Mat and I went for a walk through a small town on the
outskirts of the city yesterday. He didn’t take his camera as just wanted to go
for a walk, but I couldn’t be parted as ever!!
During one part of the walk, Mat sat down on a bench with a
coffee (in –5 degrees!), while I chose to continue walking. I found a small
clearing, just off the path, so decided to see what was there. I walked into
the clearing to find a small shaded area, surrounded by trees- almost
impossible to find if you weren’t looking. Small patches of light broke through
the cover of the branches, providing thin beams that shone pointed to the
centre. I tried to focus on one burst of light, taking the photo up the trunk
of the tree to give an idea of scale. I used an aperture of F8, as I wanted the
tree to be in focus, while making the background slightly blurred.
I increased the contrast in Photoshop, while slightly
decreasing the brightness to make the image appear more dramatic. I decreased
the saturation slightly, as I had changed the hue to make the green tones more
prominent, and didn’t want this to be obvious when looking at the image. I’m
pleased with this image, but regret not using low-key mode, as it could’ve made
the image seem more dramatic without having to sacrifice details, as with post-processing.
Bex
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