Dogwood among Giant Sequoias

[Kurt Harrigan]

A hint of color

among the redwoods at Big Trees State Park.

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Nicely seen and composed. Really like this. Well done.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Great image, the type of composition I wish I could see.

 

[Kurt Harrigan]

Nicely seen and composed. Really like this. Well done.

Thanks, Jameel.

 

[Kurt Harrigan]

Great image, the type of composition I wish I could see.

Thanks, Ben. It's a tough place to put things together. I think I was about a week early for the colors.

 

[AlanLichty]

Good eye for the sliver of sunshine on the dogwood colors.

 

[Kurt Harrigan]

Good eye for the sliver of sunshine on the dogwood colors.

Thanks! The light is very fleeting in those big trees.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

I love these kinds of images, Kurt.

 

[Kurt Harrigan]

I love these kinds of images, Kurt.

Thanks again, Douglas.

 

[Amy Earl]

Well done, Kurt.

 

[JimFox]

Really cool Kurt! I don’t go for Dogwoods enough in the fall, as I focus too much on the flowers in the spring.

 

[Jim Dockery]

I'm always looking for those shots in the forest and rarely pull them off (just yesterday my wife was wondering why I was shooting more of the leaves on a walk we took). You nailed it here, ont first glance I thought it would look better with the background even more out of focus, but now I like it just like this - the dead limbs are a cool abstract pattern, and there is plenty of detail to give a sense of place without distracting from the main show.

 

[Kurt Harrigan]

Really cool Kurt! I don’t go for Dogwoods enough in the fall, as I focus too much on the flowers in the spring.

Thanks, Jim. This was my first time with this. Hopefully, I can get back next year.

 

[Kurt Harrigan]

I'm always looking for those shots in the forest and rarely pull them off (just yesterday my wife was wondering why I was shooting more of the leaves on a walk we took). You nailed it here, ont first glance I thought it would look better with the background even more out of focus, but now I like it just like this - the dead limbs are a cool abstract pattern, and there is plenty of detail to give a sense of place without distracting from the main show.

Thanks for the feedback, Jim. One problem is that the light extremely fleeting. With so many trees the sun doesn't have to move very far for the light to change. In this situation I saw it coming and still only had time for two photos.

 

[Beth]

beautiful light on the leaves, it really shows off the autumn colors.