Here are some pictures from two week's ago; a walk along a section of the Pioneer Women's Trail. The original trail was some 35km from the south of Adelaide to the hill's township of Verdun. We did the section from Waterfall Gully to Mt Lofty summit.
Nowaday's the trail comprises a number of tracks, some of which are historic as well (such as the Bullock Track).
The first image is the somewhat cliche "Dead Tree". I resisted taking this simple shot but felt the additional elements of cloud patterns and surrounding vegetation added complexity and perhaps more "realism" than just having a lone iconic tree.
A number of the other shots highlight the easy walking, perfect weather conditions and serenity of this trail.
The close-up of the white flowers (a native of the Mt Lofty area) is one of the few macro shots I've taken in recent times. Perhaps the other photographer on this walk (Phil) influenced me - he carries macro and telephoto lens for his DSLR and usually takes close-ups. I tend to stay with 28mm to 85mm shots.
Most of the images are pretty close to what I shot in-camera, but some images - for example the shaded Y-junction in the gully - required a lot of post-processing to bring up the exposure. My point-and-shooter has a limited dynamic range so I have to under-exposure to retain highlights, then brighten the dim areas during post-processing. This technique works reasonably well except if I under-expose too far; then the colours really de-saturate and look faded even after post-processing.
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