Posted June 10th, 2011

Willow Thicket in Spring

The willows here form dense clumps of multiple trunks that often provide compositionally interesting patterns and symmetry. At this time, the not quite fully emerged fresh leaves added a delicate quality to them. I captured this photo by lying on the ground and shooting up though the patch with an ultra-wide angle lens. HDR processing of two exposures, 3 stops apart, maintained colour and detail in both the trees and the sky.
Pentax K-5, Sigma AF 10-20mm f/4.0-5.6 EX DC @ 10mm, f/9.5