PESO - Red Maple

[Igor PDML-StR]

That's a lovely photo, Rick!
I like how those pink "helos" contrast with the green.

I would consider playing with one thing - to further separate the in-focus 
leaves in the middle from the OOF background: to slightly sharpen the 
edges (while setting the sharpening mask to a sufficiently high value so 
that only the edges get sharpened). - That's a handy trick I've learned 
long time ago from someone on this list (IIRC).


Cheers,
Igor




Rick Womer Mon, 25 Apr 2022 13:20:35 -0700 wrote:

We have a red maple in front of our house, whose seeds are developing
colorfully. Today I photographed it through a third-floor window with the 
K-5 and my 80-320 lens.



https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2022/April-2022/Flowering-Trees/i-Nxc9TW4/A

Comments always appreciated!

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Re: PESO - Red Maple

[ann sanfedele]

That's yummy, Rick ..  and glad you can still  hold a K-5 with an 80-320 
:-)


ann



On 4/25/2022 4:20 PM, Rick Womer wrote:

We have a red maple in front of our house, whose seeds are developing 
colorfully. Today I photographed it through a third-floor window with the K-5 
and my 80-320 lens.

https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2022/April-2022/Flowering-Trees/i-Nxc9TW4/A

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Re: PESO - Red Maple

[Alan C]

Well done, Rick. I also have an FA 80-320 - IMHO quite an under-rated 
lens. I "upgraded" to an HD 55-300 a few years ago but often wonder why, 
although the 55 make it a little more versatile.


Alan C

On 25-Apr-22 10:20 PM, Rick Womer wrote:

We have a red maple in front of our house, whose seeds are developing 
colorfully. Today I photographed it through a third-floor window with the K-5 
and my 80-320 lens.

https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2022/April-2022/Flowering-Trees/i-Nxc9TW4/A

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Re: PESO - Red Maple

[Daniel J. Matyola]

Lovely colors and composition.

Dan Matyola
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On Mon, Apr 25, 2022 at 4:20 PM Rick Womer  wrote:

> We have a red maple in front of our house, whose seeds are developing
> colorfully. Today I photographed it through a third-floor window with the
> K-5 and my 80-320 lens.
>
> https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2022/April-2022/Flowering-Trees/i-Nxc9TW4/A
>
> Comments always appreciated!
>
> Rick
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PESO - Red Maple

[Rick Womer]

We have a red maple in front of our house, whose seeds are developing 
colorfully. Today I photographed it through a third-floor window with the K-5 
and my 80-320 lens.

https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2022/April-2022/Flowering-Trees/i-Nxc9TW4/A

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Re: PESO - Red Maple

[ann sanfedele]

always glad to do it.. and happy that suggestion is useful.

ann

On 4/11/2021 6:11 PM, Rick Womer wrote:

Yes, I do!  Thank you for the constructive suggestion!

Rick


On Apr 11, 2021, at 6:06 PM, ann sanfedele  wrote:

Yup - exactly :-)  Do you agree?

ann


On 4/11/2021 6:01 PM, Rick Womer wrote:

Thanks, Ann!

Is this what you have in mind?

https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/April-2021/April-Flowers/i-g2jMQpP/A

Rick


On Apr 11, 2021, at 10:19 AM, ann sanfedele  wrote:

That's gotta be one of your best ever flower photos.. wild applause.  just the 
right amount of sharp feature flowers and bokeh in beautiful light.

But you know me and my preference for proportions that lean away from square.. 
I think it would be even more super if you trimmed the bottom
just a bit to make the geometry even better.. so that the long soft focus 
branch touches the lower right corner.

ann

On 4/10/2021 2:00 PM, Rick Womer wrote:

The red maple in front of our house was covered with blossoms last week, and 
with winged seeds yesterday:

https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/April-2021/April-Flowers/i-HJ5SkcD/A

(K-5, DA 50-200)

Rude jeers, thoughtful commentary, and wild applause all wecomed.

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Re: PESO - Red Maple

[Rick Womer]

Yes, I do!  Thank you for the constructive suggestion!

Rick

> On Apr 11, 2021, at 6:06 PM, ann sanfedele  wrote:
> 
> Yup - exactly :-)  Do you agree?
> 
> ann
> 
> 
> On 4/11/2021 6:01 PM, Rick Womer wrote:
>> Thanks, Ann!
>> 
>> Is this what you have in mind?
>> 
>> https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/April-2021/April-Flowers/i-g2jMQpP/A
>> 
>> Rick
>> 
>>> On Apr 11, 2021, at 10:19 AM, ann sanfedele  wrote:
>>> 
>>> That's gotta be one of your best ever flower photos.. wild applause.  just 
>>> the right amount of sharp feature flowers and bokeh in beautiful light.
>>> 
>>> But you know me and my preference for proportions that lean away from 
>>> square.. I think it would be even more super if you trimmed the bottom
>>> just a bit to make the geometry even better.. so that the long soft focus 
>>> branch touches the lower right corner.
>>> 
>>> ann
>>> 
>>> On 4/10/2021 2:00 PM, Rick Womer wrote:
 The red maple in front of our house was covered with blossoms last week, 
 and with winged seeds yesterday:
 
 https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/April-2021/April-Flowers/i-HJ5SkcD/A
 
 (K-5, DA 50-200)
 
 Rude jeers, thoughtful commentary, and wild applause all wecomed.
 
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Re: PESO - Red Maple

[ann sanfedele]

Yup - exactly :-)  Do you agree?

ann


On 4/11/2021 6:01 PM, Rick Womer wrote:

Thanks, Ann!

Is this what you have in mind?

https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/April-2021/April-Flowers/i-g2jMQpP/A

Rick


On Apr 11, 2021, at 10:19 AM, ann sanfedele  wrote:

That's gotta be one of your best ever flower photos.. wild applause.  just the 
right amount of sharp feature flowers and bokeh in beautiful light.

But you know me and my preference for proportions that lean away from square.. 
I think it would be even more super if you trimmed the bottom
just a bit to make the geometry even better.. so that the long soft focus 
branch touches the lower right corner.

ann

On 4/10/2021 2:00 PM, Rick Womer wrote:

The red maple in front of our house was covered with blossoms last week, and 
with winged seeds yesterday:

https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/April-2021/April-Flowers/i-HJ5SkcD/A

(K-5, DA 50-200)

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Re: PESO - Red Maple

[Rick Womer]

Thanks, Ann!

Is this what you have in mind?

https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/April-2021/April-Flowers/i-g2jMQpP/A

Rick

> On Apr 11, 2021, at 10:19 AM, ann sanfedele  wrote:
> 
> That's gotta be one of your best ever flower photos.. wild applause.  just 
> the right amount of sharp feature flowers and bokeh in beautiful light.
> 
> But you know me and my preference for proportions that lean away from 
> square.. I think it would be even more super if you trimmed the bottom
> just a bit to make the geometry even better.. so that the long soft focus 
> branch touches the lower right corner.
> 
> ann
> 
> On 4/10/2021 2:00 PM, Rick Womer wrote:
>> The red maple in front of our house was covered with blossoms last week, and 
>> with winged seeds yesterday:
>> 
>> https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/April-2021/April-Flowers/i-HJ5SkcD/A
>> 
>> (K-5, DA 50-200)
>> 
>> Rude jeers, thoughtful commentary, and wild applause all wecomed.
>> 
>> Rick
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Re: PESO - Red Maple

[ann sanfedele]

That's gotta be one of your best ever flower photos.. wild applause.  
just the right amount of sharp feature flowers and bokeh in beautiful light.


But you know me and my preference for proportions that lean away from 
square.. I think it would be even more super if you trimmed the bottom
just a bit to make the geometry even better.. so that the long soft 
focus branch touches the lower right corner.


ann

On 4/10/2021 2:00 PM, Rick Womer wrote:

The red maple in front of our house was covered with blossoms last week, and 
with winged seeds yesterday:

https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/April-2021/April-Flowers/i-HJ5SkcD/A

(K-5, DA 50-200)

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Re: PESO - Red Maple

[Rick Womer]

Thanks, Toine.

Our tree is about 10 years old, so I was able to take this from the ground, 
using the 50-200 almost fully zoomed out. 

Alas in just two days the seeds have dried and lost a lot of their color. I may 
play with some cropping, though.

Rick

> On Apr 10, 2021, at 2:30 PM, Toine  wrote:
> 
> Nice capture and patterns. I wanted to suggest for a second shot to get
> closer for a view on the propellors but most likely this taken from a
> height (open window) which would create a safety challenge.
> 
> On Sat, 10 Apr 2021, 20:00 Rick Womer,  wrote:
> 
>> The red maple in front of our house was covered with blossoms last week,
>> and with winged seeds yesterday:
>> 
>> https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/April-2021/April-Flowers/i-HJ5SkcD/A
>> 
>> (K-5, DA 50-200)
>> 
>> Rude jeers, thoughtful commentary, and wild applause all wecomed.
>> 
>> Rick
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Re: PESO - Red Maple

[Toine]

Nice capture and patterns. I wanted to suggest for a second shot to get
closer for a view on the propellors but most likely this taken from a
height (open window) which would create a safety challenge.

On Sat, 10 Apr 2021, 20:00 Rick Womer,  wrote:

> The red maple in front of our house was covered with blossoms last week,
> and with winged seeds yesterday:
>
> https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/April-2021/April-Flowers/i-HJ5SkcD/A
>
> (K-5, DA 50-200)
>
> Rude jeers, thoughtful commentary, and wild applause all wecomed.
>
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PESO - Red Maple

[Rick Womer]

The red maple in front of our house was covered with blossoms last week, and 
with winged seeds yesterday:

https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/April-2021/April-Flowers/i-HJ5SkcD/A

(K-5, DA 50-200)

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