Standing with Giants

Gallery: LandscapePosted November 15, 20121,235 views14 comments

Our summer vacation consisted of visiting colleges with my daughter, who's transferring next fall. Luckily, these included U.C. Santa Cruz, U.C. Berkeley, and my alma mater, Humboldt State University, so most of the trip was on the California coast. I made sure we spent three days in Humboldt, just to get a good look. One of those days was spent hiking in Redwood National Park with some nice morning fog. The last time I took a picture in this area was with my 35mm Mamiya/Sekor 500LT, which I still have (as well as boxes of old slides).
Thanks and comments welcome.

D700, 24-70mm @40mm
f13 @ 1/13, polarizer

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Russell Colletta on November 15, 2012 at 7:30 PM

The atmospheric perspective is fantastic Rudy. The composition is classic and works very well, and the detail just draws me into the peaceful scene. Nice, very nice.

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Comment posted by Navin Sarma on November 15, 2012 at 7:42 PM

awesome light and mood. love the contrast between between the size of trees right in the center of the frame

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on November 15, 2012 at 7:48 PM

Nice details in trunk and ferns. The fog adds some nice depth as well

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Comment posted by Russell Colletta on November 15, 2012 at 8:45 PM

... and, good luck with the college search. I'm glad those days are behind me.

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Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on November 15, 2012 at 10:40 PM

Nice composition. The ferns glow.

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Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on November 15, 2012 at 11:53 PM

Beautiful light Rudy and I actually like the centered composition for this subject.

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Comment posted by Peter Richter on November 16, 2012 at 4:51 AM

A fine balanced composition, nice details and an appealing natural look for me, Rudy.

Peter

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on November 16, 2012 at 10:28 AM

A lot to enjoy in this. Lovely light, color, and a fairytale quality. Exellent work. I hope to see these giants before I leave this world.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on November 16, 2012 at 1:09 PM

Robert,

Excellent capture from the redwoods. I think you did a great job composing this and this impressive trunk is showcased beautifully. I really like all the surrounding and supporting elements of the ferns below and the foggy/misty forest in the bg. The centered comp works very well. the large version is a must see. Well done, beautifully crafted.

Lon

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on November 16, 2012 at 4:14 PM

At first, the big tree seems too dominant in the frame for me. But then all the great stuff like the ferns and the background fog come into play, and the dominance is reduced. So, I think it works pretty good! Nice.

Chris

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on November 16, 2012 at 5:12 PM

Rudy, This is a wonderful image!...I love it. The light, color, fog and detail are all fantastic! Your comp works really well for me and especially so in the large version. This was captured in wonderful conditions and beautifully done.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by David Chauvin on November 16, 2012 at 5:35 PM

I like the mix of the powerful and the delicate you have created.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on November 16, 2012 at 10:29 PM

The tree feels a bit "central" but really enjoy its solidity and then the layer of light as the scene recedes into the fog.

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on November 19, 2012 at 11:53 AM

One of the images where background matters a lot and makes the shot. The thumb did not look so promising, but this version is an entirely different story for me. The bg adds so much feeling and sense for the place. I still find that single bold trunk a bit too dominating and "awkward"(a tad), but yes that background takes away a lot of its dominance.

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