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Another Story [explored]
One of my favorite parts of posting a photo is getting the right title for it. This is of course, a pretty typical fall foliage shot, so the usual titles involving words like color, mirror, fall, etc. all come to mind but all felt a little dull and cliched to me. I've been leaning on song titles a lot lately so I searched around for appropriate song titles. I came across a few that were cool but not right for the scene (I'll have to save "Couldn't Stand the Weather" by Stevie Ray Vaughan for a future post! dibs!! stamps it, no erasies!). Anyway, I was leaning towards "Even in the Quietest Moments" by Supertramp, a fine song to be sure. But I've now reached the age where I learn new and cool music from my daughters. I often use them as a test audience to help select from different shots, so this time I decided to consult with my eldest on the title. We've both been listening to the Seattle Folk band "The Head and The Heart" lately, and I commented that their song titled "Another Story" had become one of my favorites, so she suggested I use that for my title. So there we have it!
Now for the actual story behind the photo. Believe it or not, I've been trying for over 2 years to get the right shot of fall colors reflected in a lake, and just haven't been able to get the right colors, the right lighting or the right comp. I can think of many things that would make this more cool, like fog, or some interesting rocks or leaves in the foreground, but this had enough elements to satisfy me. I had several trips over the last few weeks to the Hudson Valley in NY, and had been monitoring the colors. They seemed slow to emerge, but finally I found them at just about peak a couple of weeks ago. This was taken at the Kensico reservoir, off Route 22 just after sunrise using Pentax K3ii and Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 "Art" lens. Fortunately it was very still which allowed for a great mirror surface in the lake, and also allowed me to use the 'pixel shift' feature of the K3ii, which takes 4 photos each offset by a pixel. The 4 shots are merged in Lightroom, and I find this helps not only with improved detail but also greater dynamic range and more vibrant colors.
Explored on 11/5 2015. Thank you so much to everyone that commented, faved and visited!
Another Story [explored]
One of my favorite parts of posting a photo is getting the right title for it. This is of course, a pretty typical fall foliage shot, so the usual titles involving words like color, mirror, fall, etc. all come to mind but all felt a little dull and cliched to me. I've been leaning on song titles a lot lately so I searched around for appropriate song titles. I came across a few that were cool but not right for the scene (I'll have to save "Couldn't Stand the Weather" by Stevie Ray Vaughan for a future post! dibs!! stamps it, no erasies!). Anyway, I was leaning towards "Even in the Quietest Moments" by Supertramp, a fine song to be sure. But I've now reached the age where I learn new and cool music from my daughters. I often use them as a test audience to help select from different shots, so this time I decided to consult with my eldest on the title. We've both been listening to the Seattle Folk band "The Head and The Heart" lately, and I commented that their song titled "Another Story" had become one of my favorites, so she suggested I use that for my title. So there we have it!
Now for the actual story behind the photo. Believe it or not, I've been trying for over 2 years to get the right shot of fall colors reflected in a lake, and just haven't been able to get the right colors, the right lighting or the right comp. I can think of many things that would make this more cool, like fog, or some interesting rocks or leaves in the foreground, but this had enough elements to satisfy me. I had several trips over the last few weeks to the Hudson Valley in NY, and had been monitoring the colors. They seemed slow to emerge, but finally I found them at just about peak a couple of weeks ago. This was taken at the Kensico reservoir, off Route 22 just after sunrise using Pentax K3ii and Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 "Art" lens. Fortunately it was very still which allowed for a great mirror surface in the lake, and also allowed me to use the 'pixel shift' feature of the K3ii, which takes 4 photos each offset by a pixel. The 4 shots are merged in Lightroom, and I find this helps not only with improved detail but also greater dynamic range and more vibrant colors.
Explored on 11/5 2015. Thank you so much to everyone that commented, faved and visited!