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Must See: Montana Fall Road Trip - 2022

Wild Goose Overlook - St. Mary's Lake - East Side Going to the Sun Road - Glacier National Park Fall is like the blissful sunset of a beautiful day. The colors of the year blazing into brilliant reds and oranges. The weather holding out the last vestiges of warmth. And all the world seems to be curling up over a cozy mug of hot chocolate in the waning light. Just before the cold night of winter settles in. I love fall. And everything that it brings with it. Especially, I love the mountains in fall. How they can go from striking to moody in a matter of moments. And, (even) most especially, I love Glacier National Park in the fall. It is spectacle for the senses. Bright colors. Cool breezes. Altitudes and reflections. Hiking. Grazing moose. Scampering bears.  Head out highway 2 toward West Glacier and you are astounded by the sheer mountainous walls marking the entrance to the park. But, before you do that, my wife reminds me in one of those step on the brakes sort of ways, you absol...
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MidWeek Edit: Spider Web and a Cherry Blossom

Here in Midweek Edits, I take a look back at a random BKP favorite and re-imagine it. One of my favorite times and locations to shoot is on the tidal basin during the cherry blossom festival. There is always a lot of competition and it can often feel like an old West shoot out. But, the results are always worth it. Looking forward to this year's festival, here's an image from 2011 - a spider web built off a branch in full bloom.

Original Image

The key in re-imagining this photo was highlighting the spider web. I wanted to give it a more subtle feel from the original edit.

Original Edit
So I desaturated it to the near black and white range. But, I didn't want to lose the feel of the amazing color. Bringing back a yellow in the highlights and a nice pink in the shadows really drew this out. Next, I wanted to capture the intricacy of the web and draw the eye to the spider. Splitting the mid tones takes the eye straight to the contrast of the spider, while popping the highlights and limiting the shadows traces the web perfectly. Finally, I cropped it using the rule of thirds to put the spider right where the eye wants it and the lines of the spider web draw the eye back there from anywhere in the image.

Re-Imagined Edit
Brad Kehr is a photographer specializing in weddings, events, portraits, and landscapes. He enjoys exploring DC and sharing what he finds through the lens. You can catch his website at www.bradkehrphotography.com, follow him on Twitter (@bradkehrphoto), or find him on Facebook.



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