Whirlpool of Leaves

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by Justin Lee

Uploaded 28 Apr 2007 — 132 favorites

© Justin Lee

I shot this image at the Portland Japanese Gardens. I knew that with a long exposure I could get this fantastic vortex of leaves. I used a 3 stop ND filter stacked on a Warming Polarizer. Shot with a Nikon D2X with 17-55 at ISO 100 f14 for 30 sec.

50 responses

  • Howard Seelig

    Howard Seelig gave props (6 Sep 2007):

    WOW, you do great work.

  • Carlos Ugarte

    Carlos Ugarte gave props (4 Oct 2007):

    Love it.

  • Garrett Yamasaki

    Garrett Yamasaki gave props (19 Nov 2007):

    Stunning image Justin

  • Keith Kamicar

    Keith Kamicar gave props (27 Dec 2007):

    Fantastic shot!!!

  • Harry Hall

    Harry Hall said (25 Jan 2008):

    Amazing!

  • Dylan Sullivan

    Dylan Sullivan said (14 Feb 2008):

    This is mesmerizing! =D
    Natures' stunning beauty captured in a wonder-fully creative image!

  • Jason Lewis

    Jason Lewis gave props (19 Feb 2008):

    awesome shot - thanks for giving the info on how you captured it too.

  • Scott Tizzard

    Scott Tizzard gave props (25 Feb 2008):

    Nice!

  • Henrique Pousão

    Henrique Pousão gave props (11 Mar 2008):

    Great work

  • Ryan Young

    Ryan Young   said (17 Mar 2008):

    Holy God what a shot!

  • Zach Gibson

    Zach Gibson gave props (21 Apr 2008):

    The waterfalls in the background are such a good addition to this. Totally awesome

  • Jamie Nardoni

    Jamie Nardoni said (23 Apr 2008):

    beautiful!

  • Adrienne Darnell

    Adrienne Darnell   said (4 Jul 2008):

    wow

  • Sanjeev Tyagi

    Sanjeev Tyagi gave props (30 Sep 2008):

    Mesmerizing

  • Don Martel

    Don Martel said (26 Oct 2008):

    amazing image .. I have done a few of these myself .. the water falls are certainly the icing on the cake! YUM!

  • David Bowden

    David Bowden   gave props (1 Nov 2008):

    Beautiful and technically excellent. Thanks for the shot details. I really appreciate those.

  • :) L P

    :) L P gave props (1 Dec 2008):

    AWESOME!

  • Jaime Lavone Vedres

    Jaime Lavone Vedres said (20 Dec 2008):

    your landscapes are incredible... i have a lot to work on!!

  • Nicole Basurto

    Nicole Basurto said (29 Dec 2008):

    beautiful...these gardnes are my favorite! very inspiring!

  • Ken Burns

    Ken Burns said (12 Jan 2009):

    Lovely shots of Oregon

  • Joel MacPherson

    Joel MacPherson gave props (3 Feb 2009):

    AMAZING SHOT!!

  • benjamin jenks

    benjamin jenks said (24 Apr 2009):

    everyone loves it. nice work justin!
    it really feels good to look at this shot.
    ben.

  • Debbie Cool

    Debbie Cool said (25 May 2009):

    Your work is absolutely inspiring. I am rather biased as one my favorite things are waterfalls. But really your shots are outstanding and deserve kudos as well as $$$.

  • Donna Weston

    Donna Weston gave props (4 Jun 2009):

    Beautiful!

  • Sonia Adam Murray

    Sonia Adam Murray   gave props (4 Jun 2009):

    Gorgeous!

  • Gary Rittermeyer

    Gary Rittermeyer gave props (9 Jun 2009):

    phenomenal

  • peggy gardner

    peggy gardner gave props (19 Jun 2009):

    I was taken back by the exposure of 30 seconds, wow.

  • ashton gosnell

    ashton gosnell gave props (19 Jun 2009):

    words can't describe this. AWESOME job!!

  • Rahel Stephanie

    Rahel Stephanie gave props (23 Jun 2009):

    geniussss

  • Hoondoon

    Hoondoon said (24 Jun 2009):

    Simply Fantastic!! Really nice photo.

  • Tj Watt

    Tj Watt said (3 Aug 2009):

    unbelievable!! Nature painting a picture

  • danielle griffin

    danielle griffin said (2 Sep 2009):

    holy freakin poop. you make me feel like the most untalented person everrrrr :[ this is amaziiiing

  • Laurie Search

    Laurie Search gave props (2 Sep 2009):

    This is so cool and beautiful!!!

  • Jimmy Sadler

    Jimmy Sadler said (2 Sep 2009):

    Sensational. Excellent vision and forethought. Beautiful photo.

  • Becky Krawczyk

    Becky Krawczyk gave props (2 Sep 2009):

    Great shot. Love the colors.

  • Latrenia Bryant

    Latrenia Bryant gave props (2 Sep 2009):

    Awesomely! Amazing!!

  • J.C. Collier

    J.C. Collier gave props (3 Sep 2009):

    Nicely done, bravo.

  • Kimberly Johnson

    Kimberly Johnson   gave props (3 Sep 2009):

    This is an amazing shot! Love it!

  • Tarek Daouk

    Tarek Daouk said (3 Sep 2009):

    stunning !

  • Keiko Ehret

    Keiko Ehret   gave props (5 Sep 2009):

    This shot is surreal! You have an amazing talent with the long exposure shots! I have not aquired that skill yet. Nice job!!!

  • Ethan Burnette

    Ethan Burnette said (5 Sep 2009):

    Oh my god, beautiful shot. Well planned.

  • Christopher H

    Christopher H said (5 Sep 2009):

    this is amazing. great flick.

  • S

    S gave props (6 Sep 2009):

    Thats awesome!

  • Duwayno Robertson

    Duwayno Robertson   said (6 Sep 2009):

    great shot!

  • Karen Zimmerman

    Karen Zimmerman   gave props (6 Sep 2009):

    Truly inspired!

  • DigitalOpiate

    DigitalOpiate gave props (7 Sep 2009):

    Nice work!

  • Stephanie Sarad

    Stephanie Sarad gave props (8 Sep 2009):

    i have a whole series of photos from here. Great capture.

  • Tatiana Zimina

    Tatiana Zimina gave props (8 Sep 2009):

    awesome shot!!!

  • Paul Jakubicki

    Paul Jakubicki said (8 Sep 2009):

    Brilliant!

  • NG

    NG gave props (17 Sep 2009):

    Great work!

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