Canon EOS 1Ds
+ Voigtlander 125mm f/2.5SL APO Lanthar Macro
1/8s, f/4, ISO 100
1/8s, f/4, ISO 100
Location: Home, Australia
The vivid colors of autumn have always appealed to me. On an overcast, windy autumn afternoon I found many red maple leaves scattered on the ground, some of them in a stage of decay and others too dry and lifeless to be photographed.
I picked a deep-red specimen and placed it on the leaves of a nearby plant, moistened it with an atomizer and set up for the photograph. It was hours later before I managed this photo because of the endless struggle with the wind, a short, unstable tripod and a scene that required a degree of precision to get the correct elements in focus.
All the effort was worthwhile however. The combination of red and green is instantly attractive, and the shallow depth of field meant that some areas of the setup became patches of attractive bokeh. The contrast of the colors against a very dark background adds a little more interest.