{"id":2179,"date":"2011-07-28T06:07:17","date_gmt":"2011-07-28T10:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/p4td.lightshedder.com\/2011\/07\/28\/7282011-yellow-birch-laudholm-farm\/"},"modified":"2011-07-28T06:07:17","modified_gmt":"2011-07-28T10:07:17","slug":"7282011-yellow-birch-laudholm-farm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=2179","title":{"rendered":"7\/28\/2011: Yellow Birch, Laudholm Farm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/weiw.lightshedder.com\/Landscape-Wildlife\/Laudholm-Farm\/12378709_A6gRL#1398850360_WgsGDNv-A-LB\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/weiw.lightshedder.com\/Landscape-Wildlife\/Laudholm-Farm\/i-WgsGDNv\/0\/L\/DSCN6574-L.jpg?resize=700%2C525\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I really like Yellow Birch: the colors and textures of the trunks in any stage of growth. This is a relatively large specimen growing by the boardwalk at Laudholm Farm (Wells National Estuarine Research Center in Wells Maine). Here the contrast between the green fern fond, the smooth Popular sapling and the strong arch of the Yellow Birch root and trunk make (to my eye) an interesting composition. Mid-afternoon light was somewhat harsh, so I have emphasized the contrasts in the scene, and it\u2019s underlying graphic design, by adjusting both Blackpoint and Contrast.<\/p>\n<p>Nikon Coolpix P500 at 68mm equivalent field of view, f4.7 @ 1\/400th @ ISO 160. Program with Active D-Lighting. <\/p>\n<p>Processed in Lightroom for Clarity, Sharpness, and Contrast.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-2179\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=2179&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-2179\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=2179&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=2179&amp;share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email this to a friend\"><span>Email<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I really like Yellow Birch: the colors and textures of the trunks in any stage of growth. 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