{"id":2298,"date":"2011-09-29T05:34:18","date_gmt":"2011-09-29T09:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/p4td.lightshedder.com\/2011\/09\/29\/9292011-first-of-fall-on-saco-heath\/"},"modified":"2011-09-29T07:44:09","modified_gmt":"2011-09-29T11:44:09","slug":"9292011-first-of-fall-on-saco-heath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=2298","title":{"rendered":"9\/29\/2011: First of Fall on Saco Heath"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I spent a few hours at Saco Heath<\/a> recently. Fall is coming. The maples along the edge of the heath have felt the change in day-length most strongly and, with the slightly cooler transition temperatures along the edge, have responded. Green chlorophyll is dying. The red chlorophyll is becoming dominant. This is the beginning of the fall foliage show in New England.<\/p>\n

This is a 3 shot HDR, with the center shifted .7 EV toward the dark side, tone mapped in Photomatix Pro, and final processed for Clarity and Sharpness in Lightroom. I prefer subtle HDR. If you notice the effect, then, in my opinion, it is too much already. Every time I revisit HDR I have to learn the lesson over again. My first efforts are always over cooked. This is a second pass\u2026and I think I got it just about right \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Nikon Coolpix P500 at 23mm equivalent, f6.3 @ 1\/800th @ ISO 160 for the nominal exposure.  <\/p>\n

And for fun\u2026here is another shot from the same day.<\/p>\n

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