The Gosforth Park den

Out with the dog in Gosforth Park early this morning and came across this incredible den made from branches and leaves piled up against a tree.

I was going to photograph Dean my dog on this mornings walk but thought this would make a better subject for today as the lighting felt so right.

I promise that I will also add a picture of Dean my 16 year old labrador at some point this week. He tires very quickly and is rather grumpy at times like all old men I guess.

Canon EOS 40D with Sigma 10-20 F4/5.6 at about 14mm. 1/6 sec ~ F13.0 ~ ISO 100 ~ evaluative metering ~ full manual.

This photograph is basically an 'exposure fusion' which in a lot of ways is similar to creating an HDR picture. Usual post processes such as reducing vibrance, contrast, second layer added which I blurred slightly to give a slight 'fantasy world' effect as if the park was full of unicorns etc. But I digress. Hope you like the picture.