A Japanese Maple (one of many) at the Portland Japanese Garden; its autumnal red, orange, and subtle golden hued leaves set above the lush green carpet of moss simply cried out to be photographed.

Equipment:

Canon EOS 40D body

Canon EF 20mm f/2.8 USM lens

Settings:

F-stop: f/3.2

Exposure time: 1/40 sec.

ISO speed: ISO-100

Exposure bias: -1/3 step