A couple weekends ago, Anya and I went to Powdermill Nature Reserve to see what we could find. We were hoping for some migratory birds and maybe some early spring wild flowers or insects.

Unfortunately, we got there a bit late in the morning, and while there was still some dew on the leaves, the light was very harsh. I remembered something I'd heard a while back that said that harsh light like that sometimes works really well for black & white photos.

Technical Data: Canon EOS 7D, Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM, 1/15 sec at f/11. ISO 100. RAW processing and B&W conversion in Adobe Camera Raw and Photoshop CS5.

- Bill