>>3405815It was at sunrise and the sun was shining through a little bit of wildfire smoke. The red light doesn't do much to the green pine needles but really lights up the reddish-brown trunks. I wouldn't argue that film does seem to exaggerate it sometimes.
>>3405886It's a mix of both. Sometimes I start a hike in the dark and then find a composition in the predawn dim light. Sometimes I'm at an area for several days and find compositions a day ahead of time and remember where they are so I can return. Sometimes I even happen to camp really close to where I want to shoot, like when I'm backpacking.
Nothing new from this winter yet as it's just starting up in the mountains. Here's one from a while back on Provia.
>>3405963Well said, /p/ is a confusing place at times but I guess I just like it.