There is a reality about the woods. Time is motionless but its touch is everywhere. Decay and growth merge together into one cycle. Left to itself without the axe and saw all is equalised. Nothing lasts forever and yet the whole is ageless. 
Tag: Autumn
On the Forest Floor
A long while since they fell
Stripped of life
The veins through which life flowed
Becoming the food of new life
The cycle turns one more time …..
Series of Four #12 – Autumn scenes – with muted HDR
Series of Four
This is the twelfth Blog in the “Series of Four” series. Each blog focuses on a different aspect of photography, either technical or creative. To see the full set of “Series of Four” blogs, click here.
Autumn scenes – with muted HDR
Here is a set of four images taken yesterday near Cheltenham in England. Autumn has come late and this was a bright, mild, mid October afternoon. I have used a technique called HDR (High Dynamic Range) which uses a series of bracketed images taken at different exposures (+1, 0, -1 in these images) to achieve a greater range than is possible with the sensitivity of a normal digital sensor. Using software it is possible to integrate the images (usually 3 or 5) to achieve a very sharp image with details across the full range of the image. If overdone this can begin to look very artificial and many photographers are deliberately pushing the method as a creative technique. I prefer to mute the effects. There is a great deal of experimentation to be done!!
