Natures Way

From the Series, Beyond the Barbs

Nikon D40. July 21st. 10:59am.

shutter speed 60 at 5.6. Fill flash. ISO 200. Cloudy white balance. Center weight.

At the end of the trail section leading though the swamp, before emering again into the sunlight, this dark palm frond against a decaying stump caught my attention. I had to use the flash to light the fronds, which seemed to be pointing with human-like fingers, toward the light.
Was it ushering me out, or ushering me in, to the secrets deeper in the swamp?
I had to use post processing to bring out the shadows without making the fronds too over exposed. The flash was held off to the left of the fronds and set at its minimum luminance.