A path through the woods used to go straight through here. But a large fir fell in a windstorm and, over a few years, became a still life where the sun plays over wet vegetation.
Now we stop, look, then travel the detour.
Salt Spring Photographer John Cameron
A path through the woods used to go straight through here. But a large fir fell in a windstorm and, over a few years, became a still life where the sun plays over wet vegetation.
Now we stop, look, then travel the detour.
I love the “blue monsters” slithering through the brush!
Initially I did a double take at the blueness. I considered adjusting blue in that area of the image. Then I realized the wet wood was reflecting the blue sky.
Poetic description indeed. Duck Creek?
Wasn’t attempting to be poetic; I must be a natural. Ha Ha…
Creekside Rainforest
From email:
“I love this picture. How do you get the forest pictures to be so clear and not blown out by the sky in the background. This is just lovely….”
—Radha
Good question, there’s a HUGE dynamic range in this setting. The camera was set to take 3 bracketed exposures. One overexposed by one stop, one ‘correct’ based on the metered spot, and the last underexposed by one stop. Each exposure was put on it’s own layer in editing software and certain areas were lightened, others darkened. Lastly some areas still required dodging and burning to achieve detail in both the highlights and the shadows (this was done in CapturePro).
From email:
“I love this picture. How do you get the forest pictures to be so clear and not blown out by the sky in the background. This is just lovely…”
—Radha
Good question, there’s a HUGE dynamic range in this setting. The camera was set to take 3 bracketed exposures. One overexposed by one stop, one ‘correct’ based on the metered spot, and the last underexposed by one stop. Each exposure was put on it’s own layer in editing software and certain areas were lightened, others darkened. Lastly some areas still required dodging and burning to achieve detail in both the highlights and the shadows (this was done in CapturePro).
Great composition, John.
Thanks