You never know...

....what you will find to blip. Today, I drove down random back roads and stopped at a scenic field. My idea was to shoot a landscape; I took numerous pictures, but my instincts told me that I would not be happy with the results. Fortunately, Blip has taught me to pay attention to these thoughts because they are usually right. On my way out of the area, I kept looking for other things to shoot.

This tree was located near the exit of the field I had entered. I was drawn to the interesting patterns of the leaves and the nice backlighting. I also liked how the leaves overlap and provide the interesting shadow.

This shot is hand held with my 100mm macro lens. I like the way it turned out, but think that it would be better with smaller aperture to provide more depth of field. The shot was hand held and I did not bring my tripod and so my options were limited. That said, I still like this shot. The intricate patterns of mother nature are amazing.

On a side note, I will be on and off the blip grid the next few days and so may not get to blipping until Sunday. Look for back blips.


Post processing
Increased contrast and color tone and decreased saturation in Canon DPP raw processor

Constructive criticism always welcome