ZoZo's Tree

A spectacular cathedral coast redwood

by Mario Vaden

 

For years I had my eye on this redwood and finally photographed it in 2017 when a river receded so I could cross over. I printed the scene 20 x 30 and it's one of my favorite images. In the winter and spring there is too much water flowing, so I returned in the summer.

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Image right: in her 13th year Zozo our long-hair Chihuahua posed with Colt Toombs our son-in-law at the end of a photo shoot. Colt is the son of the famous wrestler Rowdy Roddy Piper who also starred in the 1980's movie .. They Live

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This particular tree in Redwood National and State Parks has a special connection to Zozo, so I call it ZoZo's Tree

Over the years, Zozo became my favorite pet (2006 - 2018). Among all the dogs we had over the years, her personality was the best. Her shoes can't easily be filled, but we're thankful we had her. I suspect we will probably get another Chihuahua in a few years, but at the moment, we still have couple other dogs ... EDIT: 2019 we acquired a very enjoyable 2 yr. old Chihuahua, Roxy !!

This is a good example of how useful timers are for cameras. I placed my tripod and camera on the opposite side of the river and connected a timer set to go 9 minutes later. It took about 6 minutes to get to the other side and that left a couple minutes to get ready. The timer device was programmed for 30 frames taken about 8 seconds apart. I saved about 6 out of the 30 images. This was very similar to photographing Soylent Green, which also took about six minutes to reach.

 

Image: coast redwood ... ZoZo's Tree