Last of the Yellow Quaking Aspen Leaves

I really love photographs like this.  The image was shot with my 300mm F4 lens of the six top leaves of the small backlit Aspen.  The highlights must not be blown.  I positioned the camera so the the lens was not in direct sunlight and the background was in deep shadows.  I take care to make sure that the red channel is not blown even lowering the exposure in post processing so that the veins in the leaves are visible.

The translucent appearance of the stems as well as the leaves appeals to me.

I look for these scenes.  Often, I decide to use only the 300mm and look settings where this lens will produce this close up effect.