gust, a photo from Massachusetts, Northeast

Photographer's Note

the location is the same as for the "road to nowhere" photo i posted earlier. just this time, a sudden gust of wind has lifted up the fallen leaves creating a colorful play in the foreground of the picture as well as higher in the air.

since i was not expecting the gust, the settings were the same as shooting for the still trees (1/80s @ f/18 and ISO 400) therefore, the flying leaves appear as spots and dots of color. hope you like the random effect.

BLO, dlevy23, JorgeCK, gunbud, danos, jhm, Floydian, ifanik, daddo, pasternak, belido, Charo, scobert has marked this note useful

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bracasha75 (24591) 2007-11-30 5:37

Hi Kristaps
Excellent kontras and very good colors
Great picture
Tfs
Cheers,Braca

KLB (23723) 2007-11-30 6:05

Hello Kristaps

Great composition. Colors are amazing, and the flying leaves are stunning. That's funny.
Thanks for sharing this moment.

Regards,
Karine

dlevy23 (2018) 2007-11-30 6:14

Hi Kristaps, how are you? Love the flying leaves. You can PS each of the leaves and make them blurry :) Just kidding.
Nice colors on the trees and love the contrast with the blue sky.
Great job.

Daniel

cfreire (11741) 2007-11-30 7:08

Hi Kristaps,
A beautiful capture, you got to catch the leaves falling, really translating the spirit of the autumn. Nice colors and the sky with these clouds is superb. Well done, regards, Consuelo

knerkowski (1476) 2007-11-30 7:29

Hi Kristaps
Nice autumn scene. I like how leaves are falling.
Well caught and seen
Thanks for sharing
Regards
Kevin

nirvana73 (0) 2007-11-30 9:14

Hello Kristaps
Great composition
beuatiful colours and sharpness
TFS
regards
Ozhan

JorgeCK (2620) 2007-11-30 11:35

Hi Kristaps,
Good timing capturing the leaves falling.
Like the colors and the POV.
Well done Bravo!
joRge

fulvio52 (8314) 2007-11-30 13:25

Hi Buddy,
ISO 400 proves to be an excellent choice for this one. Contrast & colors are superb, and those flying leaves really look like sparkling spots against the dark foreground. Wonderful fall shot in every possible respect.
Tell you what I do : gonna take doggie out for his nightwalk, than come back and have a Heineken on this one.
Cheers!
Fulvio.

gunbud (34066) 2007-11-30 18:15

Hi Kristaps,
Excellent action scene with the brilliantly colored leaves doing what they must this time of year. The beautiful wispy blue sky makes a wonderful compliment to the golden autumn colors.

danos (110407) 2007-12-02 2:32

Hello Kristaps,
i like this saturated shot with the beautiful Autumn colours.The line of the trees create a great perspective in the scene.If the down part of the photo had more light,i think that the scenery would was more attractive.Informative your note too.

Regards,Danos

chrisnet (23062) 2007-12-02 11:11

Hello Kristaps,
Nice autumn colors here, you have captured a beautiful scene of nature, well done.
Regards

Merline (0) 2007-12-03 4:33

Hello Kristaps,
this is so lovely, gorgeous colours, such good diagonal perspective that enhances the sense of power of this image, like the stark contrast, one can almost feel the wind so lively this is, good work, I like the random effect a lot!

TFS
Best regards
Michèle

Butterflyka (518) 2007-12-03 8:37

Hi Kristaps
Another amazing autumn composition from u.I must admit that these autumn pictures from u r all wonderful.Great POV,colours,sharpness.The capture of the gust of the wind with falling leaves creates a real autumn atmosphere.
Regards
Karina

Bluejeans (64251) 2007-12-03 13:56

Ola Kristaps,
Que bonita foto de outono , as folhas a voarem ficaram fantasticas , gostei muito das cores o ceu ficou muito bonito , bom enquadramento da foto , parabens!!!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

gildasjan (43826) 2007-12-04 0:11

Bonjour Kristaps
Très esthétique tableau automnal avec un plus donné à la réalisation par les feuilles qui tombent.Bien vu.
Bravo et bonne journée.
Cordialement
Gildas

jhm (211736) 2007-12-04 5:00

Hello Kristaps,

Not every day get a picture with leaves this flying through the air, but here we see the leaves fly.
No this is absolutely not disturbing, give a nice dailt life image.
Colours and composition are very well.
Thanks for sharing.

Have a nice day,
John.

steliosk (4802) 2007-12-04 5:07

Hello Kristaps,
You have a passion with red trees haven't you? :)
the contrast is great, both exposure and colour

Regards
Stelios

Floydian (30970) 2007-12-04 12:43

Hi Kristaps,
Rows of trees always inspire for great compositions. Here it is an extra bonus to have deep red and blue against each other which gives a strong and powerful color toning.
Extra bonus is the strong wind what makes the leaves fly through the sky...wonderful.
Regards, Henk

avene (12675) 2007-12-04 19:47

there's something about those dancing leaves that makes this shot both light and playful, but also somewhat menacing, as if saying "it's just a gust now, but wait and see how I turn into a hurricane". the colours add to the drama, I think, the dark and rich red has long been associated with danger, right? or passion, as Stelios rightly has noted :)

on a completely different note - this photo reminds me of an old Soviet-time pop-song about red and yellow leaves...
viņš jau nežēlos
viņš metīs tieši sārtā
lapas dzeltenās
un lapas tumši sārtās

take care,
K.

ifanik (21679) 2007-12-06 0:42

Hi Kristaps
And this is very beautiful photo with impressive colours
Very well done
Best regards
Nick

danyy (0) 2007-12-06 14:38

Bonjour Kristaps,
les vents forts font virevolter les feuilles qui vont venir tapisser le sol .
Les arbres se vident peu à peu et perdent ces belles couleurs qu'il n'ont pas gardées assez longtemps.
Magnifiques teintes et belle dynamique, on sent le vent.
regards.
Daniel.

daddo (28748) 2007-12-08 21:51

Hi Kristaps.Nice mood here with the sun and wind dominating. The light is glorious as it gives a fiery look to the trees and one can see the leaves being tossed by the wind.A well caught moment. Regards. Klaudio.

Signal-Womb (13048) 2007-12-11 10:14

Great capture Kristraps, love the deep Autumn tones and how you captured the fall of the leaves. Well done.

pasternak (15185) 2007-12-15 6:27

A bit on the dark side but very atmospheric, the wind can be felt and the flying leaves below make it look even more atmospheric...:)

Cheers
Alexander

belido (19934) 2007-12-20 2:16

Hi Kristaps,

there are three features in this image that makes it a wonderful job.
1) the strong perspective of your wide lens which gives dynamism to the scene
2) the colors...do I have to say more?
3) the timing is perfect with the leaves falling down
Simply a great work!
Regards,
Carlos

pedru (1659) 2007-12-20 6:44

Hello
Very beautiful picture, the colors are magnificent
Gallery yours is very nice too
Bravo
Greetings

Charo (51290) 2007-12-21 18:38

Hola Kristaps,
Bellísima toma de estos árboles con sus colores otoñales. Me gustan mucho esas hojas llevadas por el viento. Excelente trabajo.
Cordialmente
Charo

ayansadhu (1502) 2008-02-23 5:37

colorful canvas
the flying dry leaves
the POV
all is good :)

scobert (5355) 2008-04-08 14:17

Hi Kristaps,
I do like the random effect of the blowing leaves. Too many nature shots appear to be too stagnant, and nature is anything but stagnant. Your backlighting is beautiful as are the colorful autumn leaves. Your photo has a nice ethereal quality to it and I can almost hear the Headless Horseman galloping toward me! This is quite a unique shot and I like it very much. Wonderful and very creative image!
Stan