Tag: autumn

The Maple Leaf Forever!

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Autumn is a spectacular time of the year! Photography takes on a whole new meaning as we’re presented with boundless, colourful subjects. Recently, I experienced a rare, foggy autumn day. Fog creates wonderful lighting conditions, however, it’s difficult to capture a foggy scene and convey vibrance and impact that one expects of autumn. One solution is to wait and capture your images as conditions begin to clear.

In this photograph, sunlight illuminates the leaves of a yellow maple, in high contrast against the fog-enshrouded background of forest and blue mist.
In this photograph, sunlight illuminates the leaves of a yellow maple, in high contrast against the fog-enshrouded background of forest and blue mist.

Straight out of the camera this image carried a near perfect exposure. Continue reading →

Autumn Backlight and HDR Photomerge

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A beautiful forest of colourful, autumn foliage on a body of water with a backdrop of hills and sky presented a tricky lighting situation. The problem was the sky and the position of the sun.

This photograph displays a colourful stand of autumn forest on the ocean, boldly accented by backlighting.
A colourful stand of autumn forest on the ocean is accented by strong backlighting (click the image to view in a lightbox and for more detail).

Backlighting through autumn leaves is one of my favourite subjects. Continue reading →