Sheltered in Summer
- British Wildlife Photography Awards Category Winner · British Seasons · 2026 as part of “Woodlands Thoroughout the Year - BWPA 2025 British Seasons”, 4 photographs Competition gallery → Read the story →
For this Summer photograph, I captured beech trees that were backlit during a foggy sunrise. I just love the pillars of the beech trunks, and the deep greens of the leaves. Temperatures in summer are now often very high, and woodlands provide essential shelter and cooler temperatures for our wildlife. Trees are extremely efficient at absorbing heat, and helping cool our environment. From a composition perspective, I love how these trunks work together in silouhette. The low growth on the central tree provides a key focal point to the photograph, and as you study it, your eye is drawn to various other aspects, such as the glowing light in the woodland void behind, the younger trees in the foreground and the deep greens at the edges of the frame. I also love the monotone style of this photograph, being blacks, greens and whites. I captured this photograph with my Sony A7RIV paired with the Sigma 24-70mm f2.8 DG DN Art lens. Camera Settings were 3.2s, f/11, ISO100 at 48mm focal length on a tripod. Note: There was no wind on this morning, hence the use of a long shutter speed without impact on the photograph. I wanted to ensure the light was "glowing" through the trees, and that the trees were silouhetted.
- Camera
- Sony α7R IV · Sigma 24-70mm F2.8 DG DN Art
- Settings
- 3.2s · f/11 · ISO 100 · 48mm
- Captured
- 7 September 2024
- Shape
- landscape
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