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When I was in my teens and early twenties I said I wanted to grow up to be eccentric. But the older I got the more I just wanted to hang on to being myself. Now “being me” means I’m the neighbor shoving a camera into the branches of our crabapple tree. So maybe I got my first wish after all…?

In all seriousness, I’ve been delighted by the fall colors in this tree. I used a macro lens and stacked two images to get more of the branch in focus. I also handheld a circular polarizer in front of the lens because I couldn’t find the right size adapter for my lens.

Location: Silverton, Oregon

Exposure (2-image Stack): 1/60 second, f/6, ISO 400

Focal Length: 105 mm

Gear:

• Camera: Nikon D850

• Lens: Sigma 105mm f/2.8