2311_1594 Dawn at Denniel Creek
This creek runs past the village, only a couple of kilometres to the east. I cross it on a small bridge every time I drive to Grasslands National Park (ie. often). From time to time I stop, to remove turtles from the road in summer (and photograph them), or for the covey of grey partridges that hang out nearby, or when I like the light. One morning in November, I really liked the light.
But I could tell the bright dawn sky to the southeast and dark expanse of land below were going to be too much for my sensor to handle. So I used the tripod and made several exposures, two of which I combined here for an HDR image that approximates what I saw at the time.
I try to use HDR sparingly, as it was over-hyped and employed wildly in its early years to create garish images that were too cartoonish for my liking. I still see these collections from time to time, and I don't like the look at all. I try to keep it subtle, and hope I'm not delusional about it.
Photographed near Val Marie, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2023 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
2311_1594 Dawn at Denniel Creek
This creek runs past the village, only a couple of kilometres to the east. I cross it on a small bridge every time I drive to Grasslands National Park (ie. often). From time to time I stop, to remove turtles from the road in summer (and photograph them), or for the covey of grey partridges that hang out nearby, or when I like the light. One morning in November, I really liked the light.
But I could tell the bright dawn sky to the southeast and dark expanse of land below were going to be too much for my sensor to handle. So I used the tripod and made several exposures, two of which I combined here for an HDR image that approximates what I saw at the time.
I try to use HDR sparingly, as it was over-hyped and employed wildly in its early years to create garish images that were too cartoonish for my liking. I still see these collections from time to time, and I don't like the look at all. I try to keep it subtle, and hope I'm not delusional about it.
Photographed near Val Marie, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2023 James R. Page - all rights reserved.