In October 2024, I spent a wonderful week in the Charlevoix region with friends to capture autumn’s beauty.
One afternoon, we scouted the St. Galette region. We discovered this location, characterized by the red and white bushes that you see in the foreground. I planned to come back early in the morning, hoping to catch a distant colored sky at sunrise.
The next morning, I was there very early. I was surprised to see this beautiful layer of fog down the valley, complementing the scenery.
The multiple layers in the scene amazed me: the foreground-colored bushes, the green and yellow trees, the fog in the valley which amplified the depth of field, the small mountains, and the colored sky in the background.
Again, I was proud to have planned this shot!
At 6:46 AM, handheld, I composed and framed this photograph using a 24mm focal length. To ensure a perfect histogram, I deliberately overexposed the scene by 1 stop (ETTR technique).
Autumn is a beautiful season to contemplate nature’s beauty and try to seize it with our gear.
