Hoh Rain Forest, a photo from Washington, West

Photographer's Note

This is the Hoh River Trail in the Hoh Rain Forest which is in Olympic National Park. I wanted to upload one from this popular area. The lighting was very contrasty at the time and made for difficult conditions. This was one of the better ones I took. If anyone has any idea what the large tree on the right is I'd love to know. Its size reminded me of the Redwoods. If you keep hiking this trail for about 20 miles you will summit Mount Olympus which is 7980 ft (2432 m) high.

When I was hiking I passed a very large tree that had been cut down in the middle of the trial. I will post it as a workshop. It was exactly my wingspan and I'm 6'4" (1.93m). This was taken in late morning. I tried finding my approximate POV on Google Earth but with the dense tree canopy it𠏋 impossible to see the trail, only the road.

Jeppe, weswang, Tue, PJE, plimrn, ChrisJ, jhm, feather, aznegrao, alvaraalto, aloyho, robiuk, capthaddock has marked this note useful

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Nina (5099) 2006-03-08 12:49

Hi Stephen. I was lucky enough to see sme of this area on my travels in the US a couple of years ago. Like you I found that taking pictures in the rainforest is very tricky indeed. You did quite well here I must say, although my choice would have been to exclude the man made path in the composition. A little more saturation may help too, worth a try.

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jemaflor (146168) 2006-03-08 14:11

Hi Strephen,
Impressive contrast between this big tree and the small people, well presented the effect is gooD.

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Jeppe (18654) 2006-03-08 16:43

Hi Stephen

You did a good job including people on this shot - very impressive roots indeed - not to mention the size of the truck - thanks for taking us here.

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weswang (18247) 2006-03-08 16:58

Hi Mr. Steve, I like the contrast you have here to use the human on the side to compare the huge size of the tree. A nice catch of the mystic mood in the depth of the forest. I do remember my visit there a few years ago. Although not in a quality compatible with this photo, I do have a photo to the same forest.

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Tue (91450) 2006-03-08 18:18

Hej Stephen,
Lovely photo from this park, I like the many different tones of green. This tree in the foreground looks really impressive. Well composed too, good work!
Hilsner,
Lars

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PJE (20758) 2006-03-08 19:47

Well Stephen I see you are in the woods now. Nice photo of the trail and tree. looks alot like the west coast in this scene. I have found that taking photos in the shade is sometimes better because of even light saturation. Its hard for digital cameras to capture brightly sunlit leaves and dark shadows too. At any rate I love the details in this tree. Looks like its laden in moss!

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ChrisJ (171146) 2006-03-09 3:44

Hi Stephen

A wonderful walking path through the forest. Looks a little like the antartic beech trees in Lamington national park in south Qld. The hikers add scale. Tfs!

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alford (4063) 2006-03-09 4:02

Hi Stephen! I'm amazed with the size of that tree! The 2 guys really gave me an idea how big the trees are. It looks like a very good place to take some nature shots! rgds!

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PixelTerror (0) 2006-03-09 5:49

Hi Steve,
there's a rainforest something with all these greens here, the tree looks fairly impressive and gets actually a lot more impressive once you realise the scale provided by the people !
Have a nice day,
Jean-yves

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jhm (211734) 2006-03-09 7:41

Hi Stephen,
You did very good the show these WS, what a very wingspan! Know you which wood sort is these tree?
Also this picture here is fantastic, exactly a jungle forest.
Excellent that you addition the two people for the scale with the trees!
Have a nice day.
John.

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plimrn (21344) 2006-03-09 8:25

Hi Stephan,
I think you've handled the variable light well, I especially like the area touched by a shaft of sunlight behind the tree. Only the ferny area by the people is a little flat. I agree with Wes that it is the path and the people contrasted with the huge mossy tree that makes the compo. Your DOF is good although the aperture is relatively large?

The Hoh website says: "the dominant species in the rain forest are Sitka spruce and western hemlock; some grow to tremendous size, reaching 300 feet in height and 23 feet in circumference." In looking at images in Google, I think it's the Sitka

feather (51130) 2006-03-09 10:45

This looks exactly like the Grove of the Patriarchs in Mt Rainier NP. The trees there grew to 250 -300 ft and the tallest I think were Hemlock. It may be the same thing. The Carbon River Rain forest was nearby so similar habitat.
I think you have managed the light well as I know how difficult if is, as the contrasts are almost impossible to expose for. From the height of the people we can see how big the trees are. Well done
Kath

Cormac (26565) 2006-03-09 11:00

Great shot of the rainforest! AFter many failed attempts at trying to capture the rainforest I can say that I'm very impressed by this. The light can be very dim in there, and the contrast is usually a big problem too. I'm not sure what that tree is - if this is close to the ocean it might be a Sitka Spruce, which can be huge, but only likes to be close to that salty air. Great work Stephen!

john_c (24666) 2006-03-09 12:12

Hi Stephen,
The Olympic National Park is truly a wondrous place. I like the composition here, with the massive tree dwarfing the people and giving a good sense of depth. The tree is probably a fir, though I can't tell for sure because the texture of the trunk is quite hidden by the moss; but it would be either fir or cedar. I also like the way the path curves to the side. Well captured, Steve.
John

aznegrao (10316) 2006-03-09 13:45

Hi Stephen!!
Cenario, cores, texturas e enquadramento espetaculares. Belo momento.
Thanks for sharing.
Friend.
aznegrao.

alvaraalto (42804) 2006-03-09 17:19

Hi Stephen,
How insignificant are man when they are walking along these huge sequoia trees as old as the hills.
You did show it to us once more with this beautiful picture.
Groet Rob

Galmeida (12559) 2006-03-09 19:19

Hi Stephen,
It's your new one and also my recent post in a different daily cycle. I like your WS but for post this one is exactly the real post and the other is exactly a detailed complementary vision. Excelent guideline notes and a splendid nature picture that you present us with this great old tree with his origin life and roots so well taken and with the visitors looking for life, moment and past in a preserved nature atmosphere.

Good colors, ligth and in a so well seen moment quality and clear catch. Congratulations and TFS.

Fernando

cam (9043) 2006-03-09 22:14

Hi Stephen
Impressive tree,reinforced by the inclusion of the peoples.
The canopy was more open in this area,and gave you the chance to record this specimen.
As you mentionned,these are very difficult conditions to manage.
Charles

aloyho (6798) 2006-03-10 1:33

Hi Stephen,
Excellent composition and layout of the tree, path and the two figures. By putting the trunk right in front makes us really feel the size of the tree and getting the light just behind emphasized this even further. The effect is just great. Well done!!! All the best.

Mishe (3533) 2006-03-10 7:38

Hi Steve!
Excellent picture and workshop.
I like very much.Tfs.
All the best,
Mishe.

coco (30439) 2006-03-13 18:58

Hi Stephen.
Without this people walking the photo probably would miss something. They balance the composition and make it more interesting.

But if we only would want the deep forest, I prefer the WS.

Carlos.

robiuk (10807) 2006-03-13 19:45

I really have to come in this ONP one day!
Such a different terrain and good for hiking, so many photo opportunities!
I love these greens - the workshop photo is unbelieveable!
Cheers,
Robi

capthaddock (28790) 2006-03-19 15:10

Hi Stephen - the overwhelming green gives it a unique appeal, this place is often photographed under rain and fog, it looks like you had nice weather. The presence of hikers gives scale to the enormous width of the tree.