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Gallery: LandscapePosted January 11, 20101,036 views20 comments

An overlook just off the trail along Cataract Creek in Marin. I thought this scene captured the essence of the place fairly well, though it's hard to do it justice with a camera.

Canon 5D, 17-40L at 24mm, f/16 for 4.0 seconds (ISO 100). Tiny amount of blending in some shadow areas from another exposure one stop brighter.

Comments

20 comments

Comment posted by Joel Hazelton on January 11, 2010 at 11:02 AM

Gorgeous work. I love the moss covered trees, beautiful greens in this image.

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Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on January 11, 2010 at 11:29 AM

What a beautiful little gorge that is, such wonderful greens! I love how the ferns guide me right into the woods, and the mossy rock in the foreground helps connect the foreground to the trees in the back.

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Comment posted by Steve Sieren on January 11, 2010 at 12:17 PM

My nephew said this is where Shrek lives

I can see why he said that Phil, it's so plush and the red accents go a long way. Would't have guess California, I need some green now thanks to you Phil!

SS

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Comment posted by Martin Stankiewicz on January 11, 2010 at 1:23 PM

Very nice shot.

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Comment posted by Danny Laureys on January 11, 2010 at 1:26 PM

Very nice, love the greens in this.

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on January 11, 2010 at 1:47 PM

Gotta love the greens Phil, gorgeous scene and composed beautifully.
John

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Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on January 11, 2010 at 3:23 PM

Nice vantage point. Beautiful greens.

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Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on January 11, 2010 at 3:36 PM

Nice framing of the creek. The ferns provide a nice foundation and the natural arch of the trees over the creek gives it a nice touch. Nice image Phil.

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on January 11, 2010 at 4:23 PM

A very lush scene - the flowing water in the bottom left really makes this image stand out.

- Luke

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Comment posted by Angela Classen on January 11, 2010 at 4:40 PM

Seeing all this green makes me - well, green with envy

We've had snow on the ground for well over 3 weeks and haven't been above freezing since around New Years. This photo makes me long (very badly) for spring and green. This is just beautiful! I love all the different textures and colors of green. The ferns are a great FG anchor, and the stream is perfectly placed. Very well done!!

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Comment posted by Rudy Ruberti on January 11, 2010 at 5:44 PM

I really miss northern California. Great scene, Phil. I like this a lot.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on January 11, 2010 at 7:36 PM

Gorgeous scene, Phil, very well presented! In a crowd of oversaturated images, this really stands out as naturally vibrant. well done.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on January 11, 2010 at 8:28 PM

Man, that is some lush looking scenery. I would crop that dark mass at the top right.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on January 11, 2010 at 10:04 PM

This feels so good on a cold winter's day. My preference would be for a little less rock at the bottom.

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Comment posted by Amy Lindsey on January 11, 2010 at 10:30 PM

i miss summer....

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Comment posted by Paul Marcellini on January 12, 2010 at 10:11 AM

Beautiful scene Phil. I like the lower framing of ferns. My kind of forest. Love the moss covered tree.

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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on January 12, 2010 at 3:12 PM

Great shot, Phil. This forest looks so remote - I love it.

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Comment posted by Chris White on January 12, 2010 at 6:38 PM

Phil,

Nicely composed, and great exposure.

Chris

Registered on February 27, 2007, 61 Posts, 945 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Overacker on January 12, 2010 at 7:56 PM

Phil,

Never would have guessed this was Marin or the Cataract trail for that matter. But knowing you're from NorCal should be a good clue. But I could easily think this was captured in the PNW. This is beautiful! The greens are absolutely perfect as is the composition. Great job with this one.

Lon

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Comment posted by Laurent Baig on January 13, 2010 at 11:04 AM

Wow, some seriously nice light here Phil. Very pretty

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