e - Ken Gilbert

Your pictures in print
1
Lake and mountain
1 In this image of Mount
Rainier taken from Tipsoo
Lake in Washington, fl owers
create a colourful border
that neatly frames the lake
Nikon D300, 18-200mm,
1/60sec at f/25, ISO 400
2
Autumn colour
2 Michel stood under the
tree canopy to take this
shot and has captured a
wonderful array of autumn
colours in the process
Nikon D300, 18-200mm,
4secs at f/14, ISO 200
Leafy river
3 Using a low angle, Michel
framed his image to lead the
eye from the leaves in the
bottom left-hand corner to
the gushing water behind
Nikon D300, 18-200mm,
1/40sec at f/18, ISO 200
Japanese maple tree
4 Tangled branches
create depth, inviting the
viewer to look closer into
this mysterious scene in
Portland’s Japanese Garden
Nikon D300, 18-200mm,
0.77secs at f/13, ISO 200
Michel Hersen
Oregon, USA
Michel has also had his images
featured in our Reader Gallery
(AP 3 October 2009). His father
was a keen amateur photographer
and encouraged Michel to take up
photography when he was growing
up. In 2003, Michel concentrated
on astrophotography and he has
recently become more serious about
taking pictures of nature. Citing
mountains, rivers, waterfalls and
lakes as his favourite subjects,
Michel’s aim is to capture the
grandeur of nature and interesting
light using the compositional
techniques of 19th century
American Hudson River painters.
With its powerful colours and snaking
lines, this picture is just bursting with
energy. The combination of the bright
amber leaves and the lime and moss
greens work brilliantly, while the
twisting branches, like fi rework trails,
explode from the gravel and whizz all
around the frame. I love the before and
after effects of placing it alongside
the ‘green’ version, too.
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