For a week I have been car-camped in the Santa Fe National Forest at 10,200′ in elevation fifteen miles outside historic old city of Santa Fe in a wonderful area called Aspen Basin. A great fire in the 1880s gave the aspens, because of their capacity to propagate rather quickly, an opportunity to compete against the dominant firs. At some future time the firs will dominate again, but for now the beauty of the aspens is in evidence and our public lands are welcoming of all who come seek their solace.
A focal length of 210mm, medium telephotoland, gave me the narrowed angle-of-view I wanted with a slice of fir forest in the background shadows, as well as a bit of compression and magnification. Some negative clarity gave a slight impressionistic feel, while an aperture of f/20 provided depth-of-field from the camera-to-subject distance; and a shutter speed of 1/13th second at ISO 400 gave me an overall slightly lighter-than-medium exosure.
It has been a delightful week, but I’m glad for Bonnie to be arriving on Friday and the journey of the final EarthSong Workshop to begin. Our public lands are amazing properties we should all be engaged in preserving and protecting. Please join me.
It makes me sad to see your statement of “the final EarthSong Workshop”. I am thankful for the lessons, advice and friendship that I have experienced over the years. My best to you and Bonnie. We will surely run into each other again, either in the GSMNP or on the BRP.
Hey Lynn,
It’s great to have you with us! I really appreciate all of your very kind words. I recall the first time you joined us for an adventure. It was in New Hampshire and since then we have had the wonderful privilege of seeing your photography journey unfold into a keen eye and creative spirit. We will, indeed, look forward to our paths crossing down the road and will certainly anticipate that it will happen. Take good care, be safe and walk in Beauty.
A beautiful, sensitive composition. I love the way the slice of fir forest hints that there’s a majestic formation of rock behind the scene, without its even being pictured. BTW, my browser told me there was a typo in the email link to “This Week’s Image.” That may be why there are few comments this week. I found my way in through the home page of your website, because I wanted to see your comments about the image. Greetings to you and Bonnie.
Howdy Donald,
Thanks for joining us and for the heads-up about the Image link. Thanks, too, for your persistence. It’s great to hear from you. Greetings from Torrey; we are intensely preparing for the last EarthSong rodeo and wish you were here to share it with us. The red rock is magical and the cottonwoods are not far from fall color. The Aspen Basin region of Santa Fe National Forest is filled with sights just as you describe, and I’m sure I’ll be visiting the area again. I’d love to catch up with you somewhere in the adventure road. Keep in touch and be well.
Thank you Both for joining me for this discussion. Don, I fear you are right about the problem with the Image link. I will try to be more careful with future efforts. It may be time to consider a new laptop.