This is another image taken while vacationing in the Allagash Wilderness in Maine. No matter what month in the summer you go there is always a good chance you will end up with some rain and often quite big storms as well. This shot was taken on a walk I frequently take in the Allagash to some abandoned steam trains that were left there in 1939. Its about a half mile walk each way with a mostly muddy trail with trees either side. Occasionally there are small meadows of tall grasses close by and this shot was taken at the edge of such a meadow after a rain shower.
What drew my attention was the way the rain drops were laying on the grass and I decided to see if I could get a shot that captured the mood of what I was seeing. The shot was taken very low to the ground with a 17-40mm lens placed close to the grasses. I wanted to get a pretty intimate view of the grasses and decided the wide angle lens would give me what I was looking for while also maintaining a good depth of field. I was happy with the result but in full color it was an average shot. I decided to see what a monochrome view would look like and did a black & white conversion that I then warmed up with a little brown tint. This enabled the rain drops to jump out more prominently which is what I was really looking for.
