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I managed to go out for a walk today, so I went to my favourite
spot in the nature reserve. A lot has been happening recently and I needed some
time to relax. It was quite late so the sun was just starting to dip below the
tree line. I really liked the effect I had created and I wanted to try and
capture it.
To capture the whole scene in sharp focus I decided to use
an aperture of F8, as I was quite a distance from the trees the depth of field
would be large enough to keep the whole scene in focus. To get the lighting
effect that I wanted I decided to metre off the sky, then underexpose by 1/3rd
of a stop. This puts the trees into shadow and turns them into a silhouette;
this was the effect that I had seen while sitting around and I was aiming to
capture. I framed the photo so to fill half the frame with sky and half with
the foreground; this gives a very pleasing composition.
To edit the photo the only thing that I decided to change
was the exposure, I increased the contrast and the brightness of the
highlights. By increasing both I made the photo look much more dramatic. Also it
made the trees go very dark which made the effect even better I think.
I’m so glad that I managed to go for a walk today; it really
made a huge difference. It just proves, photography can sort any problem, no
matter how big or how major.
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