Muir Woods

by Christopher Maun

Gallery: LandscapePosted July 25, 2010455 views14 comments

Rays of the sun break through the morning mist at Muir Woods National Monument. Thanks for viewing-

Chris

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Abdullaziz Bin Ali on July 25, 2010 at 2:19 PM

I love this composition, these rays are beautiful here
wish you all the best Chris

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on July 25, 2010 at 2:35 PM

Wonderful rays and beautiful light on the giant trees. One of my favorite places.

Registered on January 4, 2009, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments

Comment posted by Marc Adamus on July 25, 2010 at 3:36 PM

Wonderful scene. Love it. Nicely detailed composition that shows off many aspects of the forest yet not too cluttered to be effective.

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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on July 25, 2010 at 5:29 PM

Great combination of light and settings Chris. Beautiful.

Bob

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Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on July 25, 2010 at 6:16 PM

Chris,

You have done a wonderful job of capturing Muir Woods. Its not an easy place to photograph. The lighting is perfect and those rays the the composition together very nicely.

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Comment posted by Christopher Maun on July 25, 2010 at 6:39 PM

Thank you all for the comments. I'm glad you enjoyed the image. Muir Woods is some what of a place of reverence for me, so I really connect with this one on an emotional level. I am happy that is resonates with others as well.

Chris

Registered on January 28, 2009, 8 Posts, 47 Comments

Comment posted by Ben Horne on July 25, 2010 at 7:38 PM

Beautiful scene here. It is a very simplified view of a complex scene -- the epitome of what we strive for as nature photographers.

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Comment posted by Eric Good on July 25, 2010 at 8:38 PM

Beautiful mountain scene with really nice light. Good stuff!

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on July 25, 2010 at 8:44 PM

This certainly captures the light and atmosphere that is possible here. My though would be to do a rather heavy vignette around some of the outer edges to put greater focus on light rays in the scene.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on July 25, 2010 at 8:58 PM

Beautiful.

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Comment posted by Jay Nielsen on July 25, 2010 at 11:50 PM

Beautiful redwood shot, very nice placement of all the elements, especially the sun rays.

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Comment posted by Tien-Chien Chen on July 26, 2010 at 1:57 AM

Great control of the light. Too bad the compression must have killed the amazing detail. Large print must be superb.

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Comment posted by Christopher Maun on July 26, 2010 at 1:26 PM

Thanks again everyone for your comments!

Tony- Generally speaking, I'm not a big fan of vignetts, but I always welcome suggestions, so thank you. I like the way the tree in the lower left and the tree in the upper right frame the image, so I'd be affraid I would loose that element.

Tien- Definitely not the best type of photo web presentation, but I should be able to get a very nicely detailed print up to 24" x 30".

Chris

Registered on January 28, 2009, 8 Posts, 47 Comments

Comment posted by Stuart Williams on July 27, 2010 at 6:08 AM

great composition with nice light. works well for me. well done.

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