Stained Glass leaves Photo

Photographer’s Note

I am a huge fan of backlighting. This shot was taken in the same park, on the same morning as my last post. The morning sun was pouring down through the leaves and it reminded me of stained glass windows. I loved the colors and shadings the light made shining through the leaves.

ribeiroantonio, isabela_sor, dareco, leonorkuhn, Wandering_Dan, Floydian, PerR, gracious, gunbud, japiey, Dyerco, lilimih33, zeca, scobert has marked this note useful

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leonorkuhn (14305) 2007-11-12 6:44

Hi Shelly,

Very beautiful composition. Really, the effect of the light through the leaves is very similar to effect of the light on stained glass window. Excellent contrast of colors. I love it!

Well done
Leonor

dareco (17104) 2007-11-12 6:46

Incredible lighting! I'll have to remember this little secret :) The leaves really look gorgeous! Thats a very nice park! Hope you had a good weekend. TFS

medio (466) 2007-11-12 7:56

Hola Shelly,
bonita foto y bonitos colores el encuadre y la composición son excelentes!!!
saludos José

Wandering_Dan (3321) 2007-11-12 8:41

I also like backlighting a lot, and this shot is an excellent use of the technique. The combination of the red and still-green leaves, all backlit, works beautifully with the placement of the bench in a "thirds" position. A person sitting on the bench would have been nice, too.

dougie (2920) 2007-11-12 9:07

Hi,
Well done in harsh lighting. An uncomplicated scene made into an interesting light study by the backlighting. Nice one. Thanks.
Dougie.

Floydian (30970) 2007-11-12 9:37

Hi Shelly,
A huge fan of backlightning...how nice to read that because most people hate this ;-)
I must admit that you control it very good, there is so much detail left that the whole picture despite that light still is high on impact with a very good exposure. It's not easy to make but you manage it very well. Also the composition with the colorful tree and the bench are very nice. And a minor though important detail...the tree on the left, leaving that in the frame is very clever..!!!
Regards, Henk

PerR (1481) 2007-11-12 12:03

Hi Shelly.
Total sucsess with the light in this photo. Beautiful backlight on the leaves and it creates gorgeous colours.
Good composition; I really like the tree trunk to the left.
Excellent photo!
TFS

Best regards
Per

gunbud (28247) 2007-11-12 19:15

Hi Shelly,
Lovely capture of the morning light streaming through the thick canopy of oak leaves. The shadows on the autumn grass lends a somber tone to this quiet beauty.
Regards, Tom

japiey (9531) 2007-11-13 0:13

Hi Shelly,

A very good management of the light ,I am impressed!
These are words that strike seeing your image..
Thank you, dear friend, and to isa for writing these words..
Salutes..

jean paul

carper (66056) 2007-11-13 2:48

yes a fine one Shelly,
I like the idea with the tree with the red leafs behind the freen one, good composition, fine quality, nice to lok at, have a fine day.
gr. jaap

meltemi (9746) 2007-11-13 6:15

Hello Shelly,
marvellous set of autumn colours. As light is so important to the trees I can see it is equally important in showing this changing colours effectively. You did it brilliantly.
These leaves are glowing like beacons in the dark bush!
Kind Regards.
Stella

Dyerco (9378) 2007-11-13 6:57

Very well done Shelly. The red is just the right amount compared to the green.
Phil

gracious (20017) 2007-11-13 7:31

Hello Shelly,
great composition in excellent backlighting!
very good exposure and focus in clarity and wonderful colouration!
well done and well composed
TFS
cheers
Tony

isabela_sor (42719) 2007-11-13 11:24

A very good management of the light ,I am impressed!The autumnal scene is quite simple,but the light makes it very interesting .
Relaxing view
Hugs

Glint (3110) 2007-11-14 9:54

hello Shelly,
the perfect title for this picture that shows the play of light and colour.I like the single bench too as it seems to finish off your compsition very well.
regards
Bev

lilimih33 (9874) 2007-11-14 16:20

Hello Shelly!
Really fantastic light in your picture!
Wonderful colours and good clarity!
Nice point of view!
Excellent done!
Best regards!
Lili

zeca (20026) 2007-11-14 18:36

Hey Shelly, what a nice light effects! The backlight works great and the green and red trees enhance each other. Well taken!
Regards,
Zeca

baba_flies (8175) 2007-11-15 9:22

This is so so nice, Shelly, and you used the backlight very well, giving something fragile to the scene suiting the mood of this fall morning. I like the little lonely bench standing there in the still green grass. Stained glass is a good comparison. This is very good, take care, Barbara.

ribeiroantonio (22054) 2007-11-26 16:15

This could not be better. It really is the masterpiece of your gallery. I love it.
Antonio

scobert (5333) 2008-02-04 13:05

Hi Shelly,
I never thought of it this way, but backlit leaves really do have a stained glass quality to them, now that you mention it. I think that backlighting is the most underrated form of lighting that there is and we photographers don't capture enough of this type of lighting. I am also a big fan of backlit leaves. Beautiful work with this difficult lighting and wonderful composition! A stunning photograph!
Stan