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This was taken with a simple GE 830 on automatic setting, no filters. Even though this was taken in color, it came out with a classic B&W / silver screen quality. I thought I was just taking a picture of the view, my subconscious was up to greater things.
The exact location at Safari West where this photo really taken is 38.557516,-122.696804 which is no where near down town Santa Rosa.
http://www.safariwest.com/
About ten years ago, I first saw these trees and the words came into my head "...and if my brother should fall..." as it seemed to me that the two trees had leaned in to catch their falling "brother" and there they all stayed.
I've spent the last ten years waiting for the right time to take this picture. The trees are located in a steep valley with a heavy tree canopy so there is very little light and when it comes, it doesn't last long. It is also very challenging to find the right position that gives a clear view of these trees without obstruction and capturing their height.
Ironically, this shot was forced to be my last of that day. I had finally found what looked to be the best accessible position, got one shot and my camera battery died.
Three million years ago, the volcano that straddles the county line between Sonoma County and Lake County blew up. It entombed a redwood forest in lava at the top of the ridge line - now called Petrified Forest Road - between Sonoma and Napa Counties that we call today the Mayacamas Mountains.
That is not where this photo was taken. This photo was taken at the coast, about 35 miles west of the volcano.
There is a rock that is a favorite for climbers who want to practice but it also has a trail that is easy enough to climb without ropes. One day, a couple years ago, my husband and I were out there and decided to go up it. The rock seemed pretty soft and I could break pieces off in my hand. I broke a piece off and it came away like a splinter of wood. I took a closer look and I saw woodgrain in the stone. As we were leaving, I looked back and, from a distance, the whole rock looked like a huge tree stump. Now, redwoods' cousin - Sequoia Giganticus - used to get that big, a few million years ago, and it made me wonder.
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Hi karen-be, nice picture. I have fed those birds in the bakery backyard, good place for a coffee stop. Regards Paul.
This was taken with a simple GE 830 on automatic setting, no filters. Even though this was taken in color, it came out with a classic B&W / silver screen quality. I thought I was just taking a picture of the view, my subconscious was up to greater things.
The exact location at Safari West where this photo really taken is 38.557516,-122.696804 which is no where near down town Santa Rosa. http://www.safariwest.com/
About ten years ago, I first saw these trees and the words came into my head "...and if my brother should fall..." as it seemed to me that the two trees had leaned in to catch their falling "brother" and there they all stayed.
I've spent the last ten years waiting for the right time to take this picture. The trees are located in a steep valley with a heavy tree canopy so there is very little light and when it comes, it doesn't last long. It is also very challenging to find the right position that gives a clear view of these trees without obstruction and capturing their height.
Ironically, this shot was forced to be my last of that day. I had finally found what looked to be the best accessible position, got one shot and my camera battery died.
Three million years ago, the volcano that straddles the county line between Sonoma County and Lake County blew up. It entombed a redwood forest in lava at the top of the ridge line - now called Petrified Forest Road - between Sonoma and Napa Counties that we call today the Mayacamas Mountains.
That is not where this photo was taken. This photo was taken at the coast, about 35 miles west of the volcano.
There is a rock that is a favorite for climbers who want to practice but it also has a trail that is easy enough to climb without ropes. One day, a couple years ago, my husband and I were out there and decided to go up it. The rock seemed pretty soft and I could break pieces off in my hand. I broke a piece off and it came away like a splinter of wood. I took a closer look and I saw woodgrain in the stone. As we were leaving, I looked back and, from a distance, the whole rock looked like a huge tree stump. Now, redwoods' cousin - Sequoia Giganticus - used to get that big, a few million years ago, and it made me wonder.