Over root and thorn

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Over root and thorn
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On a solidly rainy day in the White Mountains in NH. I was hoping there would be enough flow to do some waterfall stuff (Champney Falls), but there wasn’t. Did a 3-mile out and back and was only happy with this shot. You can’t tell it’s raining, but it was. It made everything vibrant though and so I had to tame some of the color channels for this trail shot.

One thing I like to do if possible is find an anchor for a trailshot and this root with ferns did the trick. I also liked the slope on the right and so put the trail off center and got low and tight.

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Open to ideas for improvement.

Technical Details

Is this a composite: No
Tripod and probably a CPL

over root an thorn

Lr for raw adjustments and some work with white balance, color calibration & saturation, radial and gradient filters to sculpt the light that was breaking through at the end of the trail.

@the.wire.smith
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Wonderful! The roots and fern provided the perfect viewpoint! The 3 branches lead to the start of the trail and it leads to a place I want to explore! Lovely mix of fallen and green leaves.

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I’m ready to join you!

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Thanks @Diane_Miller & @JohnSnell - it’s funny, the walkway shot I posted for this week’s theme was also taken in the rain. A theme within a theme.