ku # 574 ~ Spring has sprung # 2

Stump in a marsh • click to embiggenAs most Landscapist regulars know, I am not a light-stalker but, every once in a while, the light puts on quite a show. Today was one of those times.

Admittedly, the light was not the light that most, who are in it for the entertainment buzz, spend their time stalking. It was a little after high noon which, in these here parts at this time of year, still puts the sun in the southern sky. The net effect is a bit of backlight and, at certain angles to your referent, a strong, hard, and high directional light.

In order to soften things a bit, I used a 400mm (35mm equivalent) lens together with an f/4 aperture.