Posted September 10th, 2011

Autumn Ground Fire

No doubt it was anticipation of the upcoming André Gallant workshop that inspired me to play with multiple exposures of the autumn foliage. Various plants in the ground cover are first to change colour and provide the most brilliant hues we see in the Yukon. The fireweed and rose bushes in my yard, seen in this photo, arguably put on a showier display at this time of year than when they are in full bloom. Alas, it is just as fleeting and the first hard frost will transform it all to a monotonous, dreary brown. So I could not wait for enlightenment from Gallant’s instruction before photographing this year’s especially intense display, which likely has benefitted from an unusually wet season. I double exposed the scene in sharp focus and completely out of focus to produce the dreamy, impressionistic effect. Though the weather was cold and dreary, some heavy tweaking of curves and white balance in my photo editing software produced the warmer, sunnier aesthetic that I was craving.
Pentax K-5, SMC Pentax DA* 60-250mm f/4 ED [IF] SDM @ 128mm