bluechameleon
last leaves
Posted by bluechameleon (Vancouver, Canada) on 19 November 2008 in Cityscape & Urban and Portfolio.
Nature gives to every time and season some beauties of its own; and from morning to night, as from the cradle to the grave, it is but a succession of changes so gentle and easy that we can scarcely mark their progress.
-- Charles Dickens
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Zygene from morlaix, France
Un joli ton de noir et blanc pour une ambiance sereine.
19 Nov 2008 5:05am
Sien from Netherlands
Good morning Sharon
Nature gives so fabulous images
I am totally amazed by this shot .
Grz Sien
19 Nov 2008 5:32am
Matt Sutton from Sydney, Australia
I love the tree reaching out over the man-made structure
19 Nov 2008 5:39am
ordinaryimages from Kentucky Bluegrass, United States
approaching gnarly time. best...jerry
19 Nov 2008 5:44am
Kylie Greenan from Australia
The light on the scattered leaves is just magnificent, the remaining leaves on the foreground tree looks like scattered feathers (BTW I loved your feather image the other day, totally awesome)... this feels like an old church yard that has seen many families come and go in happiness and sorrow.. beginnings and ends and it tells a story all of its own, just brilliant BC!
19 Nov 2008 5:45am
Steve from United States
I like that stone building. I'm waiting on the last leaves at my house so I don't have to clean them up.
19 Nov 2008 6:14am
Peety from Amersfoort, Netherlands
I must say even though you shoot/edit in B&W you bring color(a warmth) to every picture. Stunning shot!
19 Nov 2008 6:24am
Linerberry from Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand
A beautiful autumnal shot bc, with lots of feeling and thought:-)
19 Nov 2008 7:25am
FLOOG from United Kingdom
Oh WOW, and then double WOW!
To me you have brought so much detail to the frame in your choice of mono, and the wonderful lighting, which creates an ambience I feel wouldn't be there in colour. This is superb, so full of drama and texture, like a still from a film.
WOW.... and that's the third time!
19 Nov 2008 10:20am
Pixim from Nice, France
Like this rectilinear pavement, continuous and directed towards the future; time sees spending the seasons and these effects (I still hope for a long time…) Once again your framing is perfect, and makes it possible to fix the discontinuous one in temporal flow Bravo ;)
19 Nov 2008 10:41am
Elaine- from Vancouver, Canada
it's amazing how the earth cleans up such a mess of leaves, or us rakers do.. my mom would be pissed at me if i was a tree and i left leaves everywhere hehe... great shot as usual darling
19 Nov 2008 10:51am
Turnbill from United States
I like how the leaves are trying, without much success, to cover over the hard edges in this scene. Nice shot.
19 Nov 2008 12:24pm
JJ from Jersey City, United States
another wonderful capture and processing, I like how to me the tree seems to be reaching and trying to obscure the building, beautiful textures and tones, awesome work again
19 Nov 2008 12:36pm
dobbino from Cape Town, South Africa
What I love here is how the art creations of nature and man complement each other so beautifully.
19 Nov 2008 12:50pm
Ronnie 2¢ from London, United Kingdom
One windy day and the season is all but gone . . I love this time of year when time becomes so visible . . perfect capture here.
19 Nov 2008 1:09pm
paolo from castelnuovo, Italy
i like the dramatic mood of this, it also retain the nice autumn features and texures.
great b/w
19 Nov 2008 2:19pm
Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Slovakia
A pretty composition that works well in b/w.
19 Nov 2008 2:37pm
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
I love old gnarly trees, this is so beautiful...as is the architecture!
19 Nov 2008 2:55pm
Paco Díaz from Spain
Splendid collection and great use of b/w. I like the framing of this one and the light of the fallen leaves.
19 Nov 2008 4:57pm
Pradeep from Chennai, India
Great shot, the leaves on the ground takes it up a couple of notches. Great job :)
19 Nov 2008 5:14pm
Bookfool from Vicksburg, United States
I've just been looking through your portfolio. You have some rocking fine photos -- love the b & w work, in particular. This one has a nice, moody look.
19 Nov 2008 5:25pm
John from Durham, United States
I heart black and white and this is fantastic stuff. Nice shot!
19 Nov 2008 8:20pm
Miro at LightIsAllAround.com from Bratislava, Slovakia
Nice composition, a bit dark BW to mee
19 Nov 2008 8:57pm
Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom
Perfect B&W process in this lovely shot !
19 Nov 2008 11:05pm
Gary from Cochise County, United States
Thank you for leaving such nice comments on my site today. Your images are fantastic. Very dramatic and powerful. I will be a regular from now on.
19 Nov 2008 11:25pm
gbe from kansas city, United States
wonderful. the fallen leaves are almost like little puddles in the way they reflect the light.
20 Nov 2008 12:18am
Pepper from Montreal, Canada
Very familiar theme. Beautiful, gloomy, (for me) nostalgic!
20 Nov 2008 1:12am
Viewfinder from Bradenton, United States
You have a great picture here, made perfect by the accompanying Dickens quote.
20 Nov 2008 3:14am
@Viewfinder: Ah thank you!
Sean from Champaign, United States
The time has come where we've lost nearly all of our autumnal colors and the trees are shedding their last leaves. Winter is breathing down our necks. Should we fight it any longer?
20 Nov 2008 3:20am
@Sean: No...just let it happen :)
Thanks Sean.
GJC from Kyoto, Japan
I really like the composition, with the road moving through the image and the building stopping the image. A nice combination.
20 Nov 2008 3:47am
Ivar from Indianapolis, United States
Great shot really like the b&w here, nice composition with the sidewal leading in the picture :)
20 Nov 2008 5:21am
Andrew Gould from Sydney, Australia
Entrancing -- as all your images are. This is a beautiful black and white study.
20 Nov 2008 10:55am
LGB from Portugal
My last comment on previous post, should be on this one, sorry!
20 Nov 2008 6:43pm
dj.tigersprout from San Bruno, CA, United States
gorgeous, empty grounds -- naturally littered with the yellow / orange / crimson bounty of the bushes and trees. i am loving that diagonal streak -- beautiful light and tonalities here BC!! marvelous!!
21 Nov 2008 6:28pm
Mirko Herzner from Mühlheim am Main, Germany
Beuatiful composition for this shot. Very good!
27 Jun 2009 6:09pm
Nikon D70
1/125 second
F/4.8
ISO 200
31 mm