Forest Road
A one way road deep into the forest
A one way road deep into the forest
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Location
This photo was taken at Stokes State Forest in northern New Jersey. There's a one way road that leads up, and then all the way back down and gets pretty windy. This section is on the way down looking back the way I came.Time
This was shot at approximately 10:30 am. I had just gotten done shooting from the summit what turned out to be a very unexpectedly foggy morning. By the time I left, the fog cleared up so it was much easier to see the scene.Lighting
People always say shoot before 10 a.m. or after 3:00 p.m. Well when you have enough tree cover, it doesn't really matter! In fact the brightening sun made the scene light up in the background a bit more, which I really liked, while keeping the "hole" at the end pretty dark.Equipment
This was a hand held shot taken with a Canon 60D, Canon 18-200mm lens, and a Tiffen circular polarizer attached.Inspiration
I love mysterious forest scenes, especially ones that lead you down a path into the unknown. So when I saw this driving back, it really struck me.Editing
Most of my post processing was done in Lightroom with some sharpening in Photoshop. I added a little bit of vignetting to really create focus on path leading to the mysterious hole. Beyond that, corrected color and bumped up the vibrancy just a tad to make it really pop.In my camera bag
I only have one body, my 60D. Additionally, I'll keep my 18-200 kit lens (don't let anyone tell you kit lenses are bad), a wide angle prime (either a Rokinon 14mm or Canon 28mm), Canon 600 ex-rt flash, a circular polarizer, a set of ND filters, some radio triggers, Triggertrap shutter release cable, iPhone battery juice pack, and basic lens cleaning suppliesFeedback
Don't just look at what's in front of you. Look forward and backward. I couldn't have captured this if I didn't look back. I also shot multiple compositions of this. One piece of advice I received which has stuck with me is that when you set on one spot to shoot, pick up and shoot from somewhere else because usually the first place you pick won't be the best spot.
