Glory in the Redwoods

Gallery: LandscapePosted September 23, 2012339 views13 comments

We hiked the Damnation Trail in Redwoods National Park a week ago and as we descended down closer to the ocean the fog got thicker and and the sun beams started streaming through the trees. I got a little bit of another tree in the ulc which I wish wasn't there. To much to clone out.

Canon 40D
Sigma 17-70
All settings manual
Shutter 1/50
Aperture f11
ISO 640
17mm
Polarizer
Tripod

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Ben Horne on September 23, 2012 at 10:01 PM

You've done a really nice job capturing the light beams. Though I like how the beams radiate to the upper corners as well as the lower corners, I do find the trunk in the extreme upper right corner to be a bit of a distraction. You might consider cropping a bit off the top (just below the blue sky on the far left side) to a stout panoramic format. It might also be interesting to experiment with B&W, and push the contrast a hair further. This would take the image out of the realm of reality and let the imagination run wild.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on September 23, 2012 at 10:14 PM

Here is a B&W as a repost. I would be interested in more opinions.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on September 23, 2012 at 11:02 PM

I like the b&w version. It seems cleaner, with fewer distractions but both are pretty spectacular. Really nice job on this scene.

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Comment posted by John Mumaw on September 23, 2012 at 11:07 PM

This is really some spectacular light! Ben's cropping suggestion was right on the money. I'd like to see the cropped version in color before making a choice. Nice capture, Richard!

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Comment posted by Tom Hilton on September 24, 2012 at 8:15 AM

Very nicely seen and captured.
Will make a spectacular LARGE print for you.
Exposing for the light is tricky in these situations, you nailed it.
Well done

Registered on September 19, 2011, 68 Posts, 668 Comments

Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on September 24, 2012 at 8:29 AM

Beautiful rays, very nicely captured !
I find the repost better.
Jagdeep Rajput

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on September 24, 2012 at 8:55 AM

Beautiful light rays, I think I like the color version best. In any case, fantastic scene.
John

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on September 24, 2012 at 9:23 AM

Richard, Very nice work capturing this scene. The light beans look fantastic, and I really enjoy the mood this has. The crop version looks good to me. I might even take it farther and crop just below the sky on the far right. Doing a scroll crop to that point looks great on my monitor... Just another thought. Very nice work on this!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on September 24, 2012 at 12:51 PM

The black and white does it for me Richard. The crop Nick mentioned is a great idea, IMO.

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on September 24, 2012 at 2:37 PM

BAM!

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Comment posted by Jenaya Launstein on September 24, 2012 at 11:11 PM

Wowwwww!! This is stunning!! I would love to go there one day! IMHO, I like the colour version best.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on September 25, 2012 at 6:14 PM

This turned out extremely well! I am partial to the B&W version, but the color is excellent as well.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on September 28, 2012 at 9:13 PM

This is very impressive, Richard. Almost magical light.

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