Shadows on a Sugar Maple Leaf

13 Sunday Aug 2017

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I took this photograph at the height of fall foliage in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada. I was so excited seeing all the bright fall colors and took so many photographs. Every time I review these photographs I see something new.

I am intrigued by the shadow on this Sugar Maple Leaf. I like the shadow on the leaf because of the interesting design, and the contrast it gives to the picture. I am not sure where this shadow came from. It may be from another leaf.

I also love the bright red colors on this leaf. In California, the leaves never seem to be as bright as what I saw in Canada! It amazes me how brilliant this red orange leaf is.

What do you get excited about? I keep fallling in love with fall, and it’s colors! I’m excited fall is coming, and am looking forward to my future search for more fall colors.

I love keeping it real by sharing my photographs which are untouched!

Fall is around the corner

12 Saturday Aug 2017

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I love “Fall”. When I photographed this image, I was in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, and happened to be there during the one week where Fall Foliage was at its peak. Being from California, I never saw such brilliant colors during the fall. It was also the start of a greater fascination with fall colors.

I like this center leaf with the variation of colors – bright red, yellow, and dark spots. It is interesting that each leaf is unique in design just as the uniqueness of an individual’s finger print.

I look forward to Fall every year now. Last year, I missed the peak of fall foliage in Colorado. But I still loved the bare Aspen tree forests. This year, I will also be seeking to find more fall foliage. Stay tuned to see what I will find!

As always, be assured this photograph is untouched and real!

How To Make Your Pictures Pop Out!

19 Friday May 2017

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This is a Canadian Birth Tree which I photographed in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada. I tried to focus my camera on the peeling layers to bring attention to it. By doing this, the peeling bark has more depth and gives almost a 3 dimensional effect. My wife feels the bark is “popping out” in this depth effect. This is why there are parts of the tree which are not in focused.

If I had used a tripod, I could have shot this tree all in focus by decreasing the aperture. Consequently the exposure would be longer which would make it difficult to hand hold the camera. Therefore a tripod would be needed for this type of shot. By decreasing the aperture, it would also give a greater depth but more of the tree would be in focus.

Seek to create depth in your photographs by focusing on objects which pop up at you.

Two Sides

20 Thursday Oct 2016

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This sugar maple bright leaf is interesting with the curved tips. Autumn is wonderful. I love the bright red and orange colors.

It is interesting the back side of this leaf is not bright orange red. It is a dull gray color. As I was shooting, I had to make sure I took the good side of the leaf.

Photos of nature can teach us lessons in life. We all have our good and bad sides as individuals. One reason I love photography is it allows me to focus on beauty around us. Focusing on Creation’s Beauty brings out my “better” side. Take photographs that speak to you. Print them to display in your home to focus on nature to bring out your “better”self. I have a tag on Twitter – Bring Outside Inside!

Evergreen Shadows

19 Wednesday Oct 2016

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This is a Maple Sugar Leaf backlit. I love the evergreen tree branch shadow behind the leaf. It is like 2 images within one leaf. When I am taking photographs, I examine all the scenery in detail to see the different nuances.

Shadows are interesting. They can give a unique perspective to your pictures. Next time you are taking a hike or just enjoying nature, look at the shadows. Your pictures will have a different dimension if you capture the shadows too. See if you can capture the contrast of the lighting, color and the shadow darkness in your image.

In the Middle of Change

18 Tuesday Oct 2016

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In life, we do not always like change. It is unsettling. We have to adjust. There may be unexpected things that occur where we need to figure how to handle.

Change can be beautiful. We need to learn to embrace changes which help us to grow as individuals and realize we need change.

This is a sugar maple leaf in the middle of fall change. I took this in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. The striking yellow and green veins indicate the middle of transition from green to orange. Our photos should record the transitions in our life.

This is another example of taking your photos with the light from behind to enhance the colors. About 15 to 20 years ago, I would photograph 35 mm Chrome film for transparencies and slides. When we would project the slides with the light from behind which would enhance the colors in the image. Seek true color in your photos (then you will not need to photoshop) and record the changes in your life.

How to take Better Photos in the Fall?

07 Friday Oct 2016

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This photograph was taken 2 years ago in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada. It is a border town between Ontario, Canada and Michigan. I never saw such a beautiful display of autumn than during that one week we visited. Being from California, we do not see the full array of autumn colors.

I love autumn because of the vibrant colors during the changing of the leaves. No other time during the year can we see such bright and vibrant colors. The scenery comes alive with autumn.

As a photographer, this is the best time to shoot outdoors and capture the bright colors.

This is a sugar maple leaf photographed during the peak fall season. The leaf was backlit with the sunlight coming from behind which made the colors more vivid. I positioned myself so the sun came behind the leaf to draw out the colors. Positioning is important to get the true colors to show in your photo.

I took the photograph with my Canon EOS 70D camera using EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II lens. This is a very sharp lens which produces excellent bokeh effect in the background.

What is bokeh? Bokeh is the visual quality of the out-of-focus areas of a photograph rendered by a particular lens.

Hope you can appreciate Autumn like I do. Try to take photographs with this type of backlit positioning to improve your Fall photos to show off the bright colors of the season.

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Why untouchedtcphotos?

10 Sunday Apr 2016

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1702 – Fall Foliage, Close-up Detailed View of Veins in a Maple Leaf with the Shadow of a Fly.

1487 – Fall Foliage, Background Back-Lit Yellow Maple Leaves.

1411 – Fall Foliage, Back-Lit Flaming Red Maple Leaf Photographed in Northern Ontario, Canada.

Not sure if anyone ever wondered why I am using “untouchedtcphotos” and what I am about?

I started this blog of my photography back in 2012. It started with photographs taken from my first trip to Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Canada. This was my first encounter with a real Fall Foliage. I got so excited with the array of colors and the various trees and plants. I could have spent much more time photographing the landscape if I had the time. We were visiting my mother-in-law’s family, and they were so happy and hospitable to take me to sights they never showed my wife (she is not as much as a nature buff as I am). After this visit, I could not wait to plan another visit.

So with all these photographs, somehow we decided to display on a blog not knowing what to do with a blog.

I am an old school photographer who has learned how to do “photoshop” on my images. I do love to see other people’s photographs with the “different” colors and appreciate their art in their pictures.

See this article about Kerry Washington’s objection to her “photoshopped” image —

Good Morning America/Yahoo Article – Kerry Washington Speaks Out about her Photoshopped Ad

I know at times when I photograph, I want the ideal lighting to give me the photograph I want. I need to either wait for that moment which may never come or settle for the natural lighting that is available at that time. It would be so easy to settle and say – well I can just photoshop to lighten the image.

Thus this is how “untouchedtcphotos” came into being. I want to show real images of things I love. I want to be a photographer who is seeking to take quality images. I do not want to be a photographer who takes photographs with the idea I can photoshop the picture to make it better or to fix it. That is just my opinion.

Canadian Fall Foliage Show on Display thru Friday, October 30, 2015.

26 Monday Oct 2015

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The Canadian Fall Foliage Show at the Twin Pines Art Center at 10 Twin Pines Ln, Belmont, CA. 94002 is open to the public from Wed – Fri from 12pm – 4pm and is free. The show will be taken down on Saturday, October 31, 2015. Please come and see the show. Thank you.

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Canadian Fall Foliage Photography Show is Installed and Open to the Public

03 Saturday Oct 2015

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Shadows on a Sugar Maple Leaf

Fall is around the corner

How To Make Your Pictures Pop Out!

Two Sides

Evergreen Shadows

In the Middle of Change

How to take Better Photos in the Fall?

Why untouchedtcphotos?

Canadian Fall Foliage Show on Display thru Friday, October 30, 2015.

Canadian Fall Foliage Photography Show is Installed and Open to the Public

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