Autumn Path
Light at the end of the path through the trees with autumn colors.
Light at the end of the path through the trees with autumn colors.
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Location
This was taken in a wooded area near my house. It's only about an acre in size and there's a tail that goes around it. This bridge goes over a small stream.Time
This was taken on 10/11/2020 at 3:55pm.Lighting
It was under a bunch of fir tree's so there wasn't any directly light. But it was a bight day.Equipment
I used my Sony A55, 18-250mm lens at 18mm, ISO 800, f/9, 1/10th of a second, hand held. I was kneeling, took a deep breath, exhaled and took the photo - my camera was on a 2 second timer so it wouldn't shake from pressing the button. I took three photos focusing on the foreground, middle ground, and background, then did focus stacking in Photoshop to make sure everything was sharp.Inspiration
I thought it looked neat with all the fall leaves on the ground. A photo standing was kinda boring because it was the same angle everyone sees. I knelt down low and it became a much more interesting photo.Editing
I took three photos focusing on the foreground, middle ground and background, then did focus stacking in Photoshop so everything was in focus. After I saved the photo back to Lightroom and did the rest of the processing. A lot of dodging and burning as well as saturation, highlights, shadows, and many other adjustments.In my camera bag
Normally I have my Sony a55 camera with my 18-250mm lens (my go to lens for pretty much everything). I also usually have my Tamron 11-18mm lens for wide angle shots and my 35mm f/1.8 lens.Feedback
I would say the main thing is the angle. I got low to get this which helped it a ton. Everyone is used to seeing things from their standing position, so change your angle to either much lower or much higher, something different than what everyone is used to seeing. As for processing, focus stacking helped a ton since there was no way I could get everything in focus - I could have shot at f/22 but for that lens f/9 is the sweet spot and three photos at f/9 with focus stacking was better than one photo at f/22. Also, just play with things. Sometimes a normal edit doesn't work or is boring. Try extreme things - super saturated, no saturation, super bright, super dark, making one section really bright, one really dark, etc. If something isn't working, try other things. I was originally going for a realistic looking photo but I couldn't come up with anything that worked. I kept trying different things, different presets I had purchased, until something clicked. Lastly, let the photo sit for a day or two!! I can't stress that enough. You'll think the photo looks great and be ready to post it. So many times I've let it sit for a day or two, come back and found some edits I wanted to do - maybe it was too dark, too bright, too much saturation, etc. Letting it sit and coming back will really make the photo better.
