{"id":3215,"date":"2012-10-03T06:18:22","date_gmt":"2012-10-03T10:18:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/p4td.lightshedder.com\/?p=3215"},"modified":"2012-10-03T06:47:34","modified_gmt":"2012-10-03T10:47:34","slug":"fall-weather-on-the-kennebunk-plains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=3215","title":{"rendered":"Fall Weather on the Kennebunk Plains"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As I mentioned yesterday, we have been having a rainy fall so far. On my Sunday, unbrella-packing, photoprowl, I swung by the Kennebunk Plains to see if there was any drama in the sky or any color in the maples. You can probably see a very little bit of color in the far tree-line, but at least the sky did not disappoint. The view over the plains and into the clouds, side on, so to speak, revealed a lot more character than the solid grey blanket overhead. <\/p>\n

I exposed for the sky, mostly, by metering high and recomposing\u2026and then brought the foreground up in Lightroom. This is a technique that works well with the Canon sensors, which hold a lot of detail in underexposed areas. Besides my usual Lightroom processing (see the page link above), I used a Graduated Filter Effect from the bottom to add brightness and clarity to the grasses, and visually balance the exposure against the sky.<\/p>\n

I really like the layered in light clouds and the foreground provides just enough texture for balance. The tallish stalks are what is left of the Northern Blazing Star.<\/p>\n

Canon SX40HS. Program with iContrast and \u20131\/3EV exposure compensation.  24mm equivalent field of view. f4 @ 1\/640th @ ISO 125. Processed in Lightroom for intensity, clarity, and sharpness, and as above.<\/p>\n

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