Experimentation with Photography

Well a couple of weekends ago my fiance and I went exploring in the White Mountains of NH. There was not a better opportunity for me to start bonding with my new Canon 7D. I used to shoot exclusive to Nikon, but I have switched to the dark side for awhile. Anyone who knows me, knows I am always up for new challenges. Over the last year I have grown immensely in my photographic knowledge. I started with a Nikon D40x and within a year upgraded just last month to the Canon 7D. It's a whole new world. I am forced to start shooting a lot more manually. Along with exploring the new possibilities with the equipment, I am also learning and pushing my limits with post processing. Here is an example of one of my new works. I am not sure how I am feeling about it. I took the original which let me say this has been barely "touched" up in lightroom because I am starting to understand exposure and seemed to be perfectly captured. Once home I have just set them aside to think about what I wanted them to look like. I applied a plug in from Lightroom and am really adoring the effects. I hope you enjoy it! Drop me a line and let me know your opinion.

Winter is right around the corner!
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