Leica 28mm f/2 APO-Summicron-SL Aperture Series: Stagnant Tenaya Creek in Forest (Leica SL2)
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This aperture series from f/2 through f/11 shows off stunning performance of the Leica 28mm f/2 APO-Summicron-SL ASPH on a wide dynamic range scene with brilliance of detail from near to far.
Leica 28mm f/2 APO-Summicron-SL Aperture Series: Stagnant Tenaya Creek in Forest
Includes images up to full camera resolution from f/2 through f/11, plus crops.
I surveyed the entire length of upper Tenaya Creek almost to Pywiack Falls. There is 99.99% fish kill, with no adult trout left alive in this rich lower section except in one darker/deeper pool (there were some in the rocky section exiting the forest area). This section normally supports spawning brook trout in shallow but still-flowing water, but here in 2021 it was a series of stagnant areas with no flow between the pools as has been the case for decades even in the driest year. No sightings and no trout spooked as I walked the stream bank—extermination almost everywhere.
LEICA SL2 + Leica 28mm f/2 APO-Summicron-SL ASPH
ENV: Tenaya Canyon, altitude 7700 ft / 2347 m, 65°F / 18°C
RAW: LACA corrected, distortion corrected, pull 0.8 stops, +50 Shadows, +20 Whites, +10 Clarity, diffraction mitigating sharpening
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