This was taken in the Del Norte Redwoods on a small trail that leads down to the coast. We were hunting fog and we had to descend quite a bit to find it. The plus to that is we were in an area that is not often or maybe ever photographed. The downside was the hike back to the car. No light rays, but the way the sun was peeking through the fog looked pretty cool and I was able to find a few nice comps. I am sure the rest of the crew found more.
In my effort to create imagery that is refined and dramatic, I produced this. Oftentimes I get caught up in editing and go overboard. Too much shadow recovery or too much saturation. Too much dodging and burning or too much light bleed/color dodging. I have found my best imagery has been achieved through lot’s of patience and finesse. Letting the photo itself dictate how it turns out. That isn’t to say that I did not edit this photo much. I did. But only to bring out what was already there in the RAW file.
I hope you all like it. As it stands, this is probably the best shot I was able to get during our trip, but I know the guys have a ton of others that will blow mine away.
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