NCAR11D-245_pan
October 23, 2011
We don't get fall like this in the West. There are large swaths of evergreen forests, that withstand the change of seasons, stalwart, imperious, until winter comes to blanket it in snow. They hold their verdant green, and we slip from summer to spring easily, quietly. But in the East, there is no such subtlety. The cold snaps and slanting sunlight jolts the trees to change, and they do in sweeping motions, trading their summer productivity for capes of gold, orange, crimson, maroon. The trees, sometimes rail thin and nicely spaced, erupt in a cacophony of celebration for the changing of the seasons, and practically beg you to see them. This image, captured while hiking in the Uwharrie National Forest, is a panoramic image stitched together, for there was too much for any one lens to take in. The colors run the whole gamut, and spark a wondrous portrait of autumn in action. Enjoy.
Technical notes:
Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Nikon 18-135 f/3.5-5.6
Focal length: 18 mm
Exposure: 1/20 @ f/8 ISO 400
Post-processing: Assembled from 10 images in PS 4, minor tone adjusted with PS 4 and LR 1.4.
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