Sorry for the play on words there. I have some images left from our Quinault trip. This pair is from the North side of the Lake on a trail that took us through what in my mind is a prime example of the Olympic rainforest at its most pristine I caution that these images are still pretty chaotic. Even a single tree is pretty wild looking. I have struggled to find some focal points in these shots. Once you visit the place, you will understand.

Hi Tim,

The #2 image is my favorite, speaks volumes about the rain forest environment. Well done.

Bob

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.

Alan

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.

Randy

+1 on #2
Definitely can feel the moisture, the atmosphere
Dan

Hello Tim, the second for me as well. An excellent job of keeping the entire scene within the available dynamic range

hugh

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.

Barry

Have you ever seen big foot out there, Tim?

Cool shots -

Tim

It looks like a scene from Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings! Great stuff Tim.
David

Nice set here, Tim from a very difficult place to isolate a subject.

Al B

The second one is excellent! What a find!!

Jose

David Leask wrote:
It looks like a scene from Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings! Great stuff Tim.


That was exactly my initial reaction! Good work!

I wonder what could be accomplished in an area like this with a full moon lighting the scene.(??)

i quite like the red glow in #1, beautiful contrast and focus point!

Tim

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

Ray Still

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

Hey Tim,

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.

Jim

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