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Trees in Shenandoah National Park During the Fall



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Yellow golden leaves during the Fall in Shenandoah National Park. A view towards the top.

Yellow golden leaves during the Fall in Shenandoah National Park. A view towards the top.
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cameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II

settings Aperture f/16.0 ISO 100 Shutter 1/30 

upload_dateApr, 2014

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rmr731 Platinum
 
rmr731 April 14, 2014
Gorgeous capture - awesome POV! Go there all the time!
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Arzhtatiana September 25, 2014
Lovely! Congratulations!
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Reina35 October 10, 2014
Congrats on finalist!
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KeithBannerman January 11, 2015
Nice shot

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Behind The Lens

Location

This photograph was taken near Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park in Virginia. The location is not far from the Front Royal, Virginia entrance to the park. It was located on Skyline Drive heading south some miles from the park entrance. At a certain point there was an area with lots of tress with leaves a very bright yellow color that looked golden from the sunlight reflection. We stopped to take a walk through the woods.

Time

It was mid afternoon in early November 2013. A crisp cool fall day with lots of sunshine. A bit windy as well.

Lighting

The forested area was somewhat dark because of the numerous tall trees with heavy foliage cover. However, with the sun still well above the horizon, plenty of sunshine bounced off the leaves.

Equipment

A Canon 5D Mark II with the Canon 17-40mm F4 L lens, and a B&W UV-Haze (77 010M) filter. No tripod was used.

Inspiration

As I walked thorough the forest area I had to stop many times to admire the beauty of the tall trees, golden color leaves, and blue sky. I looked up several times and finally told myself, wow, this is beautiful, I need to capture this beauty from the ground looking up. So I walked around to find the right angle, settled on a specific spot, and lied down on the ground. I held the camera as steady as I can looking straight up. Since it was dark in the woods, I knew the shutter speed would be low while using F16 on AV setting. I used F16 to try to capture as much depth of field as possible in such a complicated lighting situation. That said, this really was an unplanned photograph. The trip was not planned. So I took a small number of photographs. It was a family day for me and I was not particularly focused on photography that day.

Editing

I used Adobe Lightroom to process the raw file. With this photograph, minimal post processing was completed. Although, when I am on a serious photography trip, I always auto bracket photographs with three exposures of every scene. Depending on the outcome, I like to use Photomatix Pro for processing the multiple exposures combing into one image. After completing processing with Photomatix Pro, I use Lightroom to finish post processing edits. With post processing, I always focus on making sure contrast, clarity, shadows, whites, blacks, and highlights are at best possible combinations. When I am very serious about capturing variations of light, I will go to the extreme of capturing as much as 7 exposures of the same scene with different settings. And combine the exposures into one photograph, if possible. Or at least several exposures combined into one. I will experiment with the combination process until I find the best outcome.

In my camera bag

The equipment will depend on what is the subject for photographs. If it is landscape, I like to use a wide angle like the Canon 17-40mm on a full frame Canon 5D Mark II, or a Tokina 12-28mm F4 on a crop sensor like a Canon 7D Mark I or Canon 60D. With a full frame or crop sensor, I also like to use the Canon 24-105 F4 IS L lens. I have found this particular lens to be very versatile. Although I prefer Canon lenses and most of my lenses are Canon, I have found the Tokina 12-28 F4 lens to be gem. With the correct settings, it can produce remarkable photographs.

Feedback

Always experiment. Never hurts to use different settings on focal length, ISO, and shutter speeds. Be creative using using different spots for metering effect. Use multiple exposures with different settings for each scene. Always look around to see if there are any other angles or positions which could provide a different perspective of the same scene. As I see it, photography is painting with light. Again, photography is an opportunity to paint with light, and in the process you have to allow yourself to be creative.

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