[Theme] Autumn colour 2016

[Akira]

Thanks, Matthew.  Your subtle finding would require no exaggeration.

[Bjørn Rørslett]

Technically it is still autumn over here, although most of the colour fireworks and splendour have long gone.

Today: Bracken fronds with hoar frost.

[Bill Mellen]

Along the walking trail near our house...

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[Bjørn Rørslett]

With very low sun elevation, colour contrasts can get immense.

From today's shoot.

[Jakov Minić]

I am not going right 3 times Bjørn for the frozen sunset

[Bjørn Rørslett]

Did I do something wrong?

[Jakov Minić]

On the contrary, it's a beautiful photo, Bjørn!
You have a certain vision of simplicity, texture and color that I admire.

[Andrea B.]

Very formal portrait of autumn leaf from my Japanese Maple.

[Erik Lund]

Drop shadow a little hard, but very nice rendering.

[Bjørn Rørslett]

I'd suggest the image of the maple leaf be turned 180 degrees. This will make the drop shadows look more natural because the light source would appear from above, not from below.

[Erik Lund]

That would send a 'signal of distress' 

[Bjørn Rørslett]

The human mindset is trained to expect the direction of light coming from above. We subconsciously rely on this when we interpret the topology of a 3D structure. Turn something with shadows upside down and valleys become hills and vice versa.

[Erik Lund]

Bjørn I agree on the shadows.

Having a flag, here the Canadian, upside down would be a 'signal of distress'

[Bjørn Rørslett]

Well, that'll be another story. But mixing conventions conventions can lead to strange results.

[John Geerts]

I'd suggest the image of the maple leaf be turned 180 degrees. This will make the drop shadows look more natural because the light source would appear from above, not from below.

Will clockwise 90 degrees work as well?