Birch Bark with Rowan Berries in the Rain

It’s showery here this Thanksgiving Monday and looking out of the window, as one does, i was struck by the combination of birch tree trunks and golden birch leaves forming a backdrop to a berry-rich rowan tree that has begun to lose it’s leaves, thus revealing the birch. A gorgeous combination – made all the richer in the subdued light of a rainy day – sunshine rarely makes for the best photographs.

BUT – see the picture below.
  • Aperture: ƒ/13
  • Camera: ILCE-7M2
  • Taken: 14 October, 2019
  • Focal length: 75mm
  • ISO: 1250
  • Shutter speed: 1/80s

BUT THEN …

… an hour later the sun appeared and the leaves were lit, seemingly from within. I still prefer the original in the more diffuse lighting as I find this a bit “chocolate-boxy” but what do you think?

Comments below please.

  • Aperture: ƒ/13
  • Camera: ILCE-7M2
  • Taken: 14 October, 2019
  • Exposure bias: +7/10EV
  • Focal length: 105mm
  • ISO: 1250
  • Shutter speed: 1/125s