“My Autumn Heart”

© 2012 Thousand Word Images by Dustin Abbott

This image was taken with a little pain involved.  I saw this swirling eddy with autumn leaves going around in a pattern, but to shoot it I had to perfect my tripod (and myself) on a tree that went out in angle over the water.  The problem was that there was a thorn bush growing on it that was stabbing me throughout the whole process, including this 30 second exposure.  Still, the hearts forming in the water with the long exposure were worth it in the end.

Technical info: Canon EOS 5D MKII, Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L, Haida Pro II ND1000 filter, Processed in Adobe Lightroom 4 and Photoshop CS5

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