Autumn carpet Photo

Photographer’s Note

Hi all.
Although the weather may not be very autumnal the trees are playing their part and turning colour and shedding their leaves. This was taken just out of Bulls early one morning and shows a derelict house sheltering under some old willows.
In workshop what I passed on the way to this scene.
Enjoy, Paul.
Lots of comments about the roofless house; I'm saving for a wider lens ;-).

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Miha2ou7 (4923) 2008-04-10 23:36

Hey Paul,

A fine perspective. Too bad you dont have a wider lens, so you could include the house. But this is very nice too, because the leaves are of beautiful colors, sharp, well defined and saturated.

Enjoy.
Back in a jiff

siolaw (25800) 2008-04-10 23:42

Hi Paul,
Good use of this wonderfully colored and textured FG . The house colors also match that of the leaves... may have been nice to include the roof too!
Greetings
Laurent

robertosalguero (110) 2008-04-11 0:23

Hello Paul,

I would love to see the house fully inside the frame but this way is very nice too. The blanket of leaves create an interesting fall scene here. The colours are very pretty and the light enhances the quality of the image. Nice one Paul.

Roberto

dareco (17104) 2008-04-11 0:24

I have NEVER seen so many leaves in one place. An incredible sight. I love all the colors, and also the old house which I hope we'll see more pictures of. TFS

kiwi_explorer (12195) 2008-04-11 2:21

Hi Paul,
Low angle shot works well here .... very good texture created by the leaves. I like the rustic atmosphere punctuated by the broken down house in the background. You've captured and composed the scene superbly ... excellent work! tfs and have a nice weekend.
Cheers,
Renier

giorgimer (21394) 2008-04-11 2:29

Hi Paul,

I love warm autumn colors, and I love to see these colorful leaves covering the ground, as you can see in one of my shots
http://www.trekearth.com/viewphotos.php?l=7&p=504347
Yours is very beautiful, good composition with the building.

TFS

Gio

trekks (14332) 2008-04-11 4:51

Wow, Paul

A lot of fallen leaves! Carpet. A good title.

Really wonderful colors and texture!

tfs, bill

Giorgio (8762) 2008-04-11 5:05

- Amazing color for this original and poetic composition, it's seen that the autumn passed by there, in any case, it very is successful, cheers!
Have a good weekend, Paul.
giorgio

Budapestman (42566) 2008-04-11 6:13

Hi Paul,
Beautiful autumnal image with splendid composition. I like the nostalgic atmosphere and the fine details. Great! Have a nice weekend
George

John_F_Kennedy (31865) 2008-04-11 6:37

Beautiful autumnal composition. A wonderful variety of colours. A very nice place well captured.
Best wishes,
Achim

chpp (4001) 2008-04-11 6:59

Hi Paul
I like this shot, it has very warm colours and light and very good sharpness. I'm not 100% sure I like the empty space in the FG, may be by showing just from the tree log upwards.......
Anyways a nice composition
cheers
C

feather (49976) 2008-04-11 13:18

What an amazing leafy carpet; it looks several inched thick. Your low POV works well to really show the detail and texture of the leaves. I read your comment about needing a wide angle lens. Although it may have been better to have the roof of the shed I don't see it as a big deal as thepost is all about the leaves. Well done
Kath
I can't get used to the idea the bottom half of the world have reversed seasons. ;D
Actually our equivalent time to this image would be the end of September, by which time the leaves are mainly still green.
K

gracious (20017) 2008-04-12 1:11

Hello Paul,
Good pov on the autumn carpet with superb colouration!
I still loved the roofless house in such fine sharpness, good lighting and details especially the colour!
a very pleasing composition
have a wonderful sunday, Paul
greeting from Auckland!
Tony

josepmarin (33965) 2008-04-12 4:05

Hi Paul,
Welcome the autumn in the antipodes! While, here we enter in the spring.
Your photo is perfect to show this environment of the station, with this carpet of died leaves in the ground.
The contrast with the house of wood in BG a creates a nice graphism to the composition. When you have the wider lens you will be able to repeat this photo with the roof of the house
:o)
A beautiful work.
Best regards,
Josep

Clementi (44805) 2008-04-12 4:12

ciao Paul ,
good idea to includes the house in background ,
from a very deep perspective. excellent photo with some beautiful colours and exceptional sharpness.
Have a nice week end
Giorgio

Docarmo (8844) 2008-04-12 6:41

Hi Paul,
I like this POV to show us this thick carpet of leaves. Like here in Canada in October, a typical Autumn look. Each hemisphere in its turn ;-)
Thanks for sharing,
MCV

Photo65Net (43096) 2008-04-12 13:11

Paul,
Nice autumn colors here !
I like a lot the ground texture you caught, and your choice for vertical format works nicely.
Regards,
JB.

MLINES (10922) 2008-04-12 17:37

Hi Paul. The colours and POV make this an excellent photograph. Your WS is also worthy of another original post. I like the cropping a lot. TFS. Murray.

Flavia (10202) 2008-04-12 20:45

Hi Paul,

The WS is really stuning! I love this season, the colorful trees are so beautiful at this time of the year, a real feast to the eyes, and the fun continues when them cover the ground in a red-yellow carpet. I find it a nice interesting subjet, and you idea in focusing on the leaves is good, unfortunately I have to agree with the one about the roofless house... Sorry.

Regards,

Flavia

crckt (7090) 2008-04-12 22:14

Hi Paul,
This is a very interesting and unusual POV you've got here. I love the colors, autumn is such a pretty season! Yes, having the top of the house would have been better. But with what you got, you did very well.
TFS,
Shaeri

danos (32994) 2008-04-13 0:38

Hello Paul,
very nice this Autumnal carpet that as see cover all the surface of the earth.The derelict house in the background complete the image.I like the colours and the light as the perspective and the POV.Well done.

Have a nice Sunday,Danos

Graal (58479) 2008-04-13 10:37

Hi Paul,
amazing carpet, beautiful nature in brown garment. Fine composition and low POV. Good work.
Gr., Aleksander

AiresSantos (42686) 2008-04-13 10:40

Hi Paul
It's pity you didn't catch the top of house. Anyway it's a great Autumn compositiob with nice details and colours. I like the carpet of leaves
Have a nice Sunday
Aires

toto (18755) 2008-04-13 15:45

Bonsoir,
belle photo de cet endroit superbe ou l' automne est très fort, les feuilles sont tombées, puis les branches des arbres et il est tellement fort cette année que même les planches de la barraques tombe aussi.
Très plaisante a visionner, votre carpette d' automne

Amitiés Thomas

edytungkal (4519) 2008-04-13 21:30

Yes a rural simple beautiful colours, the pov is interesting but i suggest to include the house higher. But i still enjoy this shot Paul, tfs.

daniel

alainh (35381) 2008-04-13 23:23

hello Paul
for you, automn, for us: spring !! the two better seasons for photographers ! this one is very original and pleasant
a good for you in the other side of the planet !!
alain

JPlumb (3153) 2008-04-13 23:46

I like your bonus shot Paul. Great colour. This one here gives us a good indication of the fall colours seen in New Zealand. The textures are good. With respect to the house, and it's roof, I might have been tempted to increase the contrast and crop the house right out. I've put up a workshop to show you what I mean.

Thanks, John

[workshop] [compare] +

jafadabret (40095) 2008-04-13 23:50

Paul, ce tapis d'automne est très beau il n'a pas de prix puisque c'est l'oeuvre de la nature. J'aime ces couleurs en harmonie avec celles de la maison. Il y a tellement de détails que la photo en souffre un peu quand il faut la ramener à moins de 200 Ko mais l'essentiel reste la beauté de la composition.
Jacques

skippy007 (7257) 2008-04-14 5:17

Hello Paul,
Nice warm tones in these autumn leaves, The old shed with it's water tank fits in well, colour wise. Beautiful clear & colourful composition.
Thanks for your good wishes.
Santo

UnTrained (0) 2008-04-15 1:51

Hi Paul,
that is matching an idea I had also, but without such a pleasing place like you found here. The carpet of leaves on the ground, here hiding the rest of a trunk in the ground a a house in pleasant colours behind. You have to be quick with your new lens, the house does not look as it will stand for a long time :-)
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

pablominto (41104) 2008-04-16 3:53

Hello Paul,
I see the autumn has arrived in the North Island!
Here we are facing spring now, that's why we don't see photo opportunities like this for the time being, hehehe...
Amazing colours and a fine composition with inclusion of the old building in the back!
Greetings,
Pablo -

Charo (31677) 2008-04-17 1:58

Hola Paul,
Bonita toma con predominantes tonos ocres propios del otoño y a veces del invierno. Estupendos detalles y colores.
Cordialmente
Charo

jhm (83093) 2008-04-17 3:27

Hello Paul,

Autumn leaves care for a wonderful colour carpet, I find this the most beautiful period of the year.
We see the old derelict house in background, with soft colours and nice presentation.
Very well done, thanks for sharing.

Greetings from Belgium,
John.

Stepan (27175) 2008-04-23 10:50

A good idea (I mean a good title), well realized... Feel almost like diving into these leaves...
Stéphane

Hunkar (4824) 2008-05-04 13:25

A sad picture with nice composition..

Anna-- (7741) 2008-05-18 2:09

Ciao Paul,
very good framing and POV. Great autumnal colors. Nice vertical composition that includes the old house. Very good work.
Anna

Angshu (33975) 2008-05-27 20:38

Hello Paul
I missed this one earlier! Lovely colours of the fallen leaves forming a carpet on the entire ground. In fact I like your inclusion of the tree trunk stub in the FG. The carpet seems to be at least ankle deep. I don't mind the roofless house, because it's all about the leaves here.
Regards
Angshu

plimrn (19688) 2008-06-05 22:53

Hi paul,
I'm with Kath here on the roof. For me, the purpose of the derelict house is to proovide a structured,color-coordinated BG for that lush leafy carpet. I didn't even notice the lack of a roof.
HLJ, Pat