Autumn Colours

This image was shot with a Canon Kiss Digital X and a Sigma DC 17-70mm f2.8-4.5. The photo was taken at 53mm, ISO 100 and f 6.3 for 1/160th sec while handheld from a moving ferry.

This scene comes from Lake Towada in northern Japan. Here I was trying to capture the fall colours and the rock formations along the lake shore. While framing this photo I was trying to offset the dominant vertical rock formation to the left of the center of the frame. A also liked the subtle red reflections bouncing of the lake's deep green surface.

In post processing I cropped the photo to a slightly longer cinematic (16:9) format. I also boosted contrast, added a little more saturation and used a little sharpening.