Aspen Impressions, New Mexico

Aspen Tree Swipe

One of my objectives during my recent New Mexico Photo tour was to encourage participants to begin making "swipe" images of aspen trees. I just love the way the white bark stands out against the dark pine tree background and blends with forest vegetation. We had a terrific grove to work in at the top of the mountain just outside of Santa Fe and again north of Chama. We made swipes and I made a few multiple exposures. I love the impressionist feeling of the images that results from this in camera technique. Every "swipe" looks different because of the hand held camera movement while making the exposure. Side lighting or front light is great for this technique.

Swipe with reduced clarity in ACR, for a watercolor wash feeling.

In camera multiple exposure

In camera multiple exposure

In Camera Swipe

In Camera Swipe

Swipe