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Description
I found this lovely, but very small birch woodland just by chance whilst exploring a tiny side road near Rosisle in Moray on a very misty morning just about in transition phase between Summer and Autumn. It was gorgeous, loaded with silvery gossamer thin spider webs saturated in dew and traces of rising mist slowly lifting off the woodland floor and brackens just starting there traffic light transition of colours from Summer green through to rusty autumnal red. It even smelt like Autumn. I used a moderate depth of field so that the foreground birch tree and brackens stood out clearly from a relatively soft backdrop enveloped in a hazy mist.
Absolutely gorgeous!! The DOF is perfect, with the wonderful FG tree showing all its fascinating detail and the trees behind rendered soft but still very interesting. The fog and soft light were perfect – excellent find and presentation!!
This image represents the transition of the seasons beautifully Ian. The DOF works rather nicely and gives the FG tree some nice separation from the woodland in the BG. I also find the soft delicate light is also quite nice; perfect for this scene.
I like this tree. I think the separation of the tree in the foreground works relatively well against the background with the chosen DOF. On the other hand, I’m a bit bothered by the color in the URC and the ferns on the right edge - they’re neither inside nor outside.
A nice image anyway.
Hi Joao, I’m a bit confused by the colour you are seeing in the upper right corner. I cannot see anything untoward could you elucidate? It just looks fairly neutral to me.
This is such an idyllic scene of colorful ferns in a woodland in transition to fall Ian. Wonderful choice on the depth of focus here. The foreground tree is intricately detailed and the whole muted semi-soft BG is perfect. I think Joao is referring to the partial top fern on the right side of the frame, which could be darkened a bit to reduce it’s prominence.
Dear Ian,
This is a great image with beautiful colors. As noticed by others, the top of the fern on the right side draws one’s attention: intended? The colors among the ferns to the right seem more busy than on the left, and I wondered if you have tried to balance this by placing the tree in the foreground slightly to the left? It may just be my monitor, but the trunks of the tree in the FG appear slightly magenta — I wonder if this is intended? I also wondered if it would improve the image if the trunk in the BG, a bit blurred, were less luminous? Thanks for posting this fine image.
