Indian summer Photo

Photographer’s Note

It was so beautiful today
I can't stay at home
although I desire to rest a little.
I drove towards the sky
away from the plains
and the villages
aiming the mountains,
the greens, the reds
browns and yellows.

I walked in the woods
away from the path
in searching of the colours
the silence and the sun
of this warm indian summer.
______________________________

The road not taken

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood,
And I took the one les traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

Robert Frost

Click3, siolaw, Baileys, starbug, lasscor, brevbrev14, MikiM, balatrek has marked this note useful

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jone (3229) 2006-11-01 11:56

Hi Luca ;)
great colors and composition...TFS
Regards,
J ;)

picardo (2298) 2006-11-01 12:00

Excelent colors and perfect focus. I like how it looks the DOF you've made and. Excelent composition.
TFS
Picardo

ben4321 (9807) 2006-11-01 12:03

This shot has a wonderful simplicity to it, and the light and colours are wonderful. Your choice of aperture was a good one as the amount of depth of field was just right. If the background was any more in focus the effect would have been spoiled.
Great shot, very seasonal/
Cheers,
Ben

Click3 (1871) 2006-11-01 12:04

Luca certainly a beautiful compo with great use of DOF. Lovely lighting & colours.
Captivating !
Saludos,
Robert

siolaw (25832) 2006-11-01 12:05

Hi Luca,
Nice compo with great colors ,DoF and superb background bokeh in matching colors
TFS
Laurent

pilpel-adom (3016) 2006-11-01 12:17

Very nice and serene, Luca! I like the vivid colors of the dying leaves, the pleasing OOF BG...Composition is also very good, opening the space to the left and allowing us to see the distant leaves...
Very very nice!
Chen

veronika (6022) 2006-11-01 12:24

Hi Luca,
wonderfuuuuull autumn image, really beautiful one, also the title is great, indian summer :)
Nice evening
Vero

ndb1958 (9249) 2006-11-01 12:26

Ciao Luca,
questa foto é bellissima. La luce e meravigliosa. Colori ... better in English ... colours are amazing. A poetic entry of autumn. You've done a great job, Nino.

rhizomes (15325) 2006-11-01 12:33

Hi Lucas,
Very nice idea ! Good realization with nice colors and interesting depth of field...
Christophe

Wanda1 (11015) 2006-11-01 12:38

Hi luca,
Great use of depth of field. I love the beautiful light shining through the leaves to give a nice warm golden colour contrasting so well aginst the blue. Nicely composed and framed.
Regards
Wanda

summersun (4964) 2006-11-01 12:48

nice atutumn picture, I like the sun going through the leaves and the dof is good too.
Vanessa

Baileys (677) 2006-11-01 13:17

Hi Luca,
beautiful picture and the note, which adds the special meaning to the photo. It made me think about all the choices we take in life: which road to take? what shall be in focus? not only in photography... Thanks for sharing & best regards, Hanna

pady (4800) 2006-11-01 13:24

Ciao Luca,
This is a great picture with a neat foreground and the same colour in the background.
Very well composed.
Greetings
Pierre-André

Framboisilla (5402) 2006-11-01 13:25

Bonsoir Luca,

Une jolie macro que ces feuilles aux couleurs automnales. Ce qui me plaît, c'est le contraste avec le fond bleu...et une superbe lumière !

Amicalement,
Stéphanie.

starbug (6924) 2006-11-01 14:21

hi Luca, one of my favourite poems- you've won me with it already, but of course, the photo is what brought me to the note in the first place. the thumbnail lures us with wonderful colours and I'm far from being disappointed-both the light and composition create a poetic image which I initially associated with Sasa (designsoul), I hope you don't mind my saying it- but be asured that it only means the highest complement:-)
best regards
A.

blue-velvet30 (6524) 2006-11-01 15:48

Hi Luca!
Fantastic colors, POV and DOF! Great coomposition. Well done!
best regards
Dorota

AmiBe (6042) 2006-11-01 16:10

Hi Luca,
I like the blue and orange tones here, for me it makes the shot.
Excellent DOF as well.
A picture which invite to dream...
rgs

maki (0) 2006-11-01 16:10

Hi Luca,
Pure impressionism with all those splendour, with all those warm colors. Nice contrast between the leafs and blurred background. I like it a lot,
regards,
maki

lasscor (7637) 2006-11-01 17:56

Hi Luca,
Wonderful autumnal composition.
Great golgen leaves in foreground and nice blue bokeh, full of brightness.
Beautiful indian summer atmosphere.
TFS,
Corinne

leiju (1683) 2006-11-01 19:25

Magnificent yellow and blue. Excellent juxtaposition and simply perfect use of DOF. Beautiful as always, you never cease to amaze my eyes and mind. Thank You.
Julia

brevbrev14 (372) 2006-11-02 3:27

CIAO LUCA!
MAMMA CHE BELLAAA!!!!
LA MIGLIORE FOTO DI QUESTO GENERE HE ABBIA MAI VISTO!!
COMPOSTA PERFETTAMENTE, CONTRASTO DI COLORE FANTASTICO...CHE BELLA!!
BRAVISSIMOOOO!!
CIAO!
VALERIA

delkoo (34792) 2006-11-02 3:54

hi lucas
clever and beautiful focus on the leaves, simple and attractive view.
today the indian summer is finished, wind is blowing and temperature shut down of 10 degres.
ciao
didier

rbassin (4267) 2006-11-02 14:04

Hello Luca,
Cette image est magnifique, belle composition.
Premier plan avec de superbe couleurs.
Arrière plan d'un flou remarquable.
Roland

rossofuoco (6384) 2006-11-02 14:21

Ciao Luca.
Colori bellissimi e composizione superba.
Complimenti
Renzo

cobraphil8 (11652) 2006-11-03 3:09

Hi Luca,
really great composition, I like these colors.
A very nice shot for automn.
Regards
Philippe

lucinka (9920) 2006-11-03 11:04

Luca, what a delicate autumn shot. Fantastic light enhancing that beautiful yellow leaves. Very good aperture as the amount of depth of field was just right. Very good choice of composition with great balance between the golden leaves and bluish space. Beautiful work. Lucie

fotonick66 (1416) 2006-11-03 13:16

Ciao Luca,
immagine meravigliosa: hai saputo scegliere uno sfondo magnifico da contrapporre al giallo autunnale del soggetto. Veramente emozionante.
Bravissimo.

Un caro saluto.
Nick

jinju (14265) 2006-11-03 17:48

Hi Luca,

simple and beautiful. Well used shallow DOF with even better light resulting is a neat compo with beautiful colors.

Lix (0) 2006-12-04 9:47

Hi Luca
che bella foto! Grande! Bellissimi i colori sia delle folgie in primo piano che dello sfondo, che ne risalta tutti i particolari. Bello, lo sfondo sembra un dipinto.
Sinceri complimenti

Alessandro

balatrek (7419) 2006-12-11 17:06

Hi Luca,

Excellent image and creative composition, the light is perfect and the colours of a fantastic intensity, interesting perspective, a good work and of a great technical quality, thanks to share.

Regards
José

marietom (32076) 2006-12-29 6:50

Les couleurs des feuilles sont éclatantes, et fort bien assorties aux couleurs du fond. Bravo, encore une fois !
Marie

belenus (52) 2007-01-12 13:29

Hello Luca,
So simple and so beautiful. Graet shot.
Regards
AH

pascal-harbi (991) 2007-07-04 5:55

Hi Luca,
It is a beautiful picture of autumn colours... I spent long moments in the forest last year working on this subject. And I find your photo particularly well done. Cheers, Pascal

PS: The little spot (a lens flare I guess) was disturbing me a bit, so I posted a workshop.

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