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Stairway to Solitude
It's often difficult to photograph the forest. The tangles of branches and all the undergrowth creates so much chaos that finding a composition becomes quite a challenge. I hadn't seen another person during a 2 1/2 mile loop that I was following along the coastline looking for an opening in the forest canopy so that I could get an open shot of the seastack directly to the south of me. After an hour of unsuccessful forest breaches(Bushwacking)while looking for an opening all the time exploring and enjoying the forest. I eventually found a trail (if you could call it that) leading down the cliffside and made my way down onto the beach which was just about the same time that the rain started pouring down much worse than before. After another hour I departing dejectedly, but I was eager to get back to the car as It had rained much of the trek and to make matters even worse I had forgotten my water in the back seat of the car. Not that it would be a big problem because I always carry a "LifeStraw" with me and have already used it a couple of times, but I'm not sure if it works in salt water and I'm not Bear Grylls so there would be no drinking from a leaf at this point but for 20 bucks I don't need to carry the weight of water along with the 35 lbs. of camera gear which is always strapped to my back.(HotTipOfTheDay)
On the way back to the car, just before I reached the parking lot there was this set of stairs that I really hadn't notice on my way down, but when seen from the opposite direction appears entirely different. I'm going to start looking behind me more often. Luckily the trail leads back on the same stretch of trail as the entry path or I would have never noticed this spot. :)
This shot was taken on a flat dull light day, and I have really been cramming on luminosity masking so through the magic of this technique I was able to bring out the little bit of light that was present in the raw file. This added some depth and dimension to the scene which is how I had envisioned the scene when I captured it. :)
Thanks for taking the time to take a look at my photos, and as always, your views, comments, faves, and support are greatly appreciated!!
Have a great week ahead my friends!! :)
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Stairway to Solitude
It's often difficult to photograph the forest. The tangles of branches and all the undergrowth creates so much chaos that finding a composition becomes quite a challenge. I hadn't seen another person during a 2 1/2 mile loop that I was following along the coastline looking for an opening in the forest canopy so that I could get an open shot of the seastack directly to the south of me. After an hour of unsuccessful forest breaches(Bushwacking)while looking for an opening all the time exploring and enjoying the forest. I eventually found a trail (if you could call it that) leading down the cliffside and made my way down onto the beach which was just about the same time that the rain started pouring down much worse than before. After another hour I departing dejectedly, but I was eager to get back to the car as It had rained much of the trek and to make matters even worse I had forgotten my water in the back seat of the car. Not that it would be a big problem because I always carry a "LifeStraw" with me and have already used it a couple of times, but I'm not sure if it works in salt water and I'm not Bear Grylls so there would be no drinking from a leaf at this point but for 20 bucks I don't need to carry the weight of water along with the 35 lbs. of camera gear which is always strapped to my back.(HotTipOfTheDay)
On the way back to the car, just before I reached the parking lot there was this set of stairs that I really hadn't notice on my way down, but when seen from the opposite direction appears entirely different. I'm going to start looking behind me more often. Luckily the trail leads back on the same stretch of trail as the entry path or I would have never noticed this spot. :)
This shot was taken on a flat dull light day, and I have really been cramming on luminosity masking so through the magic of this technique I was able to bring out the little bit of light that was present in the raw file. This added some depth and dimension to the scene which is how I had envisioned the scene when I captured it. :)
Thanks for taking the time to take a look at my photos, and as always, your views, comments, faves, and support are greatly appreciated!!
Have a great week ahead my friends!! :)
Please do me a favor and follow me on my other social sites found below:
500px | Facebook | Flickr | Google+ | Instagram | Youtube
Copyright 2017©Eric Gail