More Moon Bridge

[AlanLichty]

During both spring and fall the trees around the Moon Bridge in the Portland Japanese Garden always put on a good color show and from week to week things never quite looked the same. In this case I visited this area of the garden just before leaving with more direct sunlight than my usual captures. Made for a lot more work trying to balance out the light but current generation software helped me tease out a workable result.

C&C always welcome.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Nice detail and texture

 

[AlanLichty]

Nice detail and texture

Thanks Ben!

 

[Jameel Hyder]

A location designed for taking photos. More than a workable result. Nice processing.

 

[AlanLichty]

A location designed for taking photos. More than a workable result. Nice processing.

Thanks Jameel - I would find it hard to visit that place without taking photos. I was surprised at how well this one worked out. It's actually the dark image out of a pair taken with blending in mind at the time I shot it. DxO eliminated the need to use the light image.

 

[JimFox]

Awesome work Alan. It looks like not all of the Maples back by the bridge have turned color? Are they all Maples?

 

[AlanLichty]

Awesome work Alan. It looks like not all of the Maples back by the bridge have turned color? Are they all Maples?

Thanks Jim - I don't think they are all maples but if they are there are different kinds of them in the mix. Some of these are always yellow, some are always orange, and others are always reds. Since almost none of the plantings inside of the garden are local species (other than the big firs) I never knew what half the plant species in that place really were. This scene isn't usually at peak until about a week after this although the red maple that everyone likes to shoot is past prime on the right hand side of the frame.

 

[Kurt Harrigan]

Nice image, Alan. Do the maples continue to put on color through the winter months?

 

[AlanLichty]

Nice image, Alan. Do the maples continue to put on color through the winter months?

Thanks Kurt - the maples will drop their leaves typically by the second or third week of November. In mid winter months they have bare branches just like deciduous trees everywhere.