Apparently I wanted to shoot, but not actually go anywhere last weekend!  Ian was in town visiting so we drove a whopping 5 minutes to Banner Forest to see how creative we could get in a location that’s just basic trees and trails.  I did a lot of shooting into the sun because disregarding generally established rules of photography is pretty much my favorite thing but I actually ended up with some very interesting shots!

Green gradient on the leaves
Leaves with more flare!
almost a silhouette
Backlit leaf texture

Holding the leaf
Regular leaf texture laying on the ground
Shadow of a fern on a large green leaf
green
Mostly texture and color
Intentional motion blur
Fern leaf centered under the sun through the trees
played with color grading on this one
Dead fern leaf
Fern leaf curl around the sun
My favorite shot of the day!