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I could not think of a more fitting name for this other than ‘Tufa Thing’. It kind of looks like it is part of an alien being’s anatomy, your imagination can take over from there.... Maybe a dinosaur turd that exploded like a volcano, and was then fossilized?? Captured early autumn of 2015, and post processed a couple months later. This is a focus stack of 14 captures for the landscape, an exposure blend of two ‘bracketed’ exposures from the stack for the sky, along with a tiny dash of perspective blending at the very bottom of the frame. Print's not available, for personal display only. © MIKE CLASEN PHOTOGRAPHY http://www.mikeclasenphotography.com
A capture of an ancient tufa formation that resembles a sun dial. It was amazing watching what appeared to be the outro of the sunset, and then a radiant warm glow was cast across the landscape. Autumn is awesome for sunsets, especially when they explode right at the time they appear to be almost over. This is a focus stack of 12 images for the landscape, and an exposure blend of 4 images for the sky. Captured late September 2015... © MIKE CLASEN PHOTOGRAPHY www.mikeclasenphotography.com
The Sierra Nevada is one of the most spectacular mountain ranges to witness fall color. I used a higher f-stop to increase depth of field and to create a “sun star”. The ISO was increased for a faster shutter speed to stop the motion of the trees, leaves, and grass from the High Sierra afternoon winds. A polarizer was used to bring out more fall color in the Aspen leaves and to reduce glare. © MIKE CLASEN PHOTOGRAPHY www.mikeclasenphotography.com
