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Big Basin
By Robyn Aber
I shot these massive trees on a visit to Big Basin Redwoods State Park (CA). I was intrigued that trees so charred & damaged by fire could continue to stand, no less flourish; it seemed inspirational. My goal was to capture the burn scars in the trees, as well as their soaring height. I shot three bracketed exposures (1-stop difference each) and combined them in Photoshop to bring out the shadow detail. To emphasize height, I sat on the ground, leaned back, and angled the camera up to enhance the steep linear perspective. Canon XSi with Tamron 17-280mm lens.
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Sunset at Carmel
By Chu Nguyen
The shot was taken in November 2009 at sunset, 5.30 PM
Canon 50D , L Lens 17-40 USM
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Rhodendron Close-up
By Alan Imada
This macro image of the rhododendron flower was taken in late May at the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park which is located near Woodstock, VT. The macro image was selected from a larger image of the flower which was cropped to emphasize the details shown. The flower was taken with my Fuji FinePix S5200 (ISO 64, 1/150 sec, f/3.2).
