Tiny pieces of the Giant Forest

[Preston]

Joel, the luminosity in this is just astounding! Well done!

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[Heroique]

Forest -- detail of a slope showing the Redwood oxalis (or sorrel). 8x10 scanned carbon print.

This piece of Redwood oxalis forest floor has an otherworldly feel to it – like we’re underwater, looking at plants growing on the slope of a coral reef, gently waving in the current. It’s the type of forest floor I love walking through up here in the moist Pacific NW, especially under the giant trees. You've made it feel very primordial, a step back in time!

[Jim Cole]

Joel, the luminosity in this is just astounding! Well done!

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+1 Absolutely glowing. Very, very nice!

[mandoman7]

+2. lovely tones.

[Vaughn]

Forest Floor, Morning Dew, Superior National Forest, MN (Shen-Hao FCL57-A, Fujinon 250, Delta 100 in Xtol 1:1)

The tonality is almost over-the-top for me. I'd have to see the print to know for sure. I had something similar in tonality (but held back just a little), but the ants ate it.

Compositionally wonderful.

[Joel Truckenbrod]

Thanks for the comments.

Vaughn, I can see where it may strike you as a bit garish as shown here, it is indeed difficult to convey in a web file. As you eluded to, in print it is much better realized. In the web file, some of the important low values have been lost, and I didn't adjust for the bright web background, making it appear overly contrasty. This composition was near a clearing that introduced a great deal of side light on to the wet foliage, creating a rather metallic sheen. It was really this unusual light that compelled me to photograph, not the subject matter. So in that sense, I feel it's true to my perception.

[Duane Polcou]

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Love this.

[Heroique]

Great shots everyone. I’ve enjoyed these shots, especially for their limited view of the forest – that is, much closer than Grand-Vista, but much wider than Macro. For me, it’s a way to preserve the instant recognition of the subject, but leave it tinged w/ a healthy dose of abstraction. (The creek swirl, the moss, the ferns, the ground leaves are all entertaining examples.) A type of view, I think, that wins the attention of viewers who like starting on familiar ground, but who also enjoy sticking around for more interesting things to come to light.

[spkennedy3000]

On Fuji 160 NC, 4x5" with 90mm Nikkor f4.5:

[john wood]

canham 4x5, velvia, rodenstock 150mm f/5.6 Apo-Sironar