Cool light in the Aspen Forest
This past weekend I found myself photographing in the great aspen forest that covers the terrain west of Kebler Pass in the central Colorado Mountains. The fresh Spring foliage was a beautiful lime green and I started exploring looking for compositions before sunrise and as time passed I made a number of images with different compositions. What was particular striking was the change in the color of the light as time progressed. The early images made just before and after sunrise with the aspen still well covered by shade took on a distinctly cool tone with subtle shades of blue reflecting off of the white aspen trunks. Later images were distinctly warmer producing a very different look. The two images posted show how photographers can take advantage of the “color” of light to make images of similar subjects that have distinctly different character. This is the essence of good photography; using the character and “color” of light as an essential element of a striking visual image.
Warm post sunrise light on the Aspen Grove
Stephen Weaver Photography/Earth Systems Imaging : The Art of the Landscape 