Activity for User 889 - Paul Swepston - paulswepston@me.com

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13 Oct 20 Comment Thank you Wendy. I love Japanese Maples and have about 14 different ones that I have planted and another 10 that I have raised from volunteers. Plus another 30 volunteers that I am raising in pots and small banzai containers. I get great spring colors but something about my climate doesn't always give me much in the fall. Oct 20th
13 Oct 20 Reply I didn't mention it but I did use filter in Color Efex Pro to brighten the center and darken the surrounding area. I didn't want to overdo it since I really was trying to contrast the shape and color of the seed with leaves of the tree.

Thank you for the comment.		 Oct 18th
13 Oct 20 Reply Actually I should have titled it "From this to that" as I was most interested in the life cycle of the Japanese Maple. That is why I did not try to make it a seed portrait but rather a seed within the leaves. I didn't mention it but I did use the brighten center filter in Color Efex Pro to highlight the seed.

Thanks for the feedback.		 Oct 18th
13 Oct 20 Comment Good color contrast and a mysteriously interesting subject. Please say what it is! Oct 18th
13 Oct 20 Comment nice composition and good depth of field. A winner. Oct 18th
13 Oct 20 Comment nice composition and amazing detail. Great job. Oct 18th
13 Oct 20 Comment I appreciate that it was taken in a dark forest, but the image is so dark that I have a hard time seeing what it really is, other than an insect. Oct 18th
13 Oct 20 Comment I wonder if the edges are exhibiting a chromatic aberration effect or is the back side. of the leaf more of a purple color? Nice composition.

I'll be happy when the leaves turn colors where I am. 		Oct 18th
13 Oct 20 Comment Clever approach to displaying an old coin. Oct 18th
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