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FollowRays of sun piercing the fog in a spruce forest at Patrick's Point State Park.
Rays of sun piercing the fog in a spruce forest at Patrick's Point State Park.
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Location
This is from Patrick's Point State Park, near Trinidad, California. With dense groves of sitka spruce trees and plentiful fog from the ocean, it's one of the best places in the world to take fogshine photos like this.Time
At some point during the late morning or afternoon, the fog starts to burn off enough to let sun rays through. On this day, it started in the early afternoon, around 2pm.Lighting
To get distinct rays of fogshine like this, it helps to have trees at varying distances with sparse or no foliage on the branches. The fog tends to facilitate lighting like this when it's first rolling in or when it's burning off.Equipment
This was taken with a Nikon D500 and Tamron 13-30mm zoom, handheld.Inspiration
The forests of California's north coast are full of spectacular sights. Whenever I go for a forest hike, I like to take a wide angle lens and a macro lens because I never know what I'll come across.Editing
Only minimal contrast curve adjustments were made to this image.In my camera bag
For a hike in the woods, I take a Nikon D500 on a Joby sling strap, a Tamron 15-30mm zoom and a Tokina 90mm f/2.5 macro lens.Feedback
It's hard to know exactly when and where you'll find an opportunity for a shot like this, but I've never regretted taking a camera for a walk in a foggy evergreen forest. All my favorite forest macro and landscape shots have come from simply exploring wild areas with a camera handy.