Sun-lit fern in woodland, Hardcastle Crags

This is another one of the set I took at Hardcastle Crags in April 2013 for the final part of my Photography Btec. I love how the sun lights the fern up and also lights up a patch of the fallen leaves in the background. The delicate shapes of the tips of the fern fronds are emphasised by the contrast against the dark tree trunk.

In Lightroom I used a graduated filter to bring down exposure and highlights in the sky between the trees.