Just back from a few days in wine country and up the California coastline to Mendocino, through the lovely Navarro Redwood State Park. The weather wasn't great for photography, but there is always something to photograph. The dull day was a great day for photographing in the redwoods.
Speakaing of composition, I wondered if I should use that downed tree on the right as my level where we can't actually see the horizon...but then again, the trees wouldn't be perfectly straight.
Very nice comp here love that Rain Forrest look and feel you have captured here. the one foreground fern really works so nicely here. Make sure you let me know if you do not get the CD's by Tuesday and I can burn new copies.
i quite like this comp, very raw and i can feel that i'm here, and the level seems fine to me! i'm just curious, did you happen to use a polarizer for this?
Don, you've got great powers of observation. I can't honestly say I noticed that...but this is the Navarro River corridor so I'm imagining it is quite possible that this area has been flooded at one time or the other during the lifetime of these big guys.
And no, I didn't use a polarizer. I was looking for an area which was a bit open to the sky which was quite gray that day. I guess I was looking for a little portrait lighting.
Very nice setting Rosemary - its never easy to get good light to shoot with in that area and this one works quite well. This image makes me fell like I want to go back there again - soon.
Rosemary, this really resonates with me, since the forest biomes are my favorite places. Your image is outsanding in many ways, but I have to mention the most meaningful part is the fact that you didn't try to oversaturate or change the hues of the forest primeval. I have the feeling of being in a refuge of complete complexity and intrication within this labyrinth of organic beauty.
