You have hit upon the most difficult part of shooting in the rain forest - picking something out as a focal point that you can actually see given all of the chaos. That second shot does a very nice job with that and the first one works well too.
I agree, the second one gets my vote. For me personally the Rain Forest has been really difficult most of the time with the latitude difference between the light & dark areas, not to mention the hot-spots from the sun streaming through the trees. It sure is a magical place though.
Two perfect examples of the challenges of the rain forest, be it Quinault or Hoh, or....
Another for the 2nd here, Tim. Excellent catch of the moss covered monster.
The busy feel in both of these really work for me in #1 the redness of the decayed tree stump really gives a nice focal point in the image. The chaos of the moss covered branches in #2 really do give you the feeling of going back 100 of years in time, Nice work here Tim see you tomorrow
Tim I love both of these but then I may be partial to the rainforest. I know how hard it can be to work in such low light conditions. You were up to the challenge to say the least. Take care. Bob
Pretty nice work here, I actually lean a bit towards the first one. I know shooting in any forest can be a struggle to find a focal point as you said. I know I have very few good forest shots myself, so I know that feeling. Nice work here though in how you focused still on a tree in each shot.
Hello Tim,
I give another big vote for the second one. You managed to isolate the multi-trunked tree so well from the background. The light is wonderful. Really well spotted.
Ute
