These backlit maple leaves were photographed in the Burns Bog area south of Vancouver. The area is an important area for several species of plant and animal. Unfortunately it is being slowly converted for commercial use, such as industrial parks, cranberry fields and a garbage dump. There is a group, the Burns Bog Society, that is trying to preserve as much of the area as possible. We wish them luck, if the bog were to disappear, temperatures in our neighbourhood could go up as much as 5 degrees.
The original picture was vertically oriented with the branch on the left. It works nicely as a horizontal because an out-of-focus tree on the right acts like the ground.
The camera recorded the following information in the original image file:
Nikon D300
2009/05/30 3:26:03 PM PDT
Color
Data Format: RAW (12-bit)
Compression: None
Image Size: Large (4288 x 2848)
Lens: VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm F/2.8 G AF-S ED
Focal Length: 105mm
Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority
Metering Mode: Matrix
1/320 sec - F/9
Exposure Comp.: -1/3 EV
Flash Sync Mode: Not Attached
Sensitivity: ISO 640
Color Mode: Mode II (Adobe RGB)
Hue Adjustment: 0
Gerald & Irmgard Carter
White Balance: Auto
AF Mode: AF-C
Tone Comp: Normal
Saturation: Normal
Sharpening: None
Long Exposure NR: Off
High ISO NR: Off