Fall leaf

[anthony 1966]

DSC_3036P1B&Wcrop2-tight by Anthony Knittle, on Flickr

[Gomphus]

You are markknittle61 and I claim my reward!!

[anthony 1966]

You are markknittle61 and I claim my reward!!

LOL you win!

[Dave Humphries]

Hi Mark,

I can imagine what attracted you to take the shot: likely a colourful leaf floating in a shallow puddle, with the sun casting a shadow of a tree across that.

Unfortunately this monochrome PP and the square composition aren't working for me.
I would guess the former is due to the green weed I can see in lower half of frame, which would distract if colour.
Personally I would crop further, taking 35-40% off the bottom edge of frame, that would remove the weed and allow use of colour. It also remove a lot of the fine detail in tarmac surface, which makes the scene too busy for me.

I hope those thoughts are helpful,
Dave

PS please forgive my UK-English

[anthony 1966]

Hi Mark,

I can imagine what attracted you to take the shot: likely a colourful leaf floating in a shallow puddle, with the sun casting a shadow of a tree across that.

Unfortunately this monochrome PP and the square composition aren't working for me.
I would guess the former is due to the green weed I can see in lower half of frame, which would distract if colour.
Personally I would crop further, taking 35-40% off the bottom edge of frame, that would remove the weed and allow use of colour. It also remove a lot of the fine detail in tarmac surface, which makes the scene too busy for me.

I hope those thoughts are helpful,
Dave

PS please forgive my UK-English

[anthony 1966]

Thanks Dave I will post a colored version and see if I can get a different crop.

[anthony 1966]

it was late in the season and there wasn't much color left, DSC_3036P1crop by Anthony Knittle, on Flickr