Leaves aflame in the heart of midsummer

Today we went to nearby Hakone Gardens, a Japanese garden in Saratoga, California. I did a photo shoot for a Chinese family and took the opportunity to take shots of a tree that has colorful leaves in mid summer.

I processed a balanced and a photographic HDR photo a RAW exposure, blended them, and carefully adjusted the color balance and curves. I welcome and appreciate constructive comments.

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-- ƒ/0.95, 50 mm, 1/4000 sec, ISO 50, Sony A7 II, Canon 50mm f0.95 "Dream Lens", HDR, 1 RAW exposure, _DSC1096_hdr1bal1pho1h.jpg
-- CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, © 2023 Peter Thoeny, Quality HDR Photography

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Taken in: United States / California / Saratoga (show map)

Taken on: July 30, 2023

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Camera: Sony ILCE-7M2, f/0, 1/4000 sec, 0mm, ISO 50 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony ILCE-7M2
Lens:	Sony 0mm F0.0
Aperture:	f/0
Exposure Time:	1/4000 sec
Focal Length:	0mm
ISO:	50
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Pixelmator Pro 3.3.11
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