Fall leaf collection

[Dave Goldberg]

My four year old grandson has been fascinated with collecting fall leaves, so instead of mounting them I thought it would be fun to create an image that I could print for Mom and Dad.

The photo was taken inside my house on a weathered tree trunk slab placed over black fabric and shot under indirect light. The RF18-150 kit lens that came with my R7 is surprisingly sharp and seems to rival my EF 100mm f/2.8 macro. Doing this again I would probably raise the leaves to better separate the leaves from the surface. I could have gone with some specimens that stood out better, but my grandson was in charge of picking the leaves... I was merely his photographer.

Your comments and suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Canon R7 with RF18-150 at 50mm, 1", f/8, ISO 100. Edits on DT 4.8

• Canon EOS R7
• RF-S18-150mm F3.5-6.3 IS STM
• ƒ/8
• 50mm
• 1/1s
• ISO 100
• Fri, 22 November 2024 2:03 PM
• darktable 4.8.0

 

[Kurt_Horne]

Love the colour contrasts between the leaves, charcoal stump and black outside. The circular arrangement of the leaves goes well with the stump. Nice idea!

 

[Dave Goldberg]

Love the colour contrasts between the leaves, charcoal stump and black outside. The circular arrangement of the leaves goes well with the stump. Nice idea!

Thank you. I figured that the actual leaves would wither after a while, even if pressed, so this is a way to make them last.

 

[Jonathan Ashton]

Agreed good idea, I have seen similar where someone placed the leaves on a burnt (jet black) stump. Nice bright colours good contrast but not looking too bold.

 

[Dave Goldberg]

Agreed good idea, I have seen similar where someone placed the leaves on a burnt (jet black) stump. Nice bright colours good contrast but not looking too bold.

Thanks. I framed the shot so that the leaves are full size on 11x14. It was a fun project and hopefully a nice gift for Christmas.