My answer … no. Aside from rare extremes (which I will explain), the answer is basically “no”. There is no part of the year where a great experience isn’t available. For photography, I tell people that late autumn to June is the best in the coast redwoods, but for this post let’s stick with basic hiking, […]
The photo below is from January 2017. A rare winter dusting of snow and hail arrived around New Year’s Day and lingered for several days, sprinkling the redwood coast of Del Norte and Humboldt in northern California. An hour east, Cave Junction got upward of 20 inches snow, but the redwoods got just enough to enhance the […]
Over the years. I’ve read a lot of articles and image captions, where people claimed “photos cannot do justice for the redwoods”. The comments often referred to photos falling-short of conveying size. It may be that most of them do not know how to compose that type of image. But I realized that the bigger […]
Just added a new page to the site about Westridge trail in Prairie Creek. Its a wonderful trail for hiking and photography. To keep this post brief, here’s a small image and the page link for more information. http://www.mdvaden.com/redwood_trail_westridge.shtml Image: Westridge Trail
Bringing 2014 to an end, I want to share the story behind the Coast Redwood photo some refer to as “The Lady in Red”. The print was released 20″ x 30″ with another moniker … but that name sounds good too. … continued below image I wanted to capture the beauty and size of it just […]
Just added these two images to my prints. These will be available as 14″ x 14″ prints on canvas. For prices, etc., see www.vadenphotography.com One is from Jedediah Smith redwoods. The other is the harbor in Crescent City.
This is my most recent print on canvas, available as 20 in. x 30 in. … taken in Redwood National Park, during an unseasonable 80 (+) degrees Spring afternoon. The trunk is over 20 ft. diameter, with a large burl near the base. Added to www.vadenphotography.com
For the old growth redwood parks, a bit of advice I repeat most often is “do not sleep in” … especially if there is some sun forecast. Days with sun can be challenging for nice photos before noon arrives. But early in the morning, the light may be mellow for a while. If there is […]
Had a nice time in the Coast Redwoods, the first week of February, 2014. A few days exploring in several parks, then one day in Prairie Creek to get photos for some folks out of Humboldt / Eureka area. The image below wasn’t what we planned for the day, but the experimental photo ended up […]
For those redwood visitors who can enjoy variety during vacations, the redwood coast will reward your photo collection if there is a willingness to get up early, maybe stay up a bit later, and be flexible on your redwood forest photography. Basically, if weather is overcast or foggy, the redwoods are feasible to photograph sunrise […]
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