Giant Coast Redwoods ~ a Must-See ~ 2015

[Guest]

I did a course at Yosemite mountaineering school in 2001, we did a trip to the sequoia park. The scale of the trees really impressed me.

[nath]

On 9/23/2017 at 18:11, mdvaden said:

Just updated a page about changes in this grove and new articles over the past year. Read more at:

 

http://www.mdvaden.com/redwood_GOT.shtml

 

Have read through this whole thread.  This is my favourite photo I think

[mdvaden]

Some extra exploring ...

 

[mdvaden]

Anybody ready to get married in the coast redwoods?

 

[mdvaden]

Another photo from Redwood National Park

 

[mdvaden]

A burly coast redwood in Prairie Creek park ...

 

[mdvaden]

Roughly a few years after starting this thread, moving into 2018. Here's Jedediah Smith park, using a new Zeiss Milvus 85mm lens.

 

[Steve Bullman]

Fantastic mario.  Christmas present?

 

happy new year 

[mdvaden]

2 hours ago, Steve Bullman said:

Fantastic mario.  Christmas present?

 

happy new year 

Sort of an investment purchased in the Christmas season. I've never owned a Zeiss before. They developed an "Otus" series where the 85mm is about $4500 for manual focus and no image stablize.  Not long ago, they made the Milvus which are about 95% of the Otus performance, for 1/3 the cost. I chose the 85mm because I think portraits are my longsuit. And the 85mm still works for somethings in the forest, like that photo. On roads, I like 85mm to 200mm because it compresses the scene and pulls the curves closer together, and gives a more intimate connection with the background, drawing it closer in frame. I'm itching to return in the weeks ahead for more experimenting.

 

This was the first time I ever did portraits in the fog. It was uncharted territory. The fog glared the light from my flash and umbrellas and I had to shoot many with natural light. And the fog reduced available light even further.

 

 

Edited December 31, 2017 by mdvaden

[Gray git]

Seems to have still worked, if she had a paler colour on might not have captured it as well but the red will always feel bright against a dull background.
You have a real talent for capturing these images and I'm very jealous of you having such a fantastic place to use as a studio so close.