The Redwood

I have never had the priviledge to see them, so I can't say about the color. But, if they are anywhere near this beautiful, I've got to find a way. Your image gives me the impression that this tree might just be a bit too big to hug. In other words, a great sense of scale.

Man, what a lesson in composition. Most people trying to show the enormity of something like a redwood would try to put too much into the frame. You simply show a section of that absolutely massive trunk juxtaposed with a small tree to give us perspective. This is BRILLIANT.

Justin, this contrast between dimensions is really powerful! There is a lot of suspense in your composition, the delicate green leaves at the left confronted with the texture of the mighty bark at the right.

Peter

Justin,

I appreciate the thanks very much! I can't say if I had anything to do with this current image, but I can say that I don't have any color correction comments to make!! In fact I would say the processing on this was outstanding! A hint of red (duh, redwood...) yet very natural. Of course though the overriding impact has already been commented on, and that is scale. This image is awesome when it comes to capturing and presenting these magnificent, ancient trees. It almost is like one of the mighty oaks up against the grandeur of El Capitan - the scale is that impressive.

Wonderful imagery.

Lon

Wonderfull capture Justin, I really love teh subtle hints of reds in the tree contrasting with the greens, and the great structure of the tree itself is lovely to behold. I really like your intimate take on this scene!

Well done indeed. The only effective way to communicate the enormity of these trees is to NOT try to capture as much as possible - that would require a wide angle lens which would kill all sense of proportions. The redwood groves of the far north are simply the most beautiful woods ever - they're the stuff of fairy tales, what children imagine "the woods" to be like from Disney cartoons. No photograph can ever truly do them justice....but this one comes close.

Colors, texture, composition, scale. It's all perfect. This is very, very nice.

I had to come back to this, Justin, you have taught me a huge lesson in "less is more", what a great image!

Thanks Paul, I'm thrilled to hear it!

Excellent. Somehow I missed this earlier - glad I found it. Love the composition, and the subtle variety of hues. Love the shadowplay too.

Wow. What a unique way to capture the sense of scale. I visited Redwoods NP once years ago and failed miserably with my photographs of the place. This may be the most effective image I've ever seen of the place. I like to capture intimate images of places but one like this would never have crossed my mind. Thanks for sharing and for the photography lesson.

Justin: I really like the comp and light here. Marvelous textures and to me the colors look spot on. Very well done.>=))>

I just noticed this Justin and it is absolutely magnificent! I love the delicate leaves against the behemoth redwood trunk. Beautiful work.