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VictoriaKCampbell
November 17, 2013
This is such a beautiful photograph. Would love to visit there someday! Congrats on the feature too!
KYurkowski
November 17, 2013
I adore this shot! Great work and congratulations on being featured! Can't wait to see more from you.
GutterflowerImages
February 15, 2015
How this image can make you feel so childlike and small is down to your utter skill, and visual eye!
patrickwhalen_0122
August 28, 2023
Super fantastic photo shot! Congratulations on all your positive success stories from Patrick Whalen iPhone 13 Photographer
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Location
Del Norte Redwoods, on the Damnation Creek trail.Time
Late morning, in August.Lighting
Lighting was ideal for redwoods: fog giving way to beams of sunlight. In summer, particularly in August, the fog can hang for hours in the forests of the Del Norte Redwoods. You just have to wait for that magical when the sunlight begins peaking through.Equipment
Olympus EM-5, M. Zukio 9-18 f4-5.6 lens, Feisol tripod and ball head.Inspiration
I wanted to capture beautiful images of the redwoods near where I liveEditing
Minor changes in lightroom, mostly having to do with exposure valuesIn my camera bag
Pentax K-5iis, Pentax DA 15 f4 Limited lens, standard zoom lens, other lenses, cameras as necessary for specific shoot.Feedback
The ideal conditions to shoot redwoods is when the top of the trees are cloaked in fog. In the summer, a low ceiling of clouds is typical along the north california coast, where most of the largest redwoods are found. The trick is to find a grove at the elevation that touches the low ceiling of clouds. There are higher elevation groves in sections of Prairie Creek Redwoods, in the Lady Bird Johnson Grove (of Bald Hills Road near Orick), and in the Del Norte groves along the side of Highway 101, south of Crescent City. The groves with their tree tops sticking in the clouds are much more photogenic. And when the fog begins to thin out, sun beams can magically illuminate the trees, as in this picture.