Hoh Rainforest

Gallery: LandscapePosted May 10, 2011274 views12 comments

Here's an image that I shot in February, a few miles into the Hoh. I just re-processed this image with a few new techniques I have learned, and feel that I'm much happier with it than I previously was.

I'm excited to get back out to the Olympic rainforests later this week!

Comments and critique appreciated as always. Thanks for looking.

I am also in the process of putting new themed galleries on my website. Feel free to take a look!

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Marsel van Oosten on May 10, 2011 at 8:53 AM

Very cool location - I like the chaos here. That said, I'd prefer to not have the relatively bright background just to the left of the main tree.

Looking forward to seeing more.

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on May 10, 2011 at 9:04 AM

well done for trying to get some order out of the melee of plants here. the colours are a touch saturated to my eye?!? but there's some harmony to the composition that i'm enjoying.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on May 10, 2011 at 9:35 AM

This is nice. Complex, but with enough sense of layers that it all separates.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on May 10, 2011 at 10:12 AM

Man, I'd love to visit the Hoh one day - so otherworldly. Beautiful variey of shapes and colors. I'm a little torn on the downed tree as it seems to cut the image into two distinct slices.

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Comment posted by James Fougère on May 10, 2011 at 10:18 AM

Love all of the shades of green

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Comment posted by Jack Garrett on May 10, 2011 at 10:31 AM

Very nice Alex. I will be in Hoh next week and would love to capture something as nice as this. The fog in the background adds to the drama!

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Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on May 10, 2011 at 11:11 AM

This does look much better than the previous version. I love how you brought out the remnants of the fall leaves - those reds really stand out now and make the photo.

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Comment posted by Andrew Morrill on May 10, 2011 at 2:16 PM

Very nice. I particularly like the reds scattered throughout. Well done! Nice to see you posting again.

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Comment posted by Cory Freeman on May 10, 2011 at 7:15 PM

great detail and greens!! i could see an alternative version w/ a crop from the right to further push the tree off center, to make it look a bit more deliberate. Good work. It's always fun to rework old images with new techniques.

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on May 10, 2011 at 9:19 PM

A shot from the Hoh where everythings wet, imagine that! I like the hanging moss on the tree and the red leaves. The ferns on the ground are a nice feature as well.

Chris

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on May 10, 2011 at 11:35 PM

A delightful composition in what looks like a difficult place to photograph. Love the lush wildness about this.

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on May 11, 2011 at 2:11 AM

Love the wonderful lines of the maples tree, the mist in the background, and the lushness of the ferns. Color is superb. Whatever new techniques you are employing, they sure are working well as this is really outstanding, Alex. Have a great time at the Hoh this week.

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