Aspens In The Wind - First Place

I was thrilled to have two of my images place in the Medium Format Print category in January.  This one was a 3 way tie for 1stt but I will take it!



This shot of an aspen grove in Waterton National Park was taken last summer following a workshop at the Waterton Wildflower Festival.  Our instructor, Paul Gilbert,  had been talking about the power of lines and patterns and breaks in patterns.  I felt that this stand of aspen are on the Red Rock Canyon Road worked with those prinicples.. 

I wasn't pleased with the initial photograph because I felt the wind had created too much movement and caused a loss of sharpness inthe image.  After I did a little sharpening and a touch of selective dodging to bring out the light in the trunks and grasses, I was much happier accepting the motion  - and focused on the cause in the title.