Fork In The Road - Walnut Creek, CaliforniaWhich way should I go? I lined up the paths to somewhat line up with the ones in the distance. Over the hill is a large river delta in the Central Valley of California. The water provided some nice reflected light under the cloud deck. The rainy season is ending and this grass will be a golden brown in a month. So I'm trying to get in some green-grass shots before it dries up. The golden grass has a nice look so I'll try this exact composition with brown grass. Mt. Diablo, California. Here is a view halfway up the right side, pointing to the right. http://www.flickr.com/photos/patrick-smith-photography/3260749928/ Only a sliver of sky was left as the clouds move towards the sun. But it only takes a sliver! As Jim mentioned, there are forks in the sky too! I left some space to the left of the tree to add a bit of depth over here. I try not to cut off major elements if I can help it! I love this picture! great shot!♥ The path least traveled. 
American baseball great Yogi Berra once said (when giving directions to his house, See JSA2593's comments below), "When you come to a fork in the road, take it." So when I saw this view on Tuesday morning, I did! No HDR. And I did not touch the saturation slider. Minimal post-processing.
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Go to my Flickr profile to sign up for my free bi-weekly newsletter. I will answer questions and talk about locations and techniques. No spam will be sent! Also, I just started on Twitter. The 1200 pixel version is definitely worth a look! www.flickr.com/photos/patrick-smith-photography/343123335... Canon 5D Mk II Canon 17-40L @23 0.6-second exposure @F14 LEE soft ND grads 0.9 + 0.75 Cokin z-pro filter holder ISO 200 RAW file processed with Capture One by Phase One TIFF file processed with Photoshop This is the view on the hill behind my house. I am always on the lookout for a spectacular sunrise that you rarely see on vacation because you are only there for a few days. I have pre-scouted these hills for good locations where I can get to them quickly. On Monday evening, I noticed on the satellite photos that there was a storm front moving in from the west by sunrise, leaving the eastern sky clear for the sun to come in under the advancing clouds. So I got up early, noticed that the clouds were arriving just as the sky became light. By sunrise, the open sky was reduced to a sliver on the horizon, which is the best situation. I went to my spot, saw this, and was done in about 10 minutes. I do have some from a few minutes earlier with a sky so red that the photos are unuseable. Here the sky is better lit and so is the land. This looks like a reflected sunrise over the ocean and hills in the distance, but the light is reflecting off of the river deltas in California's Central Valley. It is the most productive agricultural valley on the planet because of the snow melt from the Sierra Nevada and 300 sunny days per year. The map shows EXACTLY where this is. Here is a link to the US National Weather Service satellite images that I use. www.wrh.noaa.gov/mtr/satl.php See my thoughts on the new Canon 5D mk II here: www.flickr.com/photos/patrick-smith-photography/3202786812/ See my profile for a link to my website where I have limited edition prints and less expensive open edition prints. . Comments
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Lars Kehrel
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excellent!
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