29 September 2017

Grabel Pond, Fort Robinson State Park, September 29, 2017

Foliage at Grabel Pond in Fort Robinson State Park, September 2017. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)
Skeletal fractal foliage on a dreary day. I remember heading out to Fort Robinson for some fresh air, and the flat lighting didn't quite hold the promise of exciting landscape photography. The compensation was a tasty ice cream treat at the shop in Crawford, which can brighten any day. I was drawn to the clean lines of this bush, species unknown to me, whose multi-stemmed ends glittered prettily. This is an example of embracing the chaos, simplifying to some extent with a black and white, high contrast treatment, but otherwise letting the complexity fill the frame. There's plenty of detail to explore in scenes like this.