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The colours of autumn in North Wales where I live can be just stunning, and it's not just the big scenes that take your breath away.
Out on a walk in the countryside, almost anywhere you look you'll find those beautiful golden tones that mean goodbye to summer and herald the onset of winter.
There's almost nothing quite as colourful in autumn than a heather moor, with an assault on the senses as colours, scents and sounds blend together in an overwhelming experience.
Trying to capture such a sensory overload in a two dimensional static image, with no smells or sounds attached is somewhat challenging.
Now there's an idea - a smellpeg4 file format that activates a scent mixing system on your PC as you view a photo - or how about scratch and sniff photo paper?
But seriously, all you can do to make an image more evocative is play with the colours, hue, saturation and lightness, which is what I've done here to try and bring out just a bit more of the feeling of being immersed in this heather than just a straight shot could acheive.
Did I succeed? You decide, and send me an email to let me know.
Filename - heather 01.jpg
Camera - Canon 5D
Lens - 24-105mm zoom @ 105mm
Exposure - 2.5secs @ f16, ISO100
Location - Sychnant Pass, North Wales
This image - 800x800px JPEG
Conversion - ACR & PS-CS2
Comments - Tripod, mirror lockup and cable release used to prevent camera movement.
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