NPS 4: Day 2

And now we have the second day of fantastic landscapes! On this day, DMA and I actually made it into the park. All I can say is Wow.

Well, I can probably say more, but how can I do the flora justice? The trees are taller than my camera can reach. Their diameter is wider than my arms can reach. There are too many shades of green for my brain and eyes to comprehend. The textures of trees, leaves, decomposing whatever topped with raindrops are just simply overwhelming. It is times like this that I yearn to be more poetic.

One of the first stops of the morning was along a little beach just outside of Crescent City. I have included my unedited "before" picture as well as my "after" image. I truly try to keep my edits to a minimum... partly because I don't have the skills (yep, that's right) and partly just to give respect to the natural image. You can definitely count me out of the HDR crowd; its just not my thing.



And now, here are my pics from inside the park!!!

Of course, I can't resist backlit leaves. No really, I can't.

I was completely captivated by these Redwood sorrel... gigantic, super waxy and super... green.

And, here is a view of the water through a coastal tree. I think this was in Trinidad? Again, I really need to take better road trip notes. Or, cut down the procrastination time when editing.

thanks for taking a look!!