Leaves In A Puddle - Inspired By Rob

[Pete Askew]

Having walked past the puddle on the way back from our walk today, I stopped and went back to take this. Inspired to do so by Rob.

Leica M9 + Zeiss 50mm Planar f/2. ISO 160, 1/60s at f1:8.0. PP in LR and Auld Nik!

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Thanks, Pete. Very beautiful. I've been looking groundwards a lot lately, but keep thinking, "Done that!". But there is an abundance of opportunities for such shots, and one could easily fill a whole gallery with them.

For reference, here is a link to what Pete is referring to. First a triptych, followed by the three images separately:

http://robmackillop.500px.com/autumn_in_edinburgh/#/3

 

[Hamish Gill]

Nice Pete! (And Rob!)

 

[Aldous Lau]

WOW Pete, I love this shot a lot. Did you use any filter for this shot?

 

[Beth Carter]

very mackillopish. those are some bright yellow leaves.

 

[Pete Askew]

Thanks all. No filter used during the capture but a fair amount of PP to simulate the shots in Rob's link. I used my usual Cross Process simulation / glamour glow / Pro Contrast (but ramped that up a fair way) / Border combination and then added the Midnight filter in as I seem to recall that Rob had been playing with that. Saved it back to LR and added a vignette using gradients. I then increased Vibrance and output sharpened the image.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Lol. I just darkened it in levels

 

[Paul Lange]

Wow, very Mackillop-esque, before too long he will have his own art movement. With the high winds there is an abundance of leaves on the ground I might have to see if I can find some particularly bright ones.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

You now have to apply for a license, roughly 10 grand, but definitely worth it...

 

[Paul Lange]

I'm in, cheque is in the post.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

 

[Pete Askew]

So you see, I twiddled all sort of sliders etc to get the effect whereas Rob just changed the levels. You can see who's the master here!

 

[Rob MacKillop]

And don't you forget it!

 

[Rob MacKillop]

But seriously...that's a beautiful shot, Pete, and the pp is pperfect.

 

[Pete Askew]

Thanks Rob. It was genuinely inspired by you though.

 

[Chris Dodkin]

I could see this as a theme card or backdrop on advertising - really captures the feel of the season

Rob is indeed inspiring - nicely done Pete

 

[Pete Askew]

Thanks Chris. Uninhibited as well. I so often simulate something I could do with film and that constrains me at times. Rob doesn't and what he comes up with is inspiring.

 

[Glenn Clabo]

Very nice Pete. It really does have a fall feel. I agree...Rob does inspire.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Ach, away...