https://nyesimmons.com/nye-simmons-photo-blog daily 0.75 2024-07-20 https://nyesimmons.com/nye-simmons-photo-blog/out-of-the-great-smoky-mountains monthly 0.5 2024-07-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6046683da5ef1738d6f3d9a7/83937d1f-86d6-4812-b53e-4bba9ff85394/_00A4869dogwood+stream++.jpg Nye Simmons Photo Blog - OUT OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS - Make it stand out Flowering dogwoods along Laurel Creek. https://nyesimmons.com/nye-simmons-photo-blog/are-tripods-dead monthly 0.5 2024-07-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6046683da5ef1738d6f3d9a7/65eccb79-eaf8-4ff5-a2bb-c6cc37c32930/_DSF1823-+summer+rhodo+2022++blog.jpg Nye Simmons Photo Blog - Are Tripods Dead? - Make it stand out Cascade and Rhododendron, GSMNP FujiFilm GFX100s with 45-100mm at 88mm, f/11, 1/10 sec ISO 1600, handheld. There was a bit of vibration on the bridge where I was standing so not sure how that would have affected a tripod-based image. I like this shutter speed as a starting point for moving water. It keeps the water somewhat silky without turning to mush. A crop follows. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6046683da5ef1738d6f3d9a7/112db3a5-9450-4506-b646-cd8816e75104/_DSF1823-+summer+rhodo+2022++crop+for+blog.jpg Nye Simmons Photo Blog - Are Tripods Dead? - Make it stand out This is a 3.5 x 3.5 inch crop at 100% zoom with no sharpening applied in RAW output or jpeg creation. How slow could I have gone? I am still investigating. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6046683da5ef1738d6f3d9a7/cc344ebb-4a6a-493c-af9a-5ca4cc1bdc24/_DSF0373++Laurel+Creek+Falls+test+0.5+secs.jpg Nye Simmons Photo Blog - Are Tripods Dead? - Make it stand out GFX100s with 35-70 at 35mm, 0.5 secs f/ 16 ISO 50 handheld, 4x5 crop. Modest sharpening applied in Capture One, none creating the jpeg.. Crop follows. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6046683da5ef1738d6f3d9a7/67ad912a-b00d-4c4d-a127-32766c4c0da1/_DSF0373++Laurel+Creek+Falls+test++crop.jpg Nye Simmons Photo Blog - Are Tripods Dead? - Make it stand out 100% crop from the above image, 2.5x2.5 inches. No sharpening applied to either in jpeg creation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6046683da5ef1738d6f3d9a7/c920717a-3354-4c54-95cd-c18a9e37c92f/_00A2731++little+tree++blog.jpg Nye Simmons Photo Blog - Are Tripods Dead? - Make it stand out So, in keeping with my quest to test my thresholds for handholding a focus stack, this image taken in Cades Cove a few days ago. I added an Orton effect layer so this is not a resolution test file. It was, however a handheld stack, compiled in Photoshop by manually blending two layers. Original files with Canon R5 and RF 100-500 at 135mm, f/11at 1/200 sec, ISO 6400. The scene presented itself in a way suitable to stack these two high-frequency images that would traditionally be the bane of focus blending. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6046683da5ef1738d6f3d9a7/3d5f7454-dc30-42ec-b600-c5b1ac77df94/_DSF8164++chalice+2++SQ+c+blog.jpg Nye Simmons Photo Blog - Are Tripods Dead? - Make it stand out Almost cheating you say? This handheld stack benefitted from snow which was very forgiving when it came time to assemble the stack. FujiFilm GFX100s with GF 45-100 at f/16 1/100 sec, ISO 1600 handheld. https://nyesimmons.com/nye-simmons-photo-blog/puna-de-atacama-argentinas-surreal-landscape monthly 0.5 2023-07-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6046683da5ef1738d6f3d9a7/07dda4a6-cc8d-47c3-82e0-76005b1e939f/_DSF6764Quatorze+Colores_last+light+SQ+copy.jpg Nye Simmons Photo Blog - Puna de Atacama - Argentina's Surreal Landscape - Make it stand out Quatorze Colores del Hornocal, the 14-colored mountain. From a mirador (overlook) at 15,000 feet elevation, the view across the valley is abstract and exotic. How can an expansive grand scenic overlook be abstract? But it sort of is, isn’t it? Like, do you know what it is just looking at it? Without the clouds, there would be no context. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6046683da5ef1738d6f3d9a7/8a2b92b9-124e-4a76-932a-8169528dd759/_DSF6798Quatorze+Colores_last+light_pan+copy.jpg Nye Simmons Photo Blog - Puna de Atacama - Argentina's Surreal Landscape - Make it stand out From the same overlook, a view to the north with peaks ranging from 18,000 to 20,000+ feet. A stitched image of tundra, mountain, and sky, with 18,000-foot-plus peaks receding in the distance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6046683da5ef1738d6f3d9a7/db5a3309-cabe-4a7d-bf09-8f599a5727fb/_DSF6405++Salt+flat+sunset+copy.jpg Nye Simmons Photo Blog - Puna de Atacama - Argentina's Surreal Landscape - Make it stand out Crepuscular rays at sunset at Salinas Grandes, an expansive salt flat in the Puna. The stress ridges are strikingly similar to those at Badwater in Death Valley National Park, but the light was even more sublime. Desert light — fantastic. My attention was focused elsewhere on a composition that I was not happy with when I turned and looked up to see this display. Sometimes the rainbow is behind you. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6046683da5ef1738d6f3d9a7/49e36da7-9560-46a1-8abd-7576ec424b8e/_DSF6892Desierto+Evening+light++BW+copy.jpg Nye Simmons Photo Blog - Puna de Atacama - Argentina's Surreal Landscape - Make it stand out The Desierto Labyrintino is an expansive area of red clay formations that really needs light to show its best. This day clouds had moved in rendering the light flat but for a fleeting moment of soft side light. The lack of color variation favored a monochromatic presentation. There is always something. It can be like being on a TV cooking contest. Here are your ingredients, go ahead, create. You have two minutes. Good luck. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6046683da5ef1738d6f3d9a7/032815cb-f7ba-4325-9e5c-d373cacdc5bf/_DSF7282+cono+dawn+pan+copy.jpg Nye Simmons Photo Blog - Puna de Atacama - Argentina's Surreal Landscape - Make it stand out The Cono Arita is a volcanic cone that never erupted due to decompression from other nearby volcanoes. It has many moods depending on light and weather. The strong symmetrical shape is captivating. Here a stitched panorama at dawn with glow in the sky and a touch of light on distant peaks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6046683da5ef1738d6f3d9a7/72a8ec1a-5349-4220-8c81-4bdc0fefbbd0/_DSF7118Arita++BW+clouds_4+copy.jpg Nye Simmons Photo Blog - Puna de Atacama - Argentina's Surreal Landscape - Make it stand out This stark scene is really a study of form and cloud. It’s always a challenge to create in an environment that you have no experience with. Watch the light, maybe feel it slipping away? No amount of pre-trip research will prepare you for the experience in the moment. Find some building blocks, watch for what flow there may be, find balance, open up to it, try to feel it, let it happen, and hopefully be a part of it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6046683da5ef1738d6f3d9a7/93b7b1b6-041f-4b64-843c-8a5ee8eaa4dd/_DSF7202Arita++cone+tip+clouds+30x60+copy.jpg Nye Simmons Photo Blog - Puna de Atacama - Argentina's Surreal Landscape - Make it stand out And the skies parted…. and it was glorious. What a teeth grinder watching clouds shift to the west as the sun sank quickly towards a notch in the ridge. Would it happen? At the last moment, there was a break in the clouds, a ray of sun broke through to light up the tip of the cone and the clouds above. A hand-held stitch yielded a panoramic presentation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6046683da5ef1738d6f3d9a7/f37c254e-ec31-46da-a3d4-8284576f7975/_DSF7273Arita++cone+++predawn_2.jpg Nye Simmons Photo Blog - Puna de Atacama - Argentina's Surreal Landscape - Make it stand out High desert light is fascinating. With increased particulates in the air, the twilight glow can be intense and rarely seen elsewhere. This morning there was a rainbow of color that would have been wasted in black and white. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6046683da5ef1738d6f3d9a7/c88e790f-57de-4ca4-a9ea-e934ca235677/_DSF7531unknown+sunset+4x5.jpg Nye Simmons Photo Blog - Puna de Atacama - Argentina's Surreal Landscape - Make it stand out Nowhere, in particular, a drive-by of sorts. On the way back to the hotel, the shapes of the black sand dunes at the base of the volcano were attractive and there seemed nothing else around. It looked like you could just reach out and touch them. Two miles of hiking later I was close enough to make an image. No, you can’t just reach out and touch them; perspective and scale are in the bucket. Then it was a waiting game for the light. Light on the distant peak and clouds was a bonus. Two miles out in the dark with a 30 mph headwind—the things we do….. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6046683da5ef1738d6f3d9a7/4fb0271a-79d1-47a4-a0a7-3d62088f7d1d/_DSF7091++Puna+unnamed+II.jpg Nye Simmons Photo Blog - Puna de Atacama - Argentina's Surreal Landscape - Make it stand out Another unnamed stop driven by clouds. Surrounded by peaks of 18,000 feet and more, the vastness of the landscape defies comprehension. Distance is an illusion and time seems to stand still. How do you photograph feelings? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6046683da5ef1738d6f3d9a7/8881b2ba-a8ae-46bb-81c9-617528d7ba73/_DSF7793Dark+Swirls++612.jpg Nye Simmons Photo Blog - Puna de Atacama - Argentina's Surreal Landscape - Make it stand out Roadside images crop up frequently affecting the allocation of driving time to specific destinations. The patterns in the black sand dunes required a stop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6046683da5ef1738d6f3d9a7/d2bc3578-8aa3-48f1-be04-990e6b75a8f4/_DSF7587++Pomez+2+SQ+copy.jpg Nye Simmons Photo Blog - Puna de Atacama - Argentina's Surreal Landscape - Make it stand out The Campo de Piedra Pomez is an extensive flow of pumice several miles in width. Exploration of this feature would require many trips and many days. Strange forms and leading lines are waiting to be combined. If you don’t have a composition, you race to find whatever you can when the light picks up https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6046683da5ef1738d6f3d9a7/a5fdcbbc-ef60-4b39-be69-e61bb823c5b8/_DSF8721++Pomez+copy.jpg Nye Simmons Photo Blog - Puna de Atacama - Argentina's Surreal Landscape - Make it stand out Standing pumice stone on a field of black sand with distant Andes catching the last rays of light. Compositions are limited only by your ability to walk around (at 12,000 feet or so altitude) and find them. It’s a big job because it’s a big place. Have to go back. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6046683da5ef1738d6f3d9a7/17612363-3e0a-4148-9086-248d4ace8258/_DSF7909Campo+abstract_2+copy.jpg Nye Simmons Photo Blog - Puna de Atacama - Argentina's Surreal Landscape - Make it stand out Patterns in the black sand and stone reminded me of a tidal pool but the shapes gave way to an alien landscape under heavy skies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6046683da5ef1738d6f3d9a7/ddd19fff-4729-4457-9b73-9bab53678f87/_DSF8640white+Dune_7++BW++4x5+copy.jpg Nye Simmons Photo Blog - Puna de Atacama - Argentina's Surreal Landscape - Make it stand out The white dune. It’s immense, and it seems almost like a sacrilege to walk on it, although people do. The problem with footprints is that you have to wait for the wind to erase them or clone them out. As remote and difficult as it is to get to, tourist (i.e. non-photographer) traffic is substantial, so pray for wind if you pursue this scene. The dark volcanic cone adds contrast to the stark landscape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6046683da5ef1738d6f3d9a7/a10d5dc8-9555-4960-ad31-679085b285fa/_DSF8183White+Dune_1_BW++SQ+copy.jpg Nye Simmons Photo Blog - Puna de Atacama - Argentina's Surreal Landscape - Make it stand out The white dune really calls for more than one visit to catch different moods. It lends itself to black-and-white interpretations and offers literal as well as abstract compositions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6046683da5ef1738d6f3d9a7/8429d09c-e8fb-46cb-9066-f80f981b4fbf/_DSF8197White+Dune_2_BW+4x5+copy.jpg Nye Simmons Photo Blog - Puna de Atacama - Argentina's Surreal Landscape - Make it stand out Speaking of which….At the base of a steep face of the dune, the weight of falling sand gives the impression of sheets of falling water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6046683da5ef1738d6f3d9a7/378bb32e-b210-4b3d-a387-6b121d30b5dc/_DSF8258White+Dune_5+SQ+copy.jpg Nye Simmons Photo Blog - Puna de Atacama - Argentina's Surreal Landscape - Make it stand out Intersecting shapes and lines offer multiple possibilities for graphic compositions. https://nyesimmons.com/nye-simmons-photo-blog/a-summer-meadow monthly 0.5 2022-09-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6046683da5ef1738d6f3d9a7/1658695849955-X9QDX1EZQHHAOIXXKXTR/_DSF3009beams+and+grass.jpg Nye Simmons Photo Blog - A Summer Meadow - Make it stand out Sunbeams break through morning fog in Cades Cove https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6046683da5ef1738d6f3d9a7/1658696072361-Z9UD77HVD22U7V28K3AD/_DSF2454++Black+eyed+susans+Cades+Cove.jpg Nye Simmons Photo Blog - A Summer Meadow - Make it stand out Black-eyed Susan in morning light, Cades Cove https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6046683da5ef1738d6f3d9a7/1658696624463-3LTO6GE0RNSLYBG14CAV/_DSF2396+Cove+Tree++2.jpg Nye Simmons Photo Blog - A Summer Meadow - Make it stand out Queen Anne’s Lace fill the meadow in Cades Cove near Hyatt Lane. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6046683da5ef1738d6f3d9a7/1661790810603-YA6F4FWEBP7LR01YVRSY/_DSF4647_+goldnerod+sunrise+brite.jpg Nye Simmons Photo Blog - A Summer Meadow - Make it stand out Strong morning light illuminates a field o goldenrod along Sparks Lane. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6046683da5ef1738d6f3d9a7/1661791226752-7RJ0DGRR9BAZF0G1L9TF/_DSF4539+brite+webs+H3++.jpg Nye Simmons Photo Blog - A Summer Meadow - Make it stand out Foxtail grass and orbs in fog, Cades Cove. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6046683da5ef1738d6f3d9a7/1661791769827-37KN9SCPLZLXQCDJKL7V/_DSF3989+brite+webs+H2++.jpg Nye Simmons Photo Blog - A Summer Meadow - Make it stand out A fairy land of dew laden webs fills the meadow near Sparks Lane. https://nyesimmons.com/nye-simmons-photo-blog/elements-fall-color-special monthly 0.5 2022-09-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6046683da5ef1738d6f3d9a7/1662077459626-GD1N8UTK4MDFGV5IK9NX/Cover_September_2022.jpg Nye Simmons Photo Blog - ELEMENTS Fall Color Special - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://nyesimmons.com/nye-simmons-photo-blog/winter-photography-in-iceland monthly 0.5 2022-02-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6046683da5ef1738d6f3d9a7/1645640950785-PG17BR65EMDJEAL7KGZN/_DSF4977_5+TREES+++copy.jpg Nye Simmons Photo Blog - Winter Photography in Iceland - Make it stand out A roadside scene taken in blowing snow and significant wind. The atmospherics were extremely flat and required care in post to preserve the overall feel of the scene. I had hoped to reprise this as it was a favorite scene from a prior trip with an entirely different feel. Fuji GFX100s 100-200mm zoom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6046683da5ef1738d6f3d9a7/1645641238066-C48PPOMY7KOPR8F165J5/_DSF6413aurora_1.jpg Nye Simmons Photo Blog - Winter Photography in Iceland - Make it stand out The aurora is a sight not to be missed and photographed. A setting crescent moon added an additional accent. The high energy vertical spikes add structure and presence to the image but can blur out at longer exposures. 2 seconds or less seems ideal though noise at high ISO has to be dealt with. The waters of the glacier lagoon at Jökulsárlón provided a reflection to balance the overhead fireworks. Fuji GFX100s 23 mm lens. ISO 12,800 2 secs at f:5. Stopping down slightly offers a little hedge with depth of field in the event you didnt nail infinity focus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6046683da5ef1738d6f3d9a7/1645641753324-PFEURE2YGQP7QM4DJHE3/_DSF5063cave+abstract+_H_6.jpg Nye Simmons Photo Blog - Winter Photography in Iceland - Make it stand out Reflection on ice cave walls. The opportunity for abstracts is endless. Warm morning sunlight through the mouth of the cave provided color contrast. An entirely different mood happens on a cloudy day, but not to be missed regardless. Fuji GFX100s 100-200mm zoom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6046683da5ef1738d6f3d9a7/1645641974741-03IP9314MK4KXBUZVRK1/_DSF6052+ice+beach+H_2.jpg Nye Simmons Photo Blog - Winter Photography in Iceland - Make it stand out Soft receding wavelets lead through clarified ice out to sea. Be prepared to get your feet wet. Shutter speeds around 1/2 to 1 second seem about right for starters; too long and you lose texture. If there is sky, work with it, but there almost always is — either colorful or dramatic and brooding. Fuji GFX100s 32-64mm zoom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6046683da5ef1738d6f3d9a7/1645642309894-8M39FW70VTBJM557MMWO/_DSF6133+Dimaonds+in+the+Surf.jpg Nye Simmons Photo Blog - Winter Photography in Iceland - Make it stand out Sometimes they seem like diamonds on a jeweler’s black velvet display — an entirely different feel. Fuji GFX100s 32-64mm zoom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6046683da5ef1738d6f3d9a7/1645642642053-BHWOB1RYZ7EXF1REW55Z/_DSF6453+Vesturhonr+Rainbow+copy.jpg Nye Simmons Photo Blog - Winter Photography in Iceland - Make it stand out A fleeting rainbow on a prior visit.. Easily accessible even for those with limited mobility, this is an iconic Icelandic location. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6046683da5ef1738d6f3d9a7/1645642825512-SKOP7DMJXO2NYQFK9SGG/_DSF7262_Two+Fences.jpg Nye Simmons Photo Blog - Winter Photography in Iceland - Make it stand out I used the car as a blind because the wind was blowing too strong to set up a tripod. This was handheld with window down on the lee side and there was still some spindrift to deal with on the front element. The light and forms were compelling calling for a creative solution. Near Vik. Fuji GFX100s 45-100mm zoon with IS hand held. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6046683da5ef1738d6f3d9a7/1645643595723-OQ6VVE8L7QWA6GR8SBJS/_DSF7171Last+Snowy+Hills.jpg Nye Simmons Photo Blog - Winter Photography in Iceland - Make it stand out A roadside find rendered here as taken, very monochromatic. It is only necessary to keep open to the possibilities as you drive along your merryway. Fuji GFX100s 100-200mm hand held with IS. https://nyesimmons.com/nye-simmons-photo-blog/into-the-swamp monthly 0.5 2022-02-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6046683da5ef1738d6f3d9a7/1641067248791-ABMV7VNIVLR7IYWGEK87/_DSF3975_Henderson+Morning.jpg Nye Simmons Photo Blog - Into the Swamp - Make it stand out Misty morning in Henderson Swamp where a tripod was able to be deployed and image stacking used. Usually stacking is not possible handheld, although with focus bracketing in-camera it might work in some situations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6046683da5ef1738d6f3d9a7/1641067430282-DG4WHV2BS2HEKATT5Y0X/_DSF4026+henderson++pillars.jpg Nye Simmons Photo Blog - Into the Swamp - Make it stand out Cypress and reflections in Henderson Swamp, handheld with Fuji GFX100s and 100-200mm zoom with IS and IBIS. The water was not quite shallow enough to get out of the boat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6046683da5ef1738d6f3d9a7/1641067594965-S3NSN9WOU30DZKQQUISM/_DSF4133++foggy+haiku+2.jpg Nye Simmons Photo Blog - Into the Swamp - Make it stand out Heavy fog on Lake Martin yielded several images with a distinctly Asian feel. Fuji GFX100s with 100-200mm zoom handheld from kayak. The water is usually too deep for use of a tripod. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6046683da5ef1738d6f3d9a7/1641067813723-GIHOOO0V2J2AAOIG5W15/_DSF4276+egret+dream+II.jpg Nye Simmons Photo Blog - Into the Swamp - Make it stand out A lone egret provides a focal point in the mist on Lake Martin. Fuji GFX100s with 100-200mm zoom handheld from kayak. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6046683da5ef1738d6f3d9a7/1641067891069-WHVI80EGOPJ5D6WSLEXX/_DSF4153+Lake+Martin.jpg Nye Simmons Photo Blog - Into the Swamp - Make it stand out Cypress in fog with fall color. The fog gave a natural Orton effect, special processing not required. Fuji GFX100s with 100-200mm zoom handheld from kayak. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6046683da5ef1738d6f3d9a7/1641068587063-8DPI60THU5QGQQJL9RQQ/_DSF3266Benton%2BFog%2B1.jpg Nye Simmons Photo Blog - Into the Swamp - Make it stand out Caddo Lake in morning fog, Handheld from kayak with Fuji GFX100s 100-200mm lens, image stabilization. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6046683da5ef1738d6f3d9a7/1641068954661-E18TFMAACNQLMS5820AK/_DSF3359%2BBenton%2BBright%2BMoss%2BSq.jpg Nye Simmons Photo Blog - Into the Swamp - Make it stand out Backlight on Spanish Moss as morning fog lifts at Caddo Lake. Fuji GFX100s with 100-200mm zoom handheld from kayak. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6046683da5ef1738d6f3d9a7/1641069083995-M6JJQI2YU05EFTVS022T/_DSF3312%2BBenton%2Bin%2Bfog%2B3.jpg Nye Simmons Photo Blog - Into the Swamp - Make it stand out Fall color in the swamp is surprisingly vibrant and extreme moves in post processing are not needed. Fuji GFX100s with 100-200mm zoom handheld from kayak. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6046683da5ef1738d6f3d9a7/1641069231449-QEJG1B7WQ4XP6T0HG4I6/_DSF3430%2Btwintrees%2BBW.jpg Nye Simmons Photo Blog - Into the Swamp - Make it stand out Its not always about color. The graceful cypress draped with Spanish Moss offer great material for black and white imaging. Those opportunities will persist after the leaves have dropped. In a departure from kayak photography, this was taken from the fishing pier in Caddo Lake State Park. Fuji GFX100s with 100-200mm zoom from tripod.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6046683da5ef1738d6f3d9a7/1641069425772-XIEPRG4K3KZFY33VZ63J/_DSF2847cypress%2Breflections.jpg Nye Simmons Photo Blog - Into the Swamp - Make it stand out Reflections of young cypress trees. There are many possible subjects in the swamp, not just pretty fall colors. Fuji GFX100s with 100-200mm zoom handheld from kayak. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6046683da5ef1738d6f3d9a7/1641069562285-4BA5EU2BU3K8QOWU0WFE/_DSF3289%2BBenton%2B%2Bfog%2B5.jpg Nye Simmons Photo Blog - Into the Swamp - Make it stand out Cypress in fog at Caddo Lake. 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