adjectivehaving spots of a different shade, tone, or color from the background; mottled.I shot this in a cemetery, in case anyone needs to know that. They're actually a good place to find old growth trees in the fall. After a number of more traditional leaf color shots, I noticed the way the late afternoon sunlight was striking this open area. The D3 live view allowed me to place the camera just about on the ground and compose without flopping face first in the grass.