Forest and Ferns

[Octane (Humayun)]

Gorgeous light just prior to sunset bathes this inviting scene of ferns and ancient, as well as, young trees.

I made this photograph near the beautiful Lake Gunn area in Fiordland, on the south island of New Zealand.

Slightly higher resolution available here.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
25s f/16.0 at 30.0mm iso100

Comments and critique, as always, are most welcome.

Regards,
Humayun

[Omaroo (Chris Malikoff)]

Beautiful scene Humayun. It's a great part of the world. A very nice photo, and I love the "freshness" of it. Was this a 25 sec exposure on AP? Nice DOF.

[iceman (Mike)]

I like this one - has a softness to it.

[rogerg (Roger)]

Nice

Very vibrant colours, nice green and orange tones.

[leon]

Nice one H, so many different shades of green, looks very peaceful.

Leon

[ving (David)]

nice lush vibrant foliage

[Tamtarn]

Beautiful photo,fern stems really stand out while the background looks like an oil painting.

[Octane (Humayun)]

Chris,

Thank you, Sir. If I remember correctly, I think I set the shutter based on Av and ISO of 400, and then switched to manual, dropped the ISO, and cranked it an extra 2/3rds of a stop.

Originally Posted by Omaroo

Beautiful scene Humayun. It's a great part of the world. A very nice photo, and I love the "freshness" of it. Was this a 25 sec exposure on AP? Nice DOF.

Mike,

Cheers. I think the softness came in part to how damp this area was. It was rather dewy there, as evening started to fall.

Originally Posted by iceman

I like this one - has a softness to it.

Roger,

Cheers.

Originally Posted by rogerg

Nice

Very vibrant colours, nice green and orange tones.

Leon,

Glad you like it, mate. It is definitely a peaceful place. On the other side of that lush forest is a nice big lake that I had a lot of fun skipping stones on whilst waiting for the light.

Originally Posted by leon

Nice one H, so many different shades of green, looks very peaceful.

Leon

David,

Thanks.

Originally Posted by ving

nice lush vibrant foliage

Barbara and David,

Thank you. Yes, that is the exact look and feel I was going for with the background. I had initially ran some HPF for sharpening but decided to drop it as it looked better with a soft feel to it.

Originally Posted by Tamtarn

Beautiful photo,fern stems really stand out while the background looks like an oil painting.

Thanks again, everyone, for looking and commenting.

Regards,
Humayun