From the outlook we walked down to lake level along a path through the trees. The evergreens were peppered with the colour of a few maples.
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 90mm at f/22 is 12.4m.
The shot was composed to capture trail, the colour in the leaves and Linda walking down the trail. She provides a reference point for size and 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.
In a second step, I processed the image through Photoshop Elements, with the Water colour Filter. This processing has a sort of staccato effect which seems complementary.
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