
A busy tree with fading leaves. Watch out; this one’s 7.4 megabytes (it’s 10 megapixels, and such a busy scene that it doesn’t compress much). There’s some nice barrel distortion here, because it’s with a wide-angle lens. No grain, and the quality and sharpness are great. Enjoy!
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The leaves of autumn come out. Took this in my yard last fall (2007); the tree always has sublime colors; though not vivid reds and oranges, there are stately reds and browns. This is wide-angle to show how big the maze of branches and leaves is, giving a sense of awe. The dark leaves at the corners help bring your eyes to the center.
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Canon Rebel XTi, EFS 18-55mm, 1/640, F3.5, 18mm, ISO100, 2007-09-23T11:30:30-04, 2007-09-23_15h30m30
Source image. No spot editing was needed; I did …
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Source image, compiled from the Canon Rebel XTi RAW file using the default settings in PhotoFiltre Studio.