Cooling shadows
Ready for Harvest (25 year old crop)
At the height of summer, after climbing around the hills for a hour or so, to sit in the cool grass by the shadows of...
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Ready for Harvest (25 year old crop)
At the height of summer, after climbing around the hills for a hour or so, to sit in the cool grass by the shadows of the pines was sheer bliss!
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At the height of summer, after climbing around the hills for a hour or so, to sit in the cool grass by the shadows of the pines was sheer bliss!
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Aug, 2014Views
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Behind The Lens
Location
Just inside the top edge of our pine trees on the top ridge.Time
Late afternoon - probably 4.30 to 5pm. Mid SummerLighting
It was quite dark when I took the photo, I was disappointed when I looked on the viewing screen. I tried several times .. Back at home on the computer with editing it came to life :)Equipment
FinePix s8000fd,f 4.5,ISO 400. No flash. No tripod. Leaned hard into a tree to hold steady.Inspiration
It felt wonderful in the shade - the air so cool and the grass was soft and damp. I sat down, my back against a tree enjoying the moment, it had been a hard climb up the hill :) Then I tried to capture what I felt...Editing
Mostly just lightening and color balance to bring the end scene more clear, as I thought it showed the heat outside of this haven ..In my camera bag
At this time my just camera as I was mainly just hiking.Feedback
Be prepared, have your camera all the time - you never know when the right time happens. A tripod is great to get a good steady shot but a tree or a post, even sitting on the ground and using a 3 point - elbows on knees and 2 hand grip for a wide aperture shot(wide for more light - better clarity for cropping)and try and capture what you feel.
