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Maple #3
Maple #3
snaffles


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Challenge: Trees IV (Minimal Editing I)
Camera: Nikon D90
Lens: Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM for Nikon
Location: Chateau Snaffles
Date: Oct 14, 2012
Aperture: f5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/20
Date Uploaded: Oct 14, 2012

 One of my sugar maples, shot on a rainy day where although it had actually stopped raining, the slightest breeze ensured that the rain on the leaves would drop down on you...*sigh*

Hopefully I can get something out of #3, due to the burls ringing its trunk, I can't tap it in the spring for sap. For the same reason #3's neighbour, #4, is also untappable. Shame, as they are the two biggest sugar maples I own. Ah well.

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Canon EOS-7D Mark II
Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
10/22/2012 02:29:35 AM
perfect POV.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Sony Alpha a7 II
Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm f/4 ZA OSS
 10/21/2012 10:05:38 PM
Much to like here with details and interesting textures at various different scales but I wish there was not quite such a large really dark area dominating the picture.
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 10/21/2012 09:52:17 PM
good perspective, composition, etc
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Canon EOS R6
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 10/21/2012 05:26:33 PM
I enjoy you perspective choice.
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Nikon D810
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED
 10/21/2012 11:49:29 AM
Love the texture and the POV
Nice tonal range
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Canon EOS-600D/T3i Rebel
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
 10/20/2012 09:07:38 PM
Voted earlier coming back to comment.

This one really rising up before me - it looms over me and makes me feel small. Love the dark trunk and all the great detail and rough texture that I can see in the bark. The only critique I have is that I wish the leaves had that same great tonal dynamics but they appear more of a flat gray tone...don't know if that is a limitation of converting to greyscale that only minimal will allow or if that can be improved by shooting at a different time of day when the light might illuminate the leaves with greater range of highlight and shadow.
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