Yellow Aspen Abstract
An abstract of the beautiful golden aspen trees, north of Ketchum, Idaho. I "swiped" the image in a vertical direction while pressing the shutter....
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An abstract of the beautiful golden aspen trees, north of Ketchum, Idaho. I "swiped" the image in a vertical direction while pressing the shutter.
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Location
This photo was taken in the Boulder Mountains, just north of Sun Valley, Idaho. The colors were absolutely spectacular!Time
This photo was taken mid morning. (I can't get out early or late right now, because I'm taking care of my 92 year old mother who has Alzheimers', so I just go when I can take her in the car with me.)Lighting
Mid morning light is not by favorite, but for this photo, it worked just fine.Equipment
This photo was handheld, using a Nikon D810, with a polarizing filter on a Nikon Macro 60mm lens. (I was forcing myself to stick with one lens that day, and come up with something that worked.) I "swiped" the image vertically from top to bottom to get this look. I can't take credit for originality, because I learned this technique from photographer Tony Sweet.Inspiration
Fall is my favorite time of year, so my husband and I headed to the mountains to try to find some beautiful fall colors. There was plenty! We took lot of "regular" landscape shots, but I wanted to try this technique that I learned from photographer Tony Sweet.Editing
I shoot everything is RAW, so naturally I do some post processing. For this photo, all I did was add a little contrast to boost the definition just a bit, and then also put it through NIK software using the color contrast filter.In my camera bag
I always carry a full range of lenses: Nikon 24mm, Nikon 70 - 200mm, Nikon 85mm, Nikon 60 mm, and a Nikon Z6 camera with 24 - 70mm lens. I normally use a tripod for all my landscape photos, but for this photo you need to hand hold it to accomplish the blur. I have a series of Nuetral density filters as well. I always use a polarizing filter.Feedback
Experiment, experiment, experiment! You have to try something new to expand your abilities! If not, you get stuck in a rut.
