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Just for Fun No C&C will be given: Late summer

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janet Smith

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I was a beautiful warm weekend, Autumn is beginning (my favourite season) hope you enjoy them....
 
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Cem_Usakligil

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Beautiful Jan! Especially numbers 1 and 3 are excellent (ignoring the black patch under the flower). In #2 I do think that the bokeh is not ideal.

Cheers,
 
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janet Smith

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Hi Cem, Michael & Rachel

Thank you for your kind comments, funny I think my favourite is the last one, no doubt because I enjoyed the feeling of being in the tree!

But they're all about late summer vibrant colours and the feeling of enjoyment and contentment that I have, which I wanted to share with you.

The butterfly was one of those moments, Paul said "butterfly - behind you" I turned and grabbed this, only this one - very quickly - it then landed my hand for a fraction of a second and flew away......

I enjoyed my butterfly encounter, so I like this photo anyway, for the colours and the feeling it gives me.....
 
nicolas claris

nicolas claris

OPF Co-founder/Administrator
Bonjour Janet
Nice shots!
Dunno why but they look typically British to me (a compliment, of course :).

May I ask you what software you did use to extract your raw files?
 
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janet Smith

pro member
Nicolas Claris said:
Bonjour Janet
Nice shots!
Dunno why but they look typically British to me (a compliment, of course :).

May I ask you what software you did use to extract your raw files?
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Thanks Nic

Since going over to the Mac I'm using DPP most of the time at the moment, sometimes Photoshop Elements raw converter (I've not managed to get the full version of Photoshop for the Mac yet.) I've tried Aperture - but prefer DPP, you mentioned Capture One to me previously, I keep meaning to give it a try, but I've been so busy processing, I haven't had time yet, do you think it performs better than DPP, if so why?
 
nicolas claris

nicolas claris

OPF Co-founder/Administrator
janet Smith said:
you mentioned Capture One to me previously, I keep meaning to give it a try, but I've been so busy processing, I haven't had time yet, do you think it performs better than DPP, if so why?
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to give it a try ;-) If you want, send me (thru yousendit.com) the 1st or the last one, I'll find some minutes tomorrow, I'm just curious, but I think your files do desserve an even better IQ…
 
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StuartRae

New member
Hi Jan,

Absolutely beautiful.

#s 1 and 2 are late Summer; #4 is definitely Autumn. I like the symbolism of #2, but #4 is my out-and-out favourite.

Thanks,

Stuart
 
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Mike Shimwell

New member
Hi Janet

All lovely, 3 and 4 are my favourites and speak of the autumns colours and harvest. I agree with Cem's comment on the oof background for number 2. Perhaps keep a wider aperture between shots:)

Number 1 is very much yours - lovely delicate colour and great light again.

Mike
 
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janet Smith

pro member
Nicolas Claris said:
to give it a try ;-) If you want, send me (thru yousendit.com) the 1st or the last one, I'll find some minutes tomorrow, I'm just curious, but I think your files do desserve an even better IQ…
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Fantastic offer Nic - thank you

Will do later on- have to go out soon, but as soon as I get back, thank you very much!!!!!!
 
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janet Smith

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Mike Shimwell said:
All lovely, 3 and 4 are my favourites and speak of the autumns colours and harvest. I agree with Cem's comment on the oof background for number 2. Perhaps keep a wider aperture between shots:)

Number 1 is very much yours - lovely delicate colour and great light again
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Hi Mike

Thank you for your kind comments, yes the light was lovely, it was a gift of a day, particularly at this time of year.....

I'm shooting flowers intensively at the moment for a new project (fingers crossed), have a lovely day, and thank you for commenting.
 
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William Blackford

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#4, of course. It has compositional power: Wilted survivors of the summer heat who've earned their colors and the right to languish because they are dying most appreciably now. They are hanging in a pre-autumnal hospice, but content as life was good. A very good precursor to the upcoming season, Janet.
 
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janet Smith

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William Blackford said:
#4, of course. It has compositional power:..... A very good precursor to the upcoming season, Janet.
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Hi William

Thank you for commenting, and for your wonderful description.....

Yes this is my favourite too, and I'm hopeful of a very colourful Autumn, looks like I'll be spending more time scrabbling about in/under trees shortly!
 
Asher Kelman

Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
janet Smith said:
I was a beautiful warm weekend, Autumn is beginning (my favourite season) hope you enjoy them....
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William Blackford said:
#4, of course. It has compositional power: Wilted survivors of the summer heat who've earned their colors and the right to languish because they are dying most appreciably now. They are hanging in a pre-autumnal hospice, but content as life was good. A very good precursor to the upcoming season, Janet.
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William,

I enjoy your imagination and its poetry.

Jan,

I too find this picture remarkable. To me, there's no dying or death. The tree is still vibrant. The leaves are merely becoming gifts to the earth, a down-payment on the next years growth. The compositional motif is rather of a clothing rack in the dry cleaners with seasonal fashion changes lined up for delivery.

Asher
 
Charlotte Thompson

Charlotte Thompson

Well-known member
Janet

I must say I am sorry to have missed these shots-

I also love the fourth fall leaves picture
it has wonderful balance and color
I can almost see the leaves move within the Fall air-
very very nice!

"I think it is in the Fall that we most remember the earth that we come from"

Charlotte-
 
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janet Smith

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Asher Kelman said:
The compositional motif is rather of a clothing rack in the dry cleaners with seasonal fashion changes lined up for delivery
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Hi Asher

Thank you for your comments and wonderful description, I thought they looked like clothes on a washing line, so our thoughts were similar....
 
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