Damn--I might have been mistaken for Matt Bonner of the SA Spurs driving a white Grand Am!
Coming out of the dreaded WalMart I noticed that the clouds were high wispy cirrus and that they were drifting into a favorable position relative to a singularly striking orange-leaved tree doing it's best to survive amid the bedrock of Leon Creek.
This tree caught my eye a week or 2 ago due to it's awesome color and location and I had a feeling that today's sky would be perfect for shooting it, so I declared a shopping break for the photo-op.
Parked at Tio's on Bandera Road and hiked down to the creekbed with my camera bag and monopod. The rocky terrain was a bit of a challenge in my nice new shoes, but nothing I couldn't handle. This is what passes for "Fall Colors" here in San Antonio.
I know you won't believe me, but while packing up my gear before leaving the house a little voice told me to take the Sony F828 that can shoot in infrared instead of my main DSLR camera, and then I took the whispered plan further and grabbed my monopod that gives me enough stability for shots in the 1/10 to 1/30 shutter speed range that IR requires. Infrared was totally the best choice for this scene.
And within a few seconds of packing up my gear to head out, the sun dropped below the clouds on the horizon and confirmed my perfect timing--I turned around for a last look and saw a dark tree that would have been worthless.
4 comments:
Both shots are beautiful. Good timing.
Oh, and did you stop in for a bite at Tio's while you were there? They've got some pretty good food.to
No, just used their parking lot.
We had just shared a huge slice at Goomba's before the freakshow at WalMart.
The IR is far superior IMO. Well done.
Thanks, Bruce!
Couldn't have done it without your gifted IR filter (as well as Matthew's gifted F828).
Merry Christmas to you and your family.
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