Andrew-Hocking

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After three weeks of almost cloudless ski...
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After three weeks of almost cloudless skies under lockdown, I've welcomed a bit of rain as a change up for my photography.

This was shot at woods near Enys Estate - a short walk from my home in Penryn.

Compositionally, I was first drawn to the dominant diagonal tree. This helps to lead the eye through the scene. I then did my best to frame the image with upright tree trunks on either side. The trunks on the right are much more dominant, but I think that's balanced by the contrast in light & shade from one side of the frame to the other.

I don't usually include paths in my images as I like to transport the viewer right into nature. And, I sometimes see it as the simple option. In this case though, I quite liked the lead in through to distant trees.

In a similar way to mist, the rain knocked back some of the distant trees to give a sense of depth - except not as well, and I get wetter! As usual with photography in this weather, keeping the lens (well, filter) dry was a constant battle.

I used a polarising filter to take the edge off the glare from the wet leaves and saturate the colours in the scene.

Canon 6D MkII | 24-105mm lens at 94mm | Ã†Â’-11 | 1-2 sec | ISO 200 | Tripod | Hoya polarising filter | Taken 17-04-2020 at Enys Woods

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