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Contest Finalist in Yellow Beauty Photo Contest
a year of SmugMug PRO
Contest Finalist in Off The Ground Photo Contest
Exposure and more!
Peer Award
Absolute Masterpiece
Superb Composition
Top Choice
Outstanding Creativity
Magnificent Capture
All Star
Jaw Dropping
Superior Skill
Exceptional Contrast
Genius
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debcoimages
August 12, 2013
Gorgeous. Love the shape of the tree and the rich colours. Congrats on your well deserved win! :)
RonSpiegelAZ
August 13, 2013
A great Photo-Graph-Color.
Congratulations on the pick. Well done and deserved.
Congratulations on the pick. Well done and deserved.
Mauwa
August 27, 2013
This is absolutely beautiful! Congratulations on winning the award. It is well deserved.
mollyjeff40
August 28, 2013
love ,love ,love ,this pic,i love taking landscape and tree pictures,love the moss ,congrats
KayBrewer
September 13, 2013
wow - congrats on winning - but more than that: the color, the depth, ethereal - all of it is full of all what makes a photo one-of-a-kind (and not look like a photo, more like a painting)
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Location
Japanese Gardens in Portland, Oregon USATime
Midday to afternoonLighting
I decided to visit this famous little tree in the fall in hopes of capturing its red event, but when I finally found it, it was a yellowish color. At first I thought I had the wrong tree! After visiting with the locals, they explained to me that the Japanese Maples in this area only turn yellowish during low rain years. The lower the rain, the more yellow the color before it turns red, and then the red is not as fiery. And the yellow color is very fleeting - only a couple weeks max usually. "An unusual color and event? Time to set up my camera!" The day was overcast, so the yellow was mostly dull. I set up my equipment and waited to shoot images when the sun was at its brightest during thinning cloud cover. I was informed that rain was on its way, so I only had an hour or so. When the diffused bright sun filtered through the yellow leaves along with a warm camera filter, The Golden Age was recorded. And then it poured! To this day, I have only seen this tree yellow only in a couple photographs.Equipment
Sony A77, Sony 24-105mm, Benro Tripod, EZ Leveler, Remote Shutter Release, Warm lens filterInspiration
This Japanese Maple tree is a famous and elusive photo subject. Found in the heart of Portland, Oregon, this tree looks really big in most pictures. But it is tiny. Its proportions in a picture fool you into thinking its a towering tree. In reality, its maybe 8 to 10 feet high. But what it lacks in height it makes up for in age. Some of the locals say this little tree is up to 80 years or older!Editing
Maintained a warm color balance, added some contrast, dodged and burned local areasIn my camera bag
Sony A850, Sony A77, Sony A7R, Sony Lenses, Cine Backpack, Cokin Filters (ND & Grads), Remote Shutter Release, Care & Clean Supplies, Lightning Trigger, Benro Tripod, Mini Tripod, CP Polarizers, Big Stopper, Extra Batteries & Cards, Cell Phone, Beanie Hat & Hand warmers, treats!Feedback
Don't be hesitant to use in camera and lens filters to capture unique views or single out certain colors hiding in the scene.