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Oriental Maple (2003)

One of my favorite shots of all the thousands I’ve taken, ‘Oriental Maple’ was taken one rainy morning in the summer of 2003.

I was getting ready to leave for work at City Architecture, when I glanced out of my bedroom window and saw the raindrops on the tree outside. Hastily, I undid the latch on the screen, poked my camera out, and captured the shot.

I didn’t realize it at the time, but I think part of the success of this photo was the white siding of the house: it acted as a white card, bouncing diffused light back at the closer leaves while failing to reach those further away.

For a full-resolution image, see my ZenPhoto gallery.

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