Passing Into the Unknown
This image is #9 in my 100/365 project.
I love American holidays, as it gives me a chance to take a break from work and recharge my batteries out in the nature. This is precisely what I did on Friday, as I went hiking out in the Great Basin Redwoods State Park, located in the Santa Cruz mountains, which is just south of San Jose. By the way - most beautiful forests I have ever seen and if you can endure driving 20 miles an hour on a windy road for an hour, it's well worth a visit.
As I drove up there, I went through several patches of fog, as it was rolling away after the night (common occurrence in the Bay area, as some of you may know). There was something mysterious about this scene. Fog.. Big trees.. No one was around.. Clear air.. Fall color.. I had to stop and capture what I was feeling. I had no idea where the road was leading or when I'd arrive at my destination (kind of like my life), so I decided to compose this image in such a way as to lead the eye into the unknown, amid the fog surrounded by these tall ancient redwood trees standing there and looking down at us little humans passing by.
4 comments:
Stunning.
I especially like the contrast of the gray-green conifers and the red-hued leaves beneath them.
Thank you. Glad you mentioned this - that's what is memorable about this scene for me as well.
It's beautiful and I love that patch of red on the bottom right from all of the fallen leaves. Very nice! :-)
Thank you. I also liked how they turned red after they died. Created a nice foreground for my shot.
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