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akhtarkhan
November 06, 2013
Beautiful fall colours in the woodlands, nice foreground detail. Nicely seen and capture. Congrats on the feature.
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Location
Matthiessen State Park located in central LaSalle County, Illinois.Time
This was taken in the middle of the day, about 12:00pm.Lighting
The sky was overcast and provided nice even back-lighting of the leaves and minimizing harsh shadows on the ground.Equipment
This was shot handheld on a Nikon D80.Inspiration
While hiking through the park looking for interesting Fall colors to capture I noticed these two trees just off the trail. I really liked how the two trees stood out against the Fall colored background.Editing
I processed in Lightroom making small adjustments to the contrast and vibrancy.In my camera bag
Currently, I travel with the below gear: Nikon D610 Redged Carbon Fiber Tripod Nikon 28-300mm Tokina 16-28mm Nikon 50mm Sigma 105mm Macro Nikon and Metz speedlights.Feedback
Keep your eyes open and always be ready. Go outside, hike around and look for something interesting. State parks are great places to find interesting compositions. You don't always need a great camera to take great shots but you do always need a camera.