I love the time of year when autumn and winter overlap. There is a kind of pause - a yawn - as the antipodes prepares herself for a calmer pace of life, for a few months.
The image "Blue" was taken in Dunedin, from a vantage point near Swampy Summit, several weeks ago. I was looking inland, trying out my new Tamron 70-200 lens. The afternoon was moving on; light going through hues of golden and then to hues of pinky-blue. I had stayed long enough and I knew soon it would be difficult to negotiate my way back down the track easily in the darkening light, so I snapped off a few shots and retreated quickly as the evening chill set in.
Shooting inland from Swampy is one of my favoutite locations. I love the layers that unfold, of mist and shadow - hinting of what might be there, yet revealing just enough of what is.
Once home and into Camera Raw (Photoshops RAW file processing app), I reduced the warmth slightly which was enough to really set in the blue tones; I increased clarity and contrast slightly as well.
Blue: Canon 5D MkIV; Tamron 70-200 @86mm; f/11; 1/200sec; ISO 50.