Finger on the Map

I raised my finger in the air, where it lands I know not where …

Where it landed on the map was 1253 Black River Road, near Bigwind Lake Provincial Park.  The resident at this address is a beaver.  First beaver I’ve ever known to have an address.  He didn’t seem to be home.  

This shot was taken on a tripod. The lens was shut down to f/22 to get as much depth of field as possible as well as the sense of dimension that comes with that.  I focused on the hyper-focal distance, which on the 28mm at f/22 is 121.6 cm.   

The shot was composed to use the foreground grasses, middle ground lake and background trees and sky with clouds to provide the visual clues of dimension. 

I processed the image  with Color Efex using the Polarization, Dark Contrasts, Bring out Detail, Brilliance and Warmth, Skylight,  and Darken-Lighten Center Filters.  The Dark Contrast filter and the Bring Out Details filter enhance the light and shadow, and bring out the texture of the grasses in the foreground.  I used control points in the sky to negate the effects of the Darken Contrasts and Bring out Details Filters. The Skylight filter was used to enhance the colour and emphasize the sunny parts of the landscape.