Cedars in Fog, Gabriola Island

[John Poirier]

This shot is from an area where I photograph every two weeks or so.  It is a small nature preserve with a remnant of old growth forest.

[sdwilsonsct]

Lovely light, nice composition here.

[John Poirier]

Lovely light, nice composition here.

Thanks.  I do much of my deep forest photography in heavy cloud or fog because it tames contrast.

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

Beautiful shot, nice lighting.

[stamper]

My first impression was not favourable but another look meant I saw intricate detail and the composition was better than I first thought. Tone and colour looked better. Well seen.

[sdwilsonsct]

I do much of my deep forest photography in heavy cloud or fog because it tames contrast.

Good tip: thanks! I find forests challenging on several fronts, including light.

[luxborealis]

Beautiful moment, beautifully captured.

One nitpick... I would be inclined to use a 4:3 ratio presentation, keeping the right portion of the image. As it is right now, the progression of trees draws me to the right, but the brightness of the foggy sky draws me back to the left and, rather than it being a circular movement through the scene, it creates a back-and-forth "tennis match" movement. Cropping the left would reduce this without taking away from the the beautiful light cascading through the boughs and across the trunks from the left.

Just a thought.

[PeterAit]

Excellent! I love this kind of soft light and you have captured it well.

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

Beautiful moment, beautifully captured.

One nitpick... I would be inclined to use a 4:3 ratio presentation, keeping the right portion of the image. As it is right now, the progression of trees draws me to the right, but the brightness of the foggy sky draws me back to the left and, rather than it being a circular movement through the scene, it creates a back-and-forth "tennis match" movement. Cropping the left would reduce this without taking away from the the beautiful light cascading through the boughs and across the trunks from the left.

Just a thought.

I think Terry's suggestion is a good one.

He is one of the (very few) LuLa critics whose suggestions are always worth considering, IMHO.

[Paulo Bizarro]

Lovely image, plenty to admire in terms of light and detail.

[John Poirier]

Beautiful moment, beautifully captured.

One nitpick... I would be inclined to use a 4:3 ratio presentation, keeping the right portion of the image. As it is right now, the progression of trees draws me to the right, but the brightness of the foggy sky draws me back to the left and, rather than it being a circular movement through the scene, it creates a back-and-forth "tennis match" movement. Cropping the left would reduce this without taking away from the the beautiful light cascading through the boughs and across the trunks from the left.

Just a thought.

Thanks all for the kind and thoughtful comments.

Regarding cropping.  One of the tricky things about posting images on the Web is that they are displayed in quite small sizes.   The suggestion above would be OK for Web display. However, my main goal is large prints.  My usual print size these days is 2x3 feet.  On that scale prints read quite differently.  If it is done properly, wider cropping can provide contextual information that invites the viewer to explore and revisit the image.  On a good day this results in an image that someone can hang on their wall and find rewarding in repeated viewing.

John

[jerryw]

I've looked at this image multiple times.  I love the light - you really get the feeling of being in the wet forest.

Do you, perhaps, have any additional compositions from that same location?  If so, would love to see them.