September 20, 2012 Orange Aspen in the San Juan National Forest, Colorado
Orange Aspen
San Juan National Forest, Colorado, USA
Canon EOS 1Ds Mk III, 70-200 2.8 IS II (at 120mm), polarizer, 1/4 sec, f11, ISO 100
Image taken on September 19, 2012.
We photographed the fall color in the San Juan Mountains yesterday. My favorite image is of an unusual group of orange aspens — most aspens turn yellow. It was made in the morning before the hillside received sunlight, and the diffuse light and polarizer helped bring out the colors. A polarizer in the shade you ask? Yes, it helped remove the reflections that would have given the image a blue/cyan cast from the reflected sky.
