Just wanted something to update! This actually isn't a shoehorn technically because I had this idea in mind when shooting :) Leaves falling in the swimming pool signifies summer closing and fall arriving. Somehow I don't think it will be popular with the voters, but I like it.
This also isn't as sharp as I would like because this was late in the evening and I shot with the 85mm at 1/60 handheld with the lens wide open. More reason to get low votes!
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Wow, I'm truly shocked that this scored so high. Thank you all for your comments and votes. There is a lot wrong with this technically; very slight camera shake with the slow shutter speed for one. Also as a couple of people mentioned there were "spots" and trash in the water that I really wanted to clone out but couldn't with basic editing. Thank you all for overlooking those flaws.
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The title tries to make this fit - but it's a stretch. Beautiful blues in this one. A dead leaf is certainly incongruous with the water color and definitely not evocative of the closing of summer for me.
This is such a subtle photo. I really like it and hope it does well for you (although given that the first time I looked at it it didnt immediately slap me round the face I wonder how it will do with speed votes). Outsanding focus dof and colouring. The boarder also works very well. Bump to 8
This is an amazing shot. The leaf is perfect. The colors are fantastic. The ripples are mesmerizing and I hope my 10 helps you get a ribbon on this 'cuz it's a winner.
One thing... I would have spotted out the hot pixel and the sensor dust on the right and left sides of the ripple on the right toward the front. Also looks like a little sensor dust on the same ripple near the bend. If it's not sensor dust, it sure looks enough like it that I bet you'd run the DQ gauntlet clean anyway.
Nice composition, lighting and I like the blurred water background. A wee bit of a stretch for this challenge. If you had cloned out a couple of spots around the leaf and the white spot on the right hand side, I would have scored it a point higher.
Summer Closing
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