Sequoia trunks and beams

Gallery: LandscapePosted August 15, 20044,768 views16 comments

During my California trip last May, I was fortunate to get good lighting conditions several times in Sequoia NP. This scene developed on my last morning in the park, the nearby trees still in shadow while sun was already hitting the trees in the gap between them. Fortunately, the b&w film's great exposure latitude allowed an effective exposure without losing highlight or shadow detail.

Ebony 4x5, Fuji 300mm "C", Fuji Acros

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16 comments

Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on August 15, 2004 at 6:36 PM

Danny,

A beautiful composition. I can stare at it for hours. That background is ethereal.

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Comment posted by Doug Dolde on August 15, 2004 at 7:06 PM

Danny this is totally awesome. I especially like the two smaller trees framed between the big ones.

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Comment posted by Michael Hansen on August 15, 2004 at 7:40 PM

Danny- I really like this! Would love to see a big print of this one.

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Comment posted by Doug Andrews on August 15, 2004 at 8:01 PM

Oh yeah!! This definitely should be printed large. Well done.

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Comment posted by Zack Schnepf on August 15, 2004 at 8:56 PM

This is wonderful Danny. You've managed to capture the scale of these giants very well; the BG lighting is fantastic also. Excellent work.

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Comment posted by Matt Hoberg on August 15, 2004 at 9:25 PM

Great comp light and range of tones. I have to say this is the best I've seen from you on this site, Danny. Thanks for posting!

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Comment posted by Jerry Greer on August 15, 2004 at 9:43 PM

Really nice image Danny! The tonal range is awesome and love the comp! BTW, are you developing your own Acros?

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Comment posted by Bret Edge on August 15, 2004 at 11:14 PM

Danny:

This is wonderful! Love every darned thing about it. Would love to see it BIG.

Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Prashant Khapane on August 16, 2004 at 3:10 AM

Yes, beautiful and strong.

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Comment posted by Marko Trebušak on August 16, 2004 at 4:25 AM

Hi Danny!

I like how you manage to capture the essence of sequoia forest without the photo to become too crowded.

Good light
Marko

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Comment posted by Dale Proctor on August 16, 2004 at 9:14 AM

Got anything in color? hee hee I do.

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Comment posted by Gloria Hopkins on August 16, 2004 at 2:36 PM

I could study this image for a very long time. You have such a wonderful eye Danny. This is a work of art.

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Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on August 16, 2004 at 9:04 PM

Very beautiful.

- Dan.

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Comment posted by Michael E. Gordon on August 17, 2004 at 12:22 AM

Awesome, Danny! Composition, tonality, and contrast is all superb. Well done!

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Comment posted by Jim Hutchison on August 17, 2004 at 3:26 AM

Very powerful composition. Five stars.

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Comment posted by Danny Burk on August 17, 2004 at 7:21 PM

Thanks for all the kind comments!

Jerry - no, I don't develop my own Acros. With scanning and PS work, I've not seen a need for special push/pull processing, and quite honestly don't have time for it anyway, so I take b&w to the same lab that does all of my E6 work.

Dale - yes, actually I do have some color stuff too, and will post some of it when I eventually get around to more scanning work!

Danny

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