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FOREST LIGHT

The interplay of light and color in forest or wilderness areas has always fascinated me. Sunlight filtered through dense forest can create magical effects almost any time of day depending on its angle, the shadows, and the colors of the trees and underlying foliage.  The images in this gallery were captured during a three-day photo shoot in July 2017 at various locations within the Sequoia National Forest in California.

The devastation of conifers in California forests caused by years of drought and bark beetle infestations resulted in the loss of millions of trees, many of which have been cut down and cleared.  This is an ongoing process as evidenced by the large number of fallen and cut trees seen in several of these images.  Despite this catastrophe, significant forest areas remain to offer new opportunities to capture the interplay of light, color and shapes in this context.   During this trip, I used super wide angle and telephoto lenses to see what designs I could create in these settings.  For me, the primary subject in these images is the light.

FOREST LIGHT 1
FOREST LIGHT 5
FOREST LIGHT 7
FOREST LIGHT 8
FOREST LIGHT 9
FOREST LIGHT 13
FOREST LIGHT 14
FOREST LIGHT 16
FOREST LIGHT 17
FOREST LIGHT 18
FOREST LIGT 19
FOREST LIGHT 25
FOREST LIGHT 26
FOREST LIGHT 28
FOREST LIGHT 30
FOREST LIGHT 32
FOREST LIGHT 40
FOREST LIGHT 44
FOREST LIGHT 45
FORST LIGHT 46
FOREST LIGHT 51
FOREST LIGHT 52
FOREST LIGHT 54
FOREST LIGHT 58
FOREST LIGHT 62
FOREST LIGHT 63
FOREST LIGHT 65
FOREST LIGHT 67
FOREST LIGHT 73
FOREST LIGHT 89
FOREST LIGHT 76
FOREST LIGHT 77
FORST LIGHT 79
FOREST LIGHT 83
FORST LIGHT 99
FOREST LIGHT 113
FOREST LIGHT 92
FOREST LIGHT 114
FOREST LIGHT 97
FOREST LIGHT 115