To the Woods

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted October 10, 20121,331 views5 comments

Shot at Point Reyes Headlands looking for Tule Elk who were rutting. We saw a pair but it was so foggy my shots were underexposed.
Took this with a Canon 5D Mark II, f10, 1/160. I enhanced the sky with Flypaper and used Silver Efex for b&w conversion, though there was little color in the original because of the fog.
Comments most welcome.

lucy

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5 comments

Comment posted by Allen Brooks on October 10, 2012 at 3:32 PM

Nicely done. Wonderful painterly effect. The people on the curved path adds a lot to the shot.

Registered on July 27, 2011, 262 Posts, 2597 Comments

Comment posted by Brad Strong on October 10, 2012 at 9:42 PM

I like this image. It looks like an old painting. It might look good printed on canvas. There's no reason to underexpose due to fog unless you are relying on the evaluative meter entirely. Once you take a shot, look at the histogram. If it's bunched to the left, it's underexposed and you need to increase the exposure time.

Registered on October 1, 2012, 43 Posts, 302 Comments

Comment posted by Jeffrey Sipress on October 22, 2012 at 11:07 PM

What an interesting effect. I love the central subject and the tonalities around the center, but not sure of that partial branch on the right.

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Comment posted by Anil Rao on October 23, 2012 at 11:11 AM

Simply delightful.

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Comment posted by Lucy Aron on October 24, 2012 at 10:37 AM

Thanks for the feedback. And Brad I tend to shoot more intuitively than to rely on the histogram, but I'll practice more with fog & low light using your suggestion.

lucy

Registered on February 25, 2011, 189 Posts, 1160 Comments