Frozen Heart Leaf
Ice covered heart shaped leaf15 total reviews
Comment from PeglegDeb
What an eye you have Grace...your ice covered leaf DOES look like a heart!
Very nice focus on it....the edging detail is particularly nice and the ice on the ground surrounding it is like a big beautiful white speckled mat.
I may have cropped this a little differently....a bit tighter but...lol...that ALWAYS seems to be one of my comments. It's a really pretty shot just the way you've shown it to us.
Deborah
reply by the author on 28-Nov-2016
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What an eye you have Grace...your ice covered leaf DOES look like a heart!
Very nice focus on it....the edging detail is particularly nice and the ice on the ground surrounding it is like a big beautiful white speckled mat.
I may have cropped this a little differently....a bit tighter but...lol...that ALWAYS seems to be one of my comments. It's a really pretty shot just the way you've shown it to us.
Deborah
Comment Written 28-Nov-2016
reply by the author on 28-Nov-2016
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I think it could probably do without so much room at the top! I think I was trying to keep visible the very subtle heart shaped snow outline that radiates around the leaf. Still could have cut some room off the top, lol. Thank you for the nice review :)
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When I first glanced at it I thought it was an acorn Grace...lol...opened it up and saw the heart shape. I was thinking a little square format but definitely not enough cropping to lose your little ice outline. My pleasure to review.
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Oh my goodness - I just said the same thing to someone else! That it's starting to look like an acorn to me! I guess I'm going to have to start an "Acorns in Nature" series :)
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ahahaha...great minds Grace!
Comment from momentsofjoy7351
Great camera techs on this fellow. Fabulous exposure for the most awesome light and shadow. Perfect focus as well, tells a grand story! Thanks for sharing.
reply by the author on 28-Nov-2016
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Great camera techs on this fellow. Fabulous exposure for the most awesome light and shadow. Perfect focus as well, tells a grand story! Thanks for sharing.
Comment Written 28-Nov-2016
reply by the author on 28-Nov-2016
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Thank you for your feedback, I appreciate it!
Comment from Ladymariesphotod
Wonderful. I love it. I definitely fits in with your hearts in nature collection. Great clarity, focus and composition. Nice job. Thank you so much for sharing.
reply by the author on 28-Nov-2016
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Wonderful. I love it. I definitely fits in with your hearts in nature collection. Great clarity, focus and composition. Nice job. Thank you so much for sharing.
Comment Written 27-Nov-2016
reply by the author on 28-Nov-2016
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Thank you very much!
Comment from shore1inspire.
a very nice capture, Envision.
a nice description on how you looks for certain things.
great clarity as you can see the air frozen and the effects of it melting.
great clarity as it depicts the leave cathing warmth and melting into the ice. great job. thank you for sharing. :-)
always,
ron
reply by the author on 27-Nov-2016
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a very nice capture, Envision.
a nice description on how you looks for certain things.
great clarity as you can see the air frozen and the effects of it melting.
great clarity as it depicts the leave cathing warmth and melting into the ice. great job. thank you for sharing. :-)
always,
ron
Comment Written 27-Nov-2016
reply by the author on 27-Nov-2016
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Thank you very much!
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your welcome, nice catch. :-)
Comment from nature rules
I love looking at this Grace. It appears to be a cut glass heart that has been edged in copper..that has slightly tarnished. And my favorite part is looking through the ice and seeing the detail in the leaf! Wow! Excellent job with your camera and your focus!
The surrounding, frozen ground almost appears to be ancient and earthy, cemented ice that has fossilized this leaf and kept it in tact for centuries. I too am enjoying your wonderful find and how it inspires my scientific imagination!
Excellent light and shadows by the way!! I like the way the light is outlining the leaf.
Now that I am finished admiring your capture and your creative eye I am considering what I may have done in post processing. I may have tried to angle the point of the leaf to a corner in framing and cropped it tighter....keeping the stem. I may have tried B&W. And I may have tried zooming in more to see if I could pick up the detail through the ice. But all of that may have compromised your heart theme. So I love it just the way it is!! Thanks for sharing your creative vision.... lovely and interesting all in one!
reply by the author on 27-Nov-2016
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I love looking at this Grace. It appears to be a cut glass heart that has been edged in copper..that has slightly tarnished. And my favorite part is looking through the ice and seeing the detail in the leaf! Wow! Excellent job with your camera and your focus!
The surrounding, frozen ground almost appears to be ancient and earthy, cemented ice that has fossilized this leaf and kept it in tact for centuries. I too am enjoying your wonderful find and how it inspires my scientific imagination!
Excellent light and shadows by the way!! I like the way the light is outlining the leaf.
Now that I am finished admiring your capture and your creative eye I am considering what I may have done in post processing. I may have tried to angle the point of the leaf to a corner in framing and cropped it tighter....keeping the stem. I may have tried B&W. And I may have tried zooming in more to see if I could pick up the detail through the ice. But all of that may have compromised your heart theme. So I love it just the way it is!! Thanks for sharing your creative vision.... lovely and interesting all in one!
Comment Written 27-Nov-2016
reply by the author on 27-Nov-2016
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What an awesome and thoughtful review. I really do appreciate that. I did think about B&W but it took away the copperish color of the leaf outline and I just couldn't part with that :) I agree that the cropping could have been more creative -so now I am going to have to hunt for another one to experiment with!
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You are most welcome! And I certainly didn't mean to say any of my ideas would be more creative than this!!! This is awesome!!
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No worries, I didn't take any of your comments that way at all. I appreciate your opinion and I think your ideas are inspiring. So don't hold back! :)
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:D Ok!!
Comment from Life is but a dream.
Hey, that is a good title for a contest and YOU can sponsor one, call it Hearts in Nature.
Envision, you do know that the title is part of the creative process and when you have gallery showings of your work it often will be the title that makes or breaks a sale. A title that further pulls us into the image and sets the mood.
I really like how you see the world around you and can imagine you looked down and KAPOW there was the photograph. Artistically it is beautifully rendered with sharpness and good marginal space all around giving us (and the leaf ) room to breathe.
why is this shot steely blue hue? Did you do that on purpose because normally snow is white. this might be good turned into a black and white shot as well.
Check your white balance calibration on your camera....you could expose this a bit more post processing to give it a brighter, snowier appearance.
BUT....perhaps this is what you were gunning for and I bow to your artistry.
Thank you for reminding us that a good photograph is everywhere...one just has to look!
reply by the author on 27-Nov-2016
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Hey, that is a good title for a contest and YOU can sponsor one, call it Hearts in Nature.
Envision, you do know that the title is part of the creative process and when you have gallery showings of your work it often will be the title that makes or breaks a sale. A title that further pulls us into the image and sets the mood.
I really like how you see the world around you and can imagine you looked down and KAPOW there was the photograph. Artistically it is beautifully rendered with sharpness and good marginal space all around giving us (and the leaf ) room to breathe.
why is this shot steely blue hue? Did you do that on purpose because normally snow is white. this might be good turned into a black and white shot as well.
Check your white balance calibration on your camera....you could expose this a bit more post processing to give it a brighter, snowier appearance.
BUT....perhaps this is what you were gunning for and I bow to your artistry.
Thank you for reminding us that a good photograph is everywhere...one just has to look!
Comment Written 27-Nov-2016
reply by the author on 27-Nov-2016
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Thank you so much for taking the time to review this in such a thoughtful manner. I appreciate that and your compliments are very flattering and encouraging - thank you for that too! I wasn't going for bright white, but I think that would be good for a B&W rendition. I didn't want to lose the copperish color leaf outline and I thought the steeliness emphasized the icy feel. I do like to play with white balance and sometimes I do move outside the box a little too far! Many thanks!
Comment from VINCEFALLERT
Wish you take some photos of some warm stuff, your freezing me out here. LOL. Good job minimalist photo. I like the way the leaf is outlined with snow melt (I guess it is) makes the leaf stand out more. Glad you used ambient light instead of flash. Might have blown it out. I'm going to put a coat on but mean while great job.
reply by the author on 27-Nov-2016
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Wish you take some photos of some warm stuff, your freezing me out here. LOL. Good job minimalist photo. I like the way the leaf is outlined with snow melt (I guess it is) makes the leaf stand out more. Glad you used ambient light instead of flash. Might have blown it out. I'm going to put a coat on but mean while great job.
Comment Written 26-Nov-2016
reply by the author on 27-Nov-2016
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Very funny! Thank you for your encouraging and nice comments :)
Comment from fotogran
A frozen heart? How very sad! Cool picture though. Excellent focus and exposure. All the details are visible and in place. And you put your subject slightly off center to make a more interesting composition. Really nice work.
reply by the author on 26-Nov-2016
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A frozen heart? How very sad! Cool picture though. Excellent focus and exposure. All the details are visible and in place. And you put your subject slightly off center to make a more interesting composition. Really nice work.
Comment Written 26-Nov-2016
reply by the author on 26-Nov-2016
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Thank you very much!
Comment from Sange
Fantastic camera techs here Grace. What a great find and capture frozen in ice.
Dare I say this is Wicked Coooooool!!
It is indeed a heart shape worthy of your collection.
Fine clarity and lovely to view.
Well done! ;)
reply by the author on 26-Nov-2016
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Fantastic camera techs here Grace. What a great find and capture frozen in ice.
Dare I say this is Wicked Coooooool!!
It is indeed a heart shape worthy of your collection.
Fine clarity and lovely to view.
Well done! ;)
Comment Written 26-Nov-2016
reply by the author on 26-Nov-2016
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Thank you! Suddenly it looks more like an acorn now.....Still a heart.
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It's a heart shape leaf/acorn/ hazelnut with a stem hat! ;)
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I'm laughing! Too funny. Maybe that should have been the title...
Comment from a.samathasena
What a great nice wonderful lovely shot.Beautiful nice rare nature scene.Presentation is great.The Unusual leaf,heart shape and details,white or snow b/g are gorgeous great and make a nice scene.Light and color balance are very nice.I like this talent perfect work.Focus color and all are excellent.Great job.Well Done.Thanks.
reply by the author on 26-Nov-2016
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What a great nice wonderful lovely shot.Beautiful nice rare nature scene.Presentation is great.The Unusual leaf,heart shape and details,white or snow b/g are gorgeous great and make a nice scene.Light and color balance are very nice.I like this talent perfect work.Focus color and all are excellent.Great job.Well Done.Thanks.
Comment Written 26-Nov-2016
reply by the author on 26-Nov-2016
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Thank you!