This image was taken in the redwood forests about 3 months ago on a return trip to Washington. I was hiking through one of the state parks (I really don’t remember where I took this image) when I noticed this small scene in the forest. Small, uncluttered scenes like this are hard to come by in the redwoods and when I noticed the clover creating a path into and around the two massive redwoods I thought I might have an image. As usual in the redwoods, it was very dark, so this is a 5 second exposure but there was minimal breeze so not much movement in the scene.
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There was a small amount of light in the foreground clover which I enhanced but I’m worried I went too far with it. Thoughts?
Technical Details
Is this a composite: No
Z711, ISO 100, 5 seconds @ f/14, 24-70mm lens, 70mm
This was lightly processed in LR only and a frame was added in PS.
Oh I like this very much. I know what you mean about redwood forests…I’ve been going through my own for this week’s theme. I think if you raise the shadows in the back just a little, it would make for a more natural looking image. The wood sorrel (and that’s what it is, not clover) is a great feature in these forests and you’ve done a great job isolating this little patch, but also showing where and how it grows. The color balance looks a trifle magenta to me as well. The textures though are really terrific. Glad you saw this and took the time with it.
This looks really nice. The light on the clover looks right. I am finding the back tree a little on the dark side. Maybe lighten the dark area just a bit?
Thanks for the suggestions @Kris_Smith , @terryb , @Harley_Goldman . I’ll bring up the shadows as suggested on the back tree. I’ll also remove that slight magenta cast. Great tips. Thanks so much.
David, this is a well seen scene ( ). I think your framing works very well with lots of tree trunk but emphasis on the clover and the nice curve around the front tree. I agree with the suggestion of dodging the tree at the back.
). I think your framing works very well with lots of tree trunk but emphasis on the clover and the nice curve around the front tree. I agree with the suggestion of dodging the tree at the back.