Autumn Radiance Along the Forest Path

A morning walk through one of my favorite parks revealed a canopy painted in rich autumn tones. Captured around 9:45am, the low-angled late-October sun sliced dramatically through the changing trees. By intentionally using a narrow aperture to introduce light diffraction, the sunburst split into sharp, brilliant spikes that beautifully illuminated the quiet woodland trail.

Sony a7iv, Tamron 28-200mm

Minimal adjustments in Adobe Lightroom for exposure, contrast, highlights, shadows and white balance.