Hoh Rainforest

Gallery: LandscapePosted May 18, 2011310 views31 comments

Made this image early one cold morning in mid April of this year at the Hoh Rainforest of Olympic NP. No leaves were present on any of the maples at the time, spring being a little delayed this year.
Would appreciate your thoughts, ideas, and comments.
4x5, 150mm, Velvia 100F, polarizer.

Large image attached.

Thanks

Comments

31 comments

Comment posted by Joseph Rossbach on May 18, 2011 at 1:41 PM

WOW this is electric! Great composition of a very busy environment!!

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Comment posted by Nicolaus Wegner on May 18, 2011 at 1:52 PM

As much as I like Floris's photograph, this is by far the most awesome image I have seen come out of this place....this is crazy, chaotic, colorful, but it manages to capture so much of what I imagine this area to be like.

Totally amazing image Vance!

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Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on May 18, 2011 at 1:56 PM

Pretty wild, Vance! Love the intense greenery here. I think you did a masterful job at pulling out just enough order - not too much (and so keeping it representative) - out of this wonderful forest. Great work!

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Comment posted by Kyle L. Krause on May 18, 2011 at 2:36 PM

Vance, Another superbly intimate forest scene. I think I like this post a little better then the last. Nice work as always.

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Comment posted by Adam Gibbs on May 18, 2011 at 2:55 PM

That is some intense yellow and green, Vance! As you know pulling a composition out of chaos is a challenge at best but I think you did well. And of course the large format film only enhances the intricate details in a scene like this one. Makes me want to pull out my 4x5.

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Comment posted by Gino Cortez on May 18, 2011 at 2:55 PM

Love the energy and color in this. It's very busy, but so well-ordered that it doesn't seem so..Bravo!

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Comment posted by Matt Anderson on May 18, 2011 at 3:02 PM

Wow, more green hues than you can shake a crooked Hoh stick at!
I'd love to loupe the 4x5 on a light table, I bet it's amazing.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on May 18, 2011 at 3:36 PM

Sweet shot Vance. This portrays the magical nature of the place very nicely. I love the way the moss is just dripping from all the small branches.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on May 18, 2011 at 3:39 PM

Having been there, I do appreciate this. It is an accurate depiction of the area. You got lucky with the light! The two times I have been there, it was solid rain.

I especially like the composition, as busy as it is. Well seen!

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on May 18, 2011 at 4:46 PM

Great control of chaos. The detail on 4 x 5 must be amazing. The comp is well thought out and really gives me a sense of the place.

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on May 18, 2011 at 5:06 PM

astonishing colour vance - almost surreal. good job in making this out of the chaos of a forest as well. lovely work as ever.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on May 18, 2011 at 5:12 PM

This is wonderful Vance. Fantastic light and color! Great job coming out with this composition. Beautiful work!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI.

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on May 18, 2011 at 6:23 PM

Crazy colors as usual. The comp doesnt come together for me as my eye is left twitching from being so busy. Maybe if I stare at it like a 3d pic... ;)

aF

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Comment posted by Anthony Vincent on May 18, 2011 at 6:53 PM

Yikes Vance, I feel like the greens are dancing around the scene. Exquisite beauty. Perfect compostion......nuff said

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Comment posted by Mark Pelton on May 18, 2011 at 7:33 PM

Wow, these are some spectacular images you have of the rainforest. Very nice balance to the composition and processing looks perfect.

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on May 18, 2011 at 7:36 PM

I love these kind of woodland scenes and the soft lighting is particularly stunning, Vance. This is superb.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on May 18, 2011 at 8:03 PM

You definitely have a knack for finding structure in chaos Vance. The color and light is also superb! Beautiful work indeed.

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Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on May 18, 2011 at 8:34 PM

Wow, two knockout images from the Hoh in one day! Vance, this is a wonderful image and it really showcases the attributes of the area. Very appealing work.

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Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on May 18, 2011 at 10:01 PM

Beautiful light, nice capture of shapes and forms. And of course, perfect rain forest green!

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Comment posted by Lori Kincaid on May 18, 2011 at 10:07 PM

Amazing and wonderfully expressive image!

Lori

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on May 18, 2011 at 10:54 PM

Spectacular and overpowering, Vance. Brilliant composition of a difficult landscape. Bet this looks awesome printed large.

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on May 19, 2011 at 12:19 AM

Thanks everyone for the great comments. Really appreciate it. Maybe I need to turn down the 'sat-o-meter' a bit more than I did while working on this image.

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Comment posted by Adrian Klein on May 19, 2011 at 12:59 AM

You can turn down the saturation if you want but I think it's perfect as-is. This is a splendid forest scene Vance. Busy but in a real good way!

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Comment posted by Pramod Viswanath on May 19, 2011 at 11:52 AM

Amazing greens Vance. Fabulous capture!

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Comment posted by Art Escobado on May 19, 2011 at 11:57 AM

That's a great shot!

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on May 19, 2011 at 12:29 PM

Another fine one Vance. I think the composition is a bit stronger here - if not then this one certainly is "easier" to grasp immediatly. Love this one.

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on May 19, 2011 at 3:36 PM

amazing. wonderful light and colors.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on May 19, 2011 at 7:59 PM

A bit late, but I really like this one too, Vance Saturation is very subjective. This image handles it well. The comp is very good given the chaos one can find here as is the light. I like the way the moss almost glows.

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on May 19, 2011 at 8:51 PM

WOW! This is really a coherant and clean composition. It still says the Hoh Rainforest in full force to me. The greens are just dripping off of everything here. I like it a lot!

Chris

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Comment posted by James Fougère on May 20, 2011 at 12:57 AM

Hey, this looks great

I like the way it looks as is. Well put together scene !

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Comment posted by Alex Mody on May 20, 2011 at 5:38 AM

This is honestly just a superb photo. I would have passed by this a dozen times before seeing a scene like this. Excellent!

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