Recently, I sold a Zeiss Flektogon 50mm and 135mm Apo Sonnar, going with my Tamron 24-70mm and Canon 70-300mm L. For certain special photos, my RF 50mm and RF 85mm will be as good as the Zeiss. But I'd like to add one Zeiss lens to the kit again. The photos are from Redwood National and State Parks. I usually aim for rain or fog in the forecast. Winter is my favorite season. A couple photos farther down were with a Tamron 35mm 1.8 VC which has been a very pleasant lens to use.
fotofoow wrote:
I prefer the second one as well. I have always struggled to take good photos of redwoods, hats off to you for succeeding.
I prefer winter because it's more "evergreen" when deciduous leaves have fallen, and leaves more compositions to work with. The overcast can help light or add to the mood on more days. But the overcast isn't perfect either. A spot can be such that it does not look photogenic most of the day. This bridge is one I usually pass early morning if I hike this trail. I'm guessing late day in winter may be a better time. But that's a guess.
PixelPacker wrote:
The tree in that last one has taken out more than a few speeder bikes in its day...
Good one !! Endor and Ewok village was filmed in a town Smith River almost adjacent to this park. And the speeder background scenery was in Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park > https://mdvaden.com/redwood_star_wars.shtml
This standing coast redwood could take out a squadron of speeder bikes.
mdvaden wrote:
Good one !! Endor and Ewok village was filmed in a town Smith River almost adjacent to this park. And the speeder background scenery was in Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park > https://mdvaden.com/redwood_star_wars.shtml
This standing coast redwood could take out a squadron of speeder bikes.
Oh wow did not know that. Learn something new (and cool!) every day.
mastadont2 wrote:
Awesome. I am blown away by the one with people. Very interesting.
The one with a bridge is my favorite.
Most of the bridges in Redwood National and State Parks are similar, wood, and some bigger, some smaller. A fair number are in good spots to play with composition. Best in winter when everything is wet.
Here's another of the large redwood's bases with a father pointing out another tree.
About the bridges again - here's one of the other bridges in another redwood park. A dry September day after a typical summer of almost no rainfall. If someone may enjoy incorporating foot bridges, I think Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park has more due to the number and length of trails.
This is a nice series and I especially liked the second image. This seems like a nice place and had read about the size of the trees there. But the one with the humans really drives the point. These trees are humongous.
If somebody can only get to the coast redwoods once in a lifetime, or once every so many years, I usually say aim for late November to early December .... and January through May.
Rand47 wrote:
These are really fine photographs. I especially like the second one.
Rand
I enjoy the color in the 2nd one better too. It was closer to noon and not backlit as much. The photo above it was much earlier in the morning but with a greater expanse of bright fog in the background. Every hour seems to favor certain spots along the way.
fotofoow wrote:
I prefer the second one as well. I have always struggled to take good photos of redwoods, hats off to you for succeeding.
Here's a question more related to hiking than photography, although the two can go hand in hand. But have you ever used, or heard of, redwood hikes dot com?
www.redwoodhikes.com
It has one of the best collections of information about redwood trails, which could help photographers ration and plan their days and time in these forests. He stores a lot online at the website. But there's also printed maps, and his maps are better than others I've seen from the redwood parks. A few visitor centers may stock his maps alongside.
