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9/28/03 Jim B (MSP)

Early Autumn Color

Medina, Minnesota

I caught this sugar maple in my yard as the sun was setting, with just the upper leaves illuminated with the sunlight.


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Jim B (MSP)02-Oct-2003 11:02
I did not use a polarizer for this one. The sun was pretty low in the sky, and I'm not sure it would have effected the sky much, though the angles were about right. I don't believe it would have effected the leaves much at all - the reds are dry, and the greens are in the shade. I also did not want a really blue sky, I wanted the tree and leaves to be the main draw for the eye. Maybe I'll try one this weekend just to see the effect.

Jim
Guest 02-Oct-2003 05:35
Maybe the colors would have been a little richer with a polarizer (or did you use one)?
Jim B (MSP)01-Oct-2003 00:41
Pops,
Thanks for that note. I'll look closer next time.
Guest 30-Sep-2003 21:43
Love the contrast!
Guest 30-Sep-2003 11:36
Jim, If you "edit" the image in PBase, at the bottom you can do an update which keeps all the comments. I still like how the leaves transistion from bright red to more and more green, winter is coming!