I have taken this shot before and will most likely shoot it again in different light. Today, I was testing some new settings on the Sophie with long exposures.
Barn at Bobcat Ridge, Loveland, CO
Fujifilm X-E2 • Fuji XF18-135mm lens • 58.9mm • F/18 • 30s • ISO 200
I have photographed this exact aspen tree many times over the last three years but this is the first with the new camera and my favorite composition to date. I just love the textures and color of this "growth" on the tree. I don't know what these cauliflower-ish things are called but there are many of them in the area of the park that experienced a forest fire several years ago.
Aspen Tree
Fujifilm X-E2 • Fuji XF18-135mm lens • 58.9mm • F/9 • 1/75s • ISO 400
"Fifty Percent Wood" said the sign on these whiskey barrel planters said at Home Depot. I was in search of some real wooden whiskey barrels. I even tracked down a local distillery but sadly, they had no barrels. So, reluctantly, I settled for these half barrels which are "pretenda-wood".
Whiskey Barrel Planters
Fujifilm X-E2 • Fuji XF18-135mm lens • 49.4mm • F/5 • 1/45s • ISO 640
Texture is a wonderful metaphor for the story of one's life or personality. Smooth, rough, grainy, warped, hard, lumpy, mushy, prickly, resilient, rubbery, sharp, glassy, silky, sandy, slick, soft, velvety, dimpled, greasy, rigid etc. I have been many textures over the years. These days I feel a bit mushy but resilient.
Rigid Wood Grain
Fujifilm X-E2 • Fuji XF18-135mm lens • 49.4mm • F/9 • 1/105s • ISO 800