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| multiple exposure, Abisko national park |
I have been wondering what to do with the images that I made from Abisko in Sweden, encouraged by Hans Strand and Better Moments photographic tours.
The scenes of autumn gold will be long gone now. Snow has almost certainly fallen within the arctic circle.
Birch leaves were vivid gold and falling fast while I was there in September, and here in the UK they are now doing the same.
As I make my final preparations for my trip down under to experience late spring and summer in New Zealand, I feel I should share some of the autmn gold that I experienced in the arctic circle before I head off into the longer days and bluer skies.
I experimented with different methods of capturing the landscape.
Conventional images using a tripod and macro lens......
I was surprised by the geometry of this rock on the river bank.
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| single leaf on rock |
Multiple exposure...... done in the camera.
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| multiple exposure of fallen leaves and roots |
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| multiple exposure of old birch trees |
This one with pale blue sky is one of my personal favourites, and has been added, with another from Abisko to my website gallery 'Arborescence' ; in celebration of trees.
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| Birches, Abisko National Park |
Focus stacking using a tripod..........
Focus stacking involves taking several exposures of the same scene focusing at different distances away from the camera. These can then be combined using digital software in Photoshop to give better clarity and depth of field within an image, and without the use of a tilt shift lens.
You can find out more about focus stacking in this video by Phillip McCordall.
Not normally something I would do, but when in Rome....
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| focus stacking in the birch forest |
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| focus stacking in the undergrowth |
Capturing reflections of the golden trees overhanging the Abisko River
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| Abisko Gold |
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| the Abisko River |
It was a very special place.
Even the national park sign was gold.
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| a selfie in the autumn sunshine. |
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