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Old Growth Redwood
Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park
Humboldt County, California
I find it challenging to photograph these magnificent trees. I chose to focus on a section of the trunk with its twisting bark and new growth.
From our recent trip to Northern
California and the Oregon coast.
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In Explore 12 September. 2022
Giant Sequoias are considered one of the oldest, largest trees in the world. Armed with a remarkable resistance to disease, sequoias can live to 300 feet tall an measure 30 feet around
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This is a giant sequoia that fell more than 300 years ago. Giant sequoias are resistant to decay, so their remains can linger for a long period of time if undisturbed. The remaining root system is about 5-6m high
It is found in the Mariposa Grove, located near Wawona, CA., in the southernmost part of Yosemite National Park. It is the largest grove of giant sequoias in the park, with several hundred mature examples of the tree. Two of its trees are among the 30 largest giant sequoias in the world.
Back in September 2009, our family went on a 3-week vacation across the western US, trying to visit as many national parks as possible. Being homeschooled allowed us to go when most kids were back in school, so the parks were not as crowded.
A frame from the Sequoias with a snow covered forest at the big trees trail. Captured some snow fall, it looks so serene as the snowflakes fall gently through the air, but it sure was cold. Thanks for checking it out & Happy Holidays!
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Naturally, Sequoia National Park's namesake is the Sequoia tree. Big is an understatement. Here's one next to "normal" large fir trees. They are the largest trees in the world by volume and can be over 5000 years old. And they only grow here in small groves on the western part of the Sierra Nevada range. They are so big, I found them a bit of a challenge to photograph. And as with many things natural and rare, they are endangered and their continued existence is uncertain. Normally resistant to wildfire, the intense 2021 fire that swept through the area killed as much as 20% of the ancient tree population.
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Spent couple days at Sequoia National Park. Giant sequoias are the biggest trees in the world and live up to 3200 years old. They grow naturally along the Sierra Nevada in California at elevations above 4000 feet. The area of sequoia trees concentration is called sequoia grove.
A learning experience for me on exposure blending. Always learning... Used Instamask in Raya Pro, refined that with dodging and burning, then blended the treeline in the mask.
This is one of a few shots I got in Sequoia National Forest on this night.
The foreground is a stack of two 2-minute exposures at f/2.8, ISO 3200, and the sky is a stack of five 13-second exposures at f/2.8, ISO 6400. Used ambient light only.
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This is a tree I shot in the Sequoia forest during the winter, it is always interesting to photograph trees with a wide angle. The trees were impressive and I feel that this photo shows how big they were. Also it creates a leading line which I kinda like.
Round Meadow, Sequoia National Park, California
A group of sequoia trees at the edge of a meadow in the spring.
Walking the trails through the Giant Forest among the most massive trees on earth in the ethereal mist and the snow was like being in a dream. All throughout the forest, the effects of decades of prescribed burning were evident, with clumps of juvenile sequoia seedlings establishing themselves after fire.
Walking the trails through the Giant Forest among the most massive trees on earth in the ethereal mist and the snow was like being in a dream. All throughout the forest, the effects of decades of prescribed burning were evident, with clumps of juvenile sequoia seedlings establishing themselves after fire.
The early morning sun peeking through the trees at Sequoia National Park. The air was smoky from forest fires to the north, giving a foggy look in the distance.
Photo taken in Sequoia National Park (California, USA).
The Hotel Sequoia sits on one of the old historical blocks in lower Downtown Redwood City. The hotel dates to 1902 and was once considered the place to stay on the SF Peninsula. The hotel boasts that Herbert Hoover stayed here in the 1920s while president. That was a long time ago. Today it caters to a much different crowd. It is basically one step up from being homeless. The residents are the misfortunate members of society who still have barely enough money to keep a roof over their heads.
Buffdawgus says check it out, but consider Motel Six instead. At least they leave the light on for you.
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Round Meadow, Sequoia National Park, California
Sequoia trees at the edge of Round Meadow. Sequoias need lots of moisture and tend to find well watered areas to take root. The edges of mountain meadows are ideal locations, since the surrounding watershed drains into the center of the meadow. The roots of Sequoias are suprisingly shallow, not much more than a meter in depth, although their extent is extremely broad.
Sequoias require fire to reproduce. The adults with their thick bark and lack of resinous wood are relatively impervious to fire (note the fire scar on the trunk of the middle sequoia). However seedlings will not germinate and survive if there hasn't been a forest fire recently. After a century of suppressing fires within sequoia groves (and few young sequoia as a result), managed fires are now occasionally lit (or wild fires allowed to burn) by forest managers.
I took this one last winter while wandering Sequoia. This particular spot is easy to find as it is right off the parking lot of the Big Trees trail. Just goes to show you. Compelling photos can be found with little effort in the right conditions.
Giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) are the largest trees in the world – and they grow naturally only in groves on the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California. They reach height of over 80m (270ft), with the girth at the ground level over 30m (100ft). Some specimen are around 3,000 years old or even older. They are so old they were mature even before Rome was founded in 753 BC! No wonder these venerable living giants command awe and respect – even reverence. This couple in Sequoia National Park seems to experience just that.
This is the only place I know where it's possible to get reflections of sequoia trees. On a pleasant early morning, fog formed on the lake surface and gives the photo some more atmosphere. Although it was Dogwood season, there were not many blooming when I visited. None were blooming near the pond -- sigh.