As I stated in my last post, I was keen to get out with the camera as much as possible in the first weeks of November to capture the peak of the autumn colours. The only thing holding me back was the weather.
I was looking mainly for bright sunny days but on occasions, like this visit to Blidworth Woods, the forecasted light never materialised except for the odd momentary burst of sunlight through the clouds. The following day, however, proved to be very different with uninterrupted sun for the whole of the morning until it clouded over shortly after midday.
Although not considered at the time and something that only occurred whilst processing the images, the change in conditions provided an opportunity to compare the photography from two days at the same venue - one visit with direct sunlight (or incident light) and the other with low light.
Without direct light the woodlands can be very flat and dark, possibly uninspiring for photography. Modern cameras, however, seem very able to cope with this and pushing the ISO levels to gain a balanced exposure doesn't have the spoiling impact it had in the past.
There is also a certain freedom in flat conditions to choose the composition as incident light is not dictating the subject. In these circumstances, I often find myself zooming into the colour to create the interest.
These were some of the results from the low light visit to Blidworth Woods and I particularly enjoy some the muted tones from the birch trees:
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