Copyright Nathan Montgomery, 2008
Eno River State Park is the type of place that is beautiful but not photographable... at least for me. It's the nicest park within 75 miles of our place. There are rapids, rocky cliffs, suspension bridges, and more, but I've been disappointed with almost every picture I've ever taken there. Until yesterday. From November 15 to September 15, I tend to think that reflections are tempting but often disappointing subjects. However, the reflection of peak foliage on glass water is really lovely. Fall colors make photography so much easier. Throw on your circular polarizer, find some pretty trees and a little water, and boom, you've got a shot that an amateur like me can be happy with.
4 comments:
Great shot...
Plus I think we walked the trail there.
( Two questions: Is there pixilation in the reflection of the trees in the stream? Is it due to the reduction in the size of the image?)
I suppose you're started on your next project with these beautiful shots. ( calendar, post cards...)
keep up the good work
What beautiful soft, fall colors. I love it. :) Love, Ma
Well, pixelation could be due to the size of the file (it may be posting it larger, i.e. more stretched, than it actually is), but more likely, it means that I over did it when I sharpened the image. I'm still learning this new image manipulation software, and I'm not as comfortable with it as I was with Photoshop.
One more comment here about shooting reflections. The best reflection shots will be somewhere that the subject is lit but it's reflection is not. That was not the case with this image on an overcast day.
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