He finds a fallen log and two trees in the background, one with a forked branch. He calls each of these three elements, characters in a story. Tom concentrates on the wooded ground with snake-like branches cooling in misty sunlight, the sky peeking through in warm tones.
He photographs the chaotic forest floor framed by the two tall trees, all littered in a canopy of soft sunlight. Depth of field and where you focus are key elements in creating a visual story. Tom shot this story at f 9 to focus on the warmly lighted middle section, the light then falling off in the background.
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