Enchanted Forest

Gallery: LandscapePosted May 25, 2011274 views14 comments

Hey all,

Had a chance to go to Hocking Hill State Park in southern Ohio while on assignment and fell in love with this place! It is very beautiful and the landscape is incredible. I'll post more soon. Here's one of my favorites. Let me know what you think.

EOS 5DMK2 w/ TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II (rise only)

BTW, I did upload the larger version to show the detail of this image. This style of photo really brings out the sharpness of the new TS-E 24mm.

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on May 25, 2011 at 11:05 AM

Jerry, it is also beautiful in the Fall which is when I was there last. The detail is extremely good. I suspect the compression made you cringe!

An impressive lens at a "Nikon" cost!

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Comment posted by Barry Vangrov on May 25, 2011 at 1:05 PM

I grew up in southern Ohio and went to Hocking Hills often - for Ohio "wilderness", Hocking Hills is about as good as it gets. Knowing the geography of the area I can see that piece of the cliffs lurking in the far background. I know that It's not that green often or for long so this is very well captured. Very nice image.

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Comment posted by Matt Anderson on May 25, 2011 at 1:30 PM

Amazing amount of green! The larger version is tack sharp.
Me thinks it might be a stronger comp with a bit (15%) of the right side cropped off.
I bet this place is a mosquito hot spot come July!
Nice work Jerry.

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Comment posted by Todd Caudle on May 25, 2011 at 1:42 PM

Killer shot, bro! I love the lushness, and the way the leaves/branches seem to be reaching out to the viewer.

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Comment posted by Kyle L. Krause on May 25, 2011 at 2:15 PM

Jerry, beautiful intimate forest scene. The colors and detail are amazing. Well done. Got to love the TS-E 24mm

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on May 25, 2011 at 2:26 PM

Jerry,

Chalk full of greens here - and beautifully processed and presented greens too; color and sat are just right in my view. The trunk anchors the scene nicely and I like that there is enough separation between trees, leaves and ground cover to make this a very pleasing comp. Nice work.

Lon

Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments

Comment posted by Paul Marcellini on May 25, 2011 at 4:21 PM

I still hate you for showing me the sharpness of that lens. Looks good to me, I might just take out some of the green cast from the trunk.

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Comment posted by Robert Dayton on May 25, 2011 at 5:51 PM

You certainly captured the lush green colors, Jerry! Well composed with large
tree trunk off center.

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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on May 25, 2011 at 7:58 PM

Nice to see you posting again Jerry. I like your choice of comp a lot here, it's almost like the branches are bowing down to the great tree.

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Comment posted by Thomas Biggs on May 25, 2011 at 9:00 PM

Super nice Jerry!! My family lives in central Ohio, so when I'm up that way visiting we often end up at Hocking Hills! Beautiful area!!

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on May 25, 2011 at 10:29 PM

Wow, amazing! You almost can't see that large rock wall in the background. Incredible greens here!

Chris

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on May 26, 2011 at 8:59 AM

This is very nice Jerry. A great spring feel with all the wonderful green leaves. Nice comp too. The detail looks great!!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Richard Bernabe on May 26, 2011 at 12:10 PM

Greer Green! Love it

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Comment posted by Rick Lundh on May 26, 2011 at 4:11 PM

WOW! That's green for sure! Love the intense color and that detail is ASTOUNDING!

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