Towering Redwoods

Standing under the redwoods and gazing up, you begin to compare them to cathedrals or monuments or simply stand awestruck. To get a hint of that in a picture involves a bit of problem solving. First off, to fit all of this in, I needed a wide lens. After I had that part hashed out I needed to frame the shot. If I was shooting something like this straight across, I'd be moving back and forth to get just the right amount of the tree in the shot. But with the tree towering above me, and the ground below me, I had about six feet of leeway. So to get the shot, I ended up basically laying on the ground, pointing the camera up into the trees. I'm really happy with the look of this shot (easy to say now that the dirt is out of my hair) and I hope that it conveys the sense of smallness these trees impart.

This was taken on a trip to Crescent City last month at Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park.