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First Rain of Autumn
First Rain of Autumn
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Challenge: Wet (DPL6-Playoff2A) (Standard Editing)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
Location: Fayette County, Texas (USA)
Date: Oct 25, 2025
Aperture: 1.8
ISO: 250
Shutter: 1/60
Date Uploaded: Oct 26, 2025

 We're in the midst of a late-summer drought here in central Texas, and the first significant rain of autumn arrived yesterday. When I saw this drenched leaf in a puddle outside of work, it gave me all kinds of cozy fall feelings.

Statistics
Place: 16 out of 52
Avg (all users): 6.2979
Avg (participants): 6.2778
Avg (non-participants): 6.3636
Views since voting: 140
Views during voting: 107
Votes: 47
Comments: 7
Favorites: 1 (view)

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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 11/03/2025 09:08:01 AM
Originally posted by glad2badad:
I like it. The bulk of the impact is in the lower third. Might have considered cropping it a bit?

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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 11/03/2025 08:45:15 AM
The beauty of fall, a stunning image.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 11/02/2025 10:48:43 PM
most leaves do not get such a dramatic death scene. based on the anatomy, I assume that's Romeo.
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II
Olympus 60mm f/2.8 Macro M.Zuiko Digital ED
 11/02/2025 11:41:06 AM
I like it. The bulk of the impact is in the lower third. Might have considered cropping it a bit?
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Nikon D810
 10/30/2025 10:36:00 PM
This is crispy and beautiful. Autumn is here. Congratulations!
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Canon EOS R5 Mark II
Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM
 10/29/2025 08:06:45 AM
At first I thought, this would be better if you cropped the top of.... but after coming back I changed my find
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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 10/27/2025 04:51:51 PM
Gorgeous and very luminous, subtle and beautiful.
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