One of my favorites from the Ladybird Johnson Redwood Preserve in northern California. I liked the framing with the sword fern and the curve of the trail itself with the flanking trees in the back. It was still foggy, but it was burning off. Several other shots feature the fog more, but this one is all about the trail and the elevation changes. There is nothing quite like being among these giants, even if these weren’t the biggest we saw.
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Is this a composite: No
Handheld braced against a tree.
Lr for most of the processing including a small crop, white balance, the usual curves adjustment, texture & clarity. A touch of sharpening and brush work to lighten the darkest trunks. I think they had a fungus on them, but I found the blacks just too deep. Also played a little bit with green luminosity so the lush foliage would sparkle.