Ohio woods

This was shot Feb. 8, 2008 at Oak Openings in Ohio, I think.  I think it's called Oak Openings.  I don't know exactly where I was, on the southern part of the place, I guess.  I had been to Oak Openings once before, in March of 1993, but not in this area.  

Camera: Nikon D-50.  Shutter speed 1/6.  Aperture f 13.  ISO 200.  Focal length 31mm. (which is a little off of normal).  Yes, I used a tripod.  I shot it in Raw.  The composition is pattern.  Shot late in the day.  I bracketed. Some may say it is underexposed.  I like it like that, it adds to the effect.  As yet, I don't have a title.  

I sometimes find it hard to talk about why I shoot what I shoot.  I had been walking around for some time before I found this area.  I liked the subdued greens and browns of the scene.  I was alone in this place.  It was almost mystical and fantasy like.  I liked the quietness of it.  That could be what I'm trying to get across in this photo.  Quiet, beautiful, fantasy, a different world.  Actually, it reminded me a little of Lord of the Rings (the newer movie, not the 1978 animation).  I'm not sure what this photos says about me.  All our photos say something about us.  

KT