Fantastic series. The ombre in the leaf colors from bright green to fiery red in the first picture in particular was striking.
I find myself called to the wilderness often from the city I live in. I have lived in a mountain area where it was easy to forget towm was just 15 minutes away and I loved to explore the blanketed floors of the forests and stand high above ravines that seemed to tumble into tomorrow.
Photography novice time: For your campfire shot, was this just a slower shutter speed that achieved this blur? I am always afraid of burning an area on my sensor with longer exposed flames, but am I being way over precautious? I understand I would need a longer exposure at night since there is typically less light but in a shot like this, when could it become problematic?
Dont worry about it, light cannot do this kind of damage to your sensor.
Thanks so much for you comment. I too live in some what a mountain area.
Technical talk:
For the campfire shot I used a shutter speed of 5 sec and an ISO 400 at f3,5. Before that I took a couple of test shots because as you said the fire is brighter then the surroundings. With long exposures it's a hit and miss until you get the hang of it. I recommend takeing a couple of test shots but takeing account of what you're shooting and the amound of ambient light.I always underexpose a bit. You should experiment a little. The worst thing that could happen is that you'll get an overexposed image,that's all. Hope this helps :)