An observant perception is what required to capture the striking image of the morning dews on the leaves. Application of post-processed soft-ware to increase the contrast of subject and the background enhanced the visual impact of the image. The anticipation of final result was the original concept in mind before the image was capture. An image that was captured at the Upper Peirce Reservoir on 04 02 2023.
On 14 02 2023 at Upper Peirce Reservoir, I encounter another session of unpredictable weather. The overcast sky started to brighten up in the fast distance end. My favourite trees against the brighter sky for a moment. That split of a second allowed me to capture a stunned landscape image of the morning. Not long after I completed the job, I experienced the drizzle weather. That moment was always a challenge that I had to experience when practising landscape photography.
Crackers firing on 15th January Chinese New Year was banned 51 years ago due too many casualties happened. But the practice was a sign of prosperities for business among Chinese communities. The longer the string of crackers hanging down from the high floors depicts the success of business in the past year. Most importantly, covering the floors with burned red crackers is the sign of prosperities for the coming year.
Such a yearly practice was an exciting event to capture in photography.
I am fortunate to have the heritage image in good order among my collections.