Trees in the Morning 1
Late Fall presents a photographer with fantastic light. We are also presented with skeletal foliage (at least in the Midwest where I am from) while the grass still fights to hold on to its late Summer green.
The two photographs on this page are recent examples of HDR photography. Shooting in a range of 2 stops over to 2 stops under, making three exposures of each image, and then combining the three images using Photomatix software, the full tonal range of the image is captured. Foreground and sky are equally valued allowing the images to reflect what I saw as a photographer.
Trees in the Morning 2
The images were found near a golf course subdivision backing into a major highway near where I live. While driving past the spot a few days ago in the late afternoon I was struck by the outline of the trees against a stark blue, cloudless sky. I made a note to return when there were clouds in the sky. I wasn’t really concerned whether the clouds were puffy or, as they appear in these images. I just knew I wanted the separation and contrast provided by the clouds in the sky. The starkness of the bare trees against the sky while preserving green in the foreground grassy rolling hill strikes me as a powerful reminder of the season upon us and the season to come.
I sincerely hope you like these images as much as I do. I expect to include them as I make the art fair scene this Summer.
