BACKLIT BEAUTY ALONG THE TRAIL

After photographing the beautiful spring sunrise at Wildflower Lake, I continued on along the trail at Wildflower Park where the early morning sun was still low to the horizon. I was looking for some subjects to photograph along the trail with the sun illuminating those subjects when I came upon this Kentucky coffee tree being backlit with an orange glow from the morning sun. When photographing into the sun, these types of shots are a little tricky because your camera is limited with its dynamic range from highlights to shadows. To help me balance out the exposure of this scene I used a 2 stop neutral density filter. I composed the Kentucky coffee tree being backlit along with the trail and snapped off a couple images. (494-138)