Autumn Ferns

[Andrew McLachlan]

With Autumn coming to an end around my home in central Ontario I have finally had some time to start processing some of the image files. Aside from the glorious reds and yellows of sugar maple trees I am often drawn to the cinnamon-like tones of ferns as they prepare to go dormant for the coming winter. On this particular day in Ontario's Torrance Barrens it was a dark and dreary with a strong wind hence the need to dial the ISO up to 800 and wait for the slightest lull in the wind. I was drawn to the diagonal line created by the fern leaves and composed a scene that maintained this diagonal from the upper left to the lower right.

Nikon D800
Nikon 18-35mm @ 18mm
ISO 800
f8 @ 1/20 sec

Look forward to comments and suggestions.

[D. Robert Franz]

Outstanding image with some great saturated color. Very well composed....

[Andrew McLachlan]

Thanks so much Dale, I appreciate it very much!

[Morkel Erasmus]

Love these colours and the perspective. We have very few real autumn colour scenes like this in South Africa.

[Andrew McLachlan]

Thanks so much Morkel...anytime you want to capture our autumn colours drop me a line!