It was a rainy day amongst the redwoods in John Muir National Monument. A small, well hidden forest where moss covers most of the trees and lush green ferns grow throughout the forest. If you've ever spent time in a forest after a rain storm then you know the fresh clean smell and sent of the foliage. The dust that built up over summer has washed away and everything glistens with moisture. Everything seems fresh, new and young though many of the redwoods around you are thousands of years old. One of my favorite times to visit the forest is during or after a rainstorm has blown in off the Pacific.
I usually bring a plastic bag to cover the camera, rip a hole in the bottom and use a rubber band around the lens to keep things dry. Since the forest is usually dark even during the day, a tripod is a must when raining or cloudy. My wife was kind enough to hold the umbrella over the expensive camera gear as we both got soaked but never really seemed cold.
Darv
© Darvin Atkeson
LiquidMoonlight Studios
Chinuchyan, BlackRockBacon, and 19 other people added this photo to their favorites.
waterinstinct89 20 months ago | reply
great contrast !
ViewsOfIreland.com 20 months ago | reply
Well composed!
Chinuchyan 20 months ago | reply
Beautiful snap!
evy2010 20 months ago | reply
Beautiful.Refreshingly green and wonderful place to spend the day.
Bob LaGrange 20 months ago | reply
Nice shot
'Irchik' (busy) 20 months ago | reply
Beautiful place!
~Amygdala~ 20 months ago | reply
Almost tropical..beautiful
Touching Light Photography - dnarich 20 months ago | reply
Beautiful and perfectly composed. I really like the position of the dominant tree trunk slowly curving over the trail and drawing in your eye.
SF knitter 20 months ago | reply
Lovely lush greens.
Martin Kühn 20 months ago | reply
fantastic shot!!
Photocre8 20 months ago | reply
You have SUCH a nice wife who is very supportive of your hobby! It's great to see a photo just after a rainstorm(or during)! The tripod definitely worked for you here.
Daniel J. Mueller 20 months ago | reply
well framed!
edenseekr 20 months ago | reply
I thought this was the John Muir woods. We went there last year, tho we would have liked to have gone north up the coast to see even bigger Redwood forests. But of course, this was a very satisfactory forest [we too were there during a rain, and it was lovely].
ZacharyG 20 months ago | reply
great shot, a lush & inviting path
Michael Greene's Wild Moments 20 months ago | reply
Outstanding job at taming some strong highlights here Darvin.
MAMBERRY 19 months ago | reply
Nice photo.Congratulations