Blue Ridge in Infrared
NCAR11D-156_HDR
May 29, 2011
After taking the Ph.D. preliminary exam, I felt the need for a little relaxation and unwinding. Four straight months of studying will do that to you. As my reward, I spent Memorial Day weekend hiking through the Nantahala National Forest, making a loop around the headwaters of the Nantahala river, part of which was along the Appalachian Trail. This forest was beautiful, rhododendron groves that hugged the trail,making you hike through a tunnel at times. The second night I spend up on Standing Indian, which had views out to the west over the Blue Ridge Mountains. Sitting up there, with this view straight from my tent, was incredible.
However, the weather wasn't quite cooperating. The color version of the photo did not do the landscape justice, and didn't reveal the stark contrasts that I could see through my eyes. So I resorted to a great medium, the infrared. Highlighting the foliage of the near trees, which dance in the wind, I feel this is a much more powerful statement of this particular point in time.
Technical notes:
Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Nikon 18-135 f/3.5-5.6
Focal length: 44 mm
Exposure: var @ f/11, ISO 400
Post-processing: HDR image stitched from 5 exposures in Photomatix, colors desaturated and infrared instituted, minor curves adjustment in PS4
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