A huge cloud cover and a flash rain , combined with a very dull atmosphere gave me this near sepia colour . The image on the back of the camera took me by surprise when I saw almost no colour on it .
Torrential rains and the lovely acaia tree made this one , one of the most memorable on that trip !!!
Camera : 1D MK III
Lens : 600mm f4 IS
Aperture : f8
Shutters : 1/200
Speed : ISO 800
This turned out great, Rakesh! Nice mood & composition. Really like the natural sepia tone, and the flash rain really gives a nice texture to it. Love the shape of that tree, and the rain seems to have acted as kind of filter to lighten and separate it more from the darker silhouette of the heard. Well done!
Love everything about this one (as mentioned above) except for the placement of the tree.... I would have loved the tree more to our right.
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Fabulous image Rakesh - so moody and "arty" . I like the subdued tones too.
I have to agree with Artie on the tree being more to the RHS in an ideal world...but would be stoked if this was in my gallery...