My plan for today's photo was to stop at a farm stand on the Barrington Parkway. First, I need some native corn, and second, the setting is great for a photo. There was only one problem. The farm stand wasn't open when I went there. Now with the clock ticking - I only have a limited amount of time for lunch - I needed a backup location in a hurry. Knowing there would be a lot of people enjoying today's weather, I continued down 114 to the East Bay Bike Path. I like this little section because of the wooden fence and background woodlands, so I composed my shot and waited. It only took a couple of minutes for some bikers to pass through the scene, and it's exactly the type shot I had in mind. I may have to try this setting again with a slightly wider angle and a much slower shutter speed. The same background with some blurred motion could prove interesting.
Post processing started with a detail light filter in Topaz Adjust. I then adjusted adaptive exposure, regions, protect highlights, contrast, and adaptive saturation. A levels adjustment was added in PSE.
