Circle of Life

Another HDR or High Dynamic Range photo from my visit to my Larry & Beverly's home.

The faint circle is the remnants of Day Lillys, I believe. My brother Larry can chime in to set the record straight.

Lake Decatur is beyond this point that's only accessible from their land. Larry maintains the point, as he calls it. I'd say it's a fair exchange for the beauty that is the result of his efforts of many years.

The sun is just about setting, and I took three grouped photos, 0EV, +2EV and -2EV to get three distinct exposure values for later processing in Photomatix Pro, into HDR. I'm learning the process, and am currently aiming to make the transitions more realistic looking instead of innately unreal mixtures of light. Like I said, I'm learning. Slowly but inexorably.

I love the color palate that nature has provided in this. Most thrilling to me are the glow of sunset behind the bushes, and the lush greens in the foreground.

The beauty of a gift freely given.

My gift is to take time to stand and let the wonder of it soak into my soul.

A fair exchange.

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