The Last to Fall

[Pete Askew]

Outside the apartment is a large birch tree. This always hold onto its leaves later than the Linden and Plane trees in the rest of the streets around us. Today, guts of wind turned the air into swirling masses of golden leaves.

Leica M9 + Leica Summilux M 35m f1:1.4. ISO 160, 1/1000 at f1:4.0. PP in LR and Nik ColorFX 4.

 

[Hamish Gill]

Very pretty!
Very yellow ...

 

[Ahmad Bhai]

The leaves that are falling have falling i love the way they do their own thing without a care in the world.

 

[Pete Askew]

It's a tiny fraction of the original as I couldn't get a narrow enough DoF to catch them swirling in the air straight outside without getting the apartment opposite more sharp than I wanted. If the wind picks up again I'll see what can be done by lamp-light though.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Square crop - perfect. Like the lines of tree and pavement, the backbone to the golden flow. Nice.

 

[Paul Lange]

Very nice, very pretty as Hamish said and very Monty Python!

Monty Pythons Meaning of Life - Suicidal Leaves - YouTube

 

[Pete Askew]

Thanks all. Not really the shot I wanted; as you all say, pretty! If we get the chance I'll try and get a swirling leaves shot at the weekend in Park Babelsberg.

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

Very good Pete .

 

[Dan Cattermole]

Top banana!!

 

[Brian Moore]

It's lovely and autumny, but I really want to see the one you do by lamplight.

 

[Ahmad Bhai]

Also would be cool to see a last man standing

 

[Mahadir Omar]

Can feel the wind is blowing.

 

[Beth Carter]

great processing, the softness works really well here.

 

[Chris Dodkin]

I do like the golden glow Pete - maybe a darker backdrop is in order?

 

[Pete Askew]

That would work better, yes. Not much choice as it is shot from the window of the apartment. But I'll see if I can modify the tones in Viveza.

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Good Auld Nik as they say in Scotland!

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Yes, much better!

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Ooooo Lovely Jubbly Pete