4 | December
"Fading Blush"
General: 4:37 PM on 11/25/05 | Canon 20D
Technical: 1/50sec | f/7.1 | 22mm (35mm) | ISO-400
Lens: EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
Exposure Mode: Av (Aperture Priority)
Exposure Bias: -1
Flash: No

I was trying to find a way to use these rather busy leaf shots and realized that could crop them into panoramics. The 10-22 isn't as sharp as the 17-40L, but it is still pretty good. This is my first vertical panoramic (though cropped from one image), and I decided allow for some extra vertical pixels, 1550 to be exact.

categories: nature

Thoughts of: jeff
December 4th, 2005 at 12:28 PM

Wow, I think this would make an awseome picture for a jig-saw puzzle.

Thoughts of: Partha
December 4th, 2005 at 2:33 PM

Very nice panoramic view Ryan. I love the saturation of the green. The only thing is it would probably have been a good idea to flip the image +/-180. Love your work, keep them coming.

Thoughts of: Bonnie Hickman
December 4th, 2005 at 9:32 PM

Ryan, I have enjoyed looking at your photos - going back to June of 05. You are improving incredibly! The color and

composition is tremendous. Keep up the good work. You are definitely gifted! Bonnie

Thoughts of: Micah Lauer
December 4th, 2005 at 9:47 PM

Stellar photographs from Arizona; I really enjoy your work.

Thoughts of: Tristan
December 4th, 2005 at 10:02 PM

Wonderful. I love vertical panoramics... we rarely see them.

My only complaint is the top few inches or so... it seems a little blurred and not very well focused. Might just be me.

Also, the lighting could have been better (ahem.. ISO 400 ;-) But overall a good development of a good shot.

Thoughts of: Philip
December 5th, 2005 at 12:43 AM

i Love the Colour! i like the way the leaves get yellower and redder up the photo. the gray rock makes a good background, and the pebbles at the bottom. i dont mind the way it fades out of focus at the the top.

Thoughts of: Ryan
December 5th, 2005 at 12:50 AM

Concerning the somewhat blurry top. That is due to 1. edge of the lens...not always the sharpest, and 2. The dof dictates that it should be blurry...haha.

Having said that, I did contemplate cropping of the top but felt it was needed. I wish it wasn't as "blury" as well.

Tristan, not sure what you mean by the lighting could have been better. There wasn't a lot of light, so I bumped the ISO up to 400, which with the digic II processor of the 20D is quite acceptable for noise...or lack thereof, in this case. If I would have had more light, I would have stopped it down to around f/10.

Thoughts of: MOM
December 6th, 2005 at 10:07 PM

Exquisite detail and brillian colors.

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