here. Perfect composition although I prefer the colors of the WS.
Cheers, Peter

Stepan (27167) 2008-01-06 22:56

The title is perfectly right : an autumn frame for an autumn window. Nice compo, with a good light, simply well done.
Stéphane

syd1946 (17807) 2008-01-06 23:10

Hello Kath,
Wonderful Autumnal atmosphere and feeling...nice natural colors all around in an excellent frame.I like very much the way you include the leaves and the view to the green field!

Have a nice day,
Thomas

papagolf21 (55990) 2008-01-07 0:36

Bonjour, mon amie Kath,
J'aime la campagne, ses senteurs, ses paysages, sa beauté ! L'on revit en voyant de telles photographies. Belle mise en scène avec cet avant-plan fort bien choisi. Le mélange harmonieux des arbres à feuillage caduc et les conifères sont excellents.
Très jolie prise de vue.
Amitiés.
Philippe
P.S. : Je viens de regarder la photo publiée en atelier, celle-ci mériterait une publication spécifique, tant la beauté est magnifiquement rendue.

ruisc_pt (6206) 2008-01-07 1:06

Hi Kath
A nice frame and POV.
Looking to the WS It seems you have used in that th ND filter.
Great perspective without loosing the leaves details.
TFS
R

pasternak (13032) 2008-01-07 2:31

Hi Kath, a bold composition with this natural frame occupying more than half of the image, but it works here, also due to this green field below which balances the branch...

Cheers and happy new year!
Alexander

ktanska (16414) 2008-01-07 3:34

Hi Kath,
Again beautiful autumn weather. It looks like it wasn't so bad over there after all. Golden leaves look so good on that heavy branch surrounding the whole frame. While that clearly is the main focal point of this shot, the green field still looks a bit squeezed against the lower edge on my eyes.
Kari

riclopes (32865) 2008-01-07 4:05

Wow, incredible golden tones, once again, Kath. More stunning in the WS but I agree that this framing is fantastic and making a more appealing image. The way the branches are hanged from the trunk makes a graceful picture. The scenery in the background is also lovely by the change of colors and sunny/shadow parts. I'm sure I wouldn't manage to post this one... I already rejected some of my treking in the forest of Laos, because of the excess of detail... :( I know RAW could help me...
ric

ElAprendiz (7370) 2008-01-07 7:30

Hello Kath
Observing your gallery I can be given account that you have photos of spectacular landscapes. It enchants to me in the all of them used professionalism, congratulations. I like much the colorful one offered in this taking, plenty of splendor, nature, relaxation, balance and composition, aside from the great used point of view. Excellent!
John

UlfE (8859) 2008-01-07 9:59

Hi Kath,

Both photos are excellent. The composition is maybe a little bit better for this one but the colours are definitively better in your WS photo. I think that you should have had your WS photo in your main gallery and not hidden in a WS.

Cheers,

Ulf

rushfan2112 (2965) 2008-01-07 12:41

Beautiful. I always said that Spring was my favourite time when I live in Scotland - but you're slowly convincing me that Autumn is right up there.....
A stunner. Kind regards, Paul.

plimrn (19558) 2008-01-07 16:27

Hi Kath,
The WS photo is a stunning beauty with classic framing; how clever of you to not be satisfied with classic and see an even better composition peering out from the the golden leaves.
HLJ, Pat

bostankorkulugu (33334) 2008-01-07 17:41

just splendid kath... i like how the branches full of golden leaves are framing this pastoral beauty... all the best...

korkut

axiotea (15929) 2008-01-07 20:01

Hello Kath
Good use of the branches and foliage which are naturally framing and embellishing the scenery. Love the ws with its intense, fire colors, luminosity and dramatic sky.
Cheers
Marilyn

Graal (57292) 2008-01-07 23:51

Hi Kath,
beautiful landscape, fine composition with autumnal leafs on FG. Well quality. I like it.
Gr., Aleksander

chrisnet (20354) 2008-01-08 1:29

Hello Kath,
Excellent framing with the autumn branchs, I like this beautiful landscape and these wonderful natural tones, very well done.
Best wishes for 2008

tober (3900) 2008-01-08 2:18

Hi Kath, that's something really wonderful. If someone asks me to select an ideal photo for the autumn season in TE, I can easily point out this one. I cannot differentiate whether the colours are natural or a little bit saturated. But what ever it is, the photo is really splendid. Kind regards, Tolga

Partha_c (1985) 2008-01-08 2:42

Hi Kath. Beautifully composed. Nice perspective. Well framed by the colourful hanging leaves. The horizontal branch parallel to the hills afar added depth. Really great. Enjoyed.
Partha

ayansadhu (1497) 2008-01-08 7:59

Nice composition Kath
Good bordering which goes well with the image
The colors and the leafy branches adds to the image...

crckt (6971) 2008-01-08 12:40

Hi Kath,
It's a beautiful frame, love the colors, lovely composition too.
Thanks for sharing,
Shaeri

guillaumejm (9026) 2008-01-08 14:21

hello kath
A wonderful scene. I like the impact of forground tree on the composition, because of light & colours.
Simply beautiful.
Warm regards
JMarc

bazal (7898) 2008-01-09 7:50

Hi Kath.
Beautiful and quite poetic image with the tree with yellow leaves used both as a frame and as a foreground. i really like the result.
Thanks for sharing!

scobert (5333) 2008-01-09 16:18

Hello Kath,
You are posting one great photo after another at a breakneck speed. I missed this one. Your composition is excellent as usual and your lighting well-handled (this lighting is a bit tricky). A beautiful photo. Excellent photographers like you, Henk, and John Munro, to name a few, are making me a big believer in shooting raw for scenics and architectual shots. Due the fast action and number of photos needed to cover dance and events I am forced to shoot jpegs. Very impressive work!
Stan

vincz (19039) 2008-01-10 0:28

A bit late on this one but i cannot skip it. I love the natural framing with this beautiful tree spanning all above the picture. the branches full of leaves give so much depth there. A truly beautiful composition. Congratulations!

Angshu (33324) 2008-01-10 19:58

Hi Kath
An exposition of your fine art of framing, so no wonder this would be your favourite. The colours are definitely better in the WS, but as a compo. this is. I see what you meant in your critique yesterday, when you used the fence as a lead-in to the depths of the image. The sun was to your front left, so the sky is a bit bland. I wonder how beautiful this would look with the sun at your back, against a deep blue sky, especially with those leaves.
Regards
Angshu

pablominto (40020) 2008-01-11 1:01

Hello Kath,
This is a very attractive composition, where the big old trees provides the best possible framing of the view!
Autumn is present all over the frame, and the varied light adds life to the landscape!
Greetings,
Pablo -

hdl (6735) 2008-01-11 4:03

Nice framing, Kath. A very attractive composition!

JCG (24857) 2008-01-11 10:22

Hi Kath,

An image which could be used as model with a good painter. Very pretty framing of this beautiful English countryside. The autumnal colors and the light are soft and pleasant. It is one moment very resting and thank you Kath for the photo gift which is it also splendid where the sky gives an interesting contrast.

With all my friendships and a very good WE,

Jean-Charles

coco (27604) 2008-01-20 10:18

Hi Kath.

THe tree is a great frame for the photo. And you saw it very well.
The photo is good due the clever composition and its exposure. The colours are very good and I love it.

Regards.