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"A Photo A Day" is a not-quite-daily presentation of a photo and commentary by Scott Shephard

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25.06.15 Almost 5
25.06.15 Almost 5
about a week ago

Maggie turns 5 in July

25.06.14 Campground Scooter Gang?
25.06.14 Campground Scooter Gang?
about a week ago

The grandchildren are getting pretty good at striking a pose for me.

25.03.26 Happy Travelers
25.03.26 Happy Travelers
about 2 months ago

Four travelers sticking a pose in the Waipio Valley on the Big Island of Hawaii.

25.03.24 Stairway To . . . ?
25.03.24 Stairway To . . . ?
about 3 months ago

Allerton Garden - Kauai, Hawaii

25.03.23 Morning Surprise
25.03.23 Morning Surprise
about 3 months ago

Who would have thought that we might end up swimming with dolphins?

25.03.22 The End of the Road
25.03.22 The End of the Road
about 3 months ago

Today’s post details the 2018 Puna eruption on Hawaii (the Big Island)

25.03.21 Kilauea Volcano Episode 14
25.03.21 Kilauea Volcano Episode 14
about 3 months ago

It was a good morning to be on the Big Island. . .

25.03.07 Toadstool Hoodoos - Utah
25.03.07 Toadstool Hoodoos - Utah
about 3 months ago

Today I present a very brief geology lesson.


07-02-15 I've Looked At Leaves from Both Sides Now . . .

July 02, 2015 in Blog, Nature, Photography

By Scott Shephard

I talked about the direction and quality of light yesterday and today I offer a somewhat extreme example of the same subjects (more or less) photographed in different light. This photo, which you might think is something I took in the fall, is actually a Japanese maple leaf photographed from the underside and lit by the subdued sunlight coming from the other side. It was as if the leaves were on fire and I took several photos trying to get only a couple of leaves focused.

But as I left this little grove in the Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, I turned and took one shot of what these leaves looked like from the other side. You wouldn't even think they are leaves on the same tree

Such is the nature of the quality and direction of light in a photo.

Canon 5dIII 1/45s f/4.5 ISO400 102mm

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Tags: San Francisco, Japanese Tea Garden, Japanese maple leaves, light
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