Old Growth Forest by bmac62
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Description
...another view inside one of the groves of Redwood National Park.
...this photo illustrates a typical old growth Redwood forest.
...taking and uploading these pictures has spun me off on a little research project. If you are interested, see the two links below.
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...these are the characteristics of the now very rare old growth forests worldwide:
1. Large trees over 200 years old
2. Multiple-layer canopy
3. Trees of all ages
4. Large downed trees
5. Downed trees in stream courses
6. Snags
Bill
P.S. Do you have any old growth forests in your country or state? Click Here.
P.S.S. Old Growth wiki that illustrates the six characteristics listed above.
"Tricky"
Comments (39)
rainbows
Glorious green, Bill. A stunning capture of the old forest. Hugs for all day. Di. xx
fallen21
Wonderful place, well captured!
MagikUnicorn
SPLENDID NATURE SERIES BILL
flavia49
beautiful
thecytron
Xcellent clarity and details! AmaZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzing natural ambiance lighting! Stunning vivid colors!
dragonmuse
Beautiful capture. :)
angora
again, it's so lovely out there!!!
anahata.c
we may have old growth forests, I don't know (they're probably in the south of the state, which is deeply rich like Kentucky, and quite overgrown). (We do have original prairie lands which are stunning in their own right, for 6 foot-high primal flowers, and a sense that you're walking through plant-species that were here long before humans were.) This shot is just wondrous, deeply rich, carpeted in the extreme, and demonstrating many (if not all) of the characteristics you listed above. The fallen trees & branches go from largely buried to exposed, and the play of verticals against horizontals is very musical. But above all your light and soft texture in the ground cover make this seem like a plush-carpeted nature retreat (meaning, a place nature can come to relax, lol). And though I'm not exactly sure how big we would be in this scene, the large trunk on the left reminds us that this is a land of giants. The scale differences between such trunks and the lush undergrowth are beautiful. You've given us such sensual and lush visions of this place! This seems like a big living room for plants & animals. And your descriptions have reminded us how moved you are by all this. Beautiful work, once again. A wonderful series.
danapommet
Excellent ground cover, dappled light and the comparison between new and old redwoods.