The days in summer in Germany and Austria are long, almost 16 hours of daylight early in July. Civil twilight only ends at 10pm – plenty of time after dinner for a walk in the forest with the camera.
Some tech notes follow below the photos:
“A Quiet Evening” — trees reflecting in the waters of Huckinger See, near Tarsdorf, Austria. July 2009. Prints available.
Grasses appear as a floating island in the forest pond of Huckinger See, Tarsdorf, Innviertel, July 2009.
Old Boathouse in the forest reflecting in the calm water of Huckinger See, Tarsdorf, Innviertel, Austria. July 2009.
Young Red Alder, Huckinger See, Tarsdorf, Innviertel, July 2009.
Common Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea), Huckinger See, Tarsdorf, Innviertel, July 2009.
Mushrooms on the forest floor, Huckinger See, Tarsdorf, Innviertel, July 2009.
Trees reflecting in the dark and calm water, Huckinger See, Tarsdorf, Innviertel, July 2009.
“A Gentle Touch” — a branch touching the very calm water of Huckinger See on a summer evening. Innviertel, Austria, July 2009.
Branch overhanging the waters of Huckinger See, Tarsdorf, Innviertel, July 2009.
Tech
Typically for scenes with a lot of green, the camera chose a white balance that was pretty much off – too cold, and with a much too strong magenta tint. The camera’s white balance logic just wants to compensate for the sheer amount of green it sees, or rather, does not see! :-) In this particular case, I actually like the look this created, because it reduced the sheer intensity of the green, and the magenta cast added a very interesting color effect (especially in the last two photos).
