Challenge: Free Study 2011-10 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
Location: Eales Preserve at Moosic Mountain
Date: Oct 10, 2011
Aperture: 4.5
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/30
Galleries: Nature
Date Uploaded: Oct 31, 2011
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It was the last day of summer, and probably near the last day of fall near this altitude, too; temperatures were in the 70s, and rain and wind and cold were predicted for every day following the day I went out and took this shot.
This little fern is in the Eales Preserve at Moosic Mountain, near Scranton, Pennsylvania. I discovered this portion of it only recently. I left work early one day to take a hike on what would be, by all accounts, the last day of the season, and took my camera to capture whatever I might find.
So much of an autumnal forest is a visual feast, but so little of it can be captured on camera. That's true, at least, at my level of skill. There's so much more beauty to behold than I could ever fit into an exposure.
But there was this little stand of golden ferns, little fading flames signaling the end of the days of warmth, and they stood out with fierce brilliance against the cold, rough rocks they'd wended their way through to the sky. They caught my eye immediately.
I spent a while with this little stand, maybe a square meter or two, and could really have spent hours; but the day was already growing late (this exposure was at 6:17 pm), and I had several more miles to go, and didn't want to be caught in the dark, so this photo stands as the best I got of the stalwart soldiers heralding the coming of the cold.
And indeed, as I write these words, there is snow on the ground outside.
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Handheld at 1/30 sec in fading light. My lens was zoomed all the way in at a whopping 22mm (with a 1.6x sensor). I suppose I'll have to try to remember my editing steps if I make top five, but I'm not thinking that'll be a concern of mine.
Just figured that since I took the photo, and I like it, I'd submit it, throwing it and myself to the dogs in the process. I've had my finger off the pulse of DPC for so long that I have no idea what fate might befall this photo in the scoring.
But it'd be pretty cool if it raised my average. Here's to it.
It makes a great 8x10 print and it's on my wall already, but I think it's too quiet a photo for the high-voltage DPC voters; and I think I'm going to get a lot of 5s and not enough 6s and up to make up for it.
I'm looking forward to seeing what other people come up with; this is my first entry since--I could check and be certain but--I don't know when. It's been a long time. |
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