Photograph: Late Winter Ferns, Muir Woods (Black and White)

Late Winter Ferns, Muir Woods (Black and White)

Posted on 21 April 2010

Late Winter Ferns, Muir Woods (Black and White)

Black and white photograph of lush leaves of late winter ferns in the redwood forest of Muir Woods National Monument, California.

On this late-winter visit to Muir Woods National Monument – a place I photograph often – I noticed the combination of lush growth for recent heavy rains and somewhat warmer temperatures indicating the approach of spring. Many of the forest floor plants were coming back to life and there was lots of greenery everywhere. (There were also plenty of wildflowers, though it seems that I missed the trillium bloom this season.)

Ferns grow throughout the groves in the bottom of the Redwood Creek canyon and there is a mixture of lush green ferns and the older dead growth underneath. One of my objectives was to shoot the older brown and gray ferns, but I couldn’t resist this pattern of the interlocking and overlapping leaves of these very green ferns – not that you can tell in this black and white rendition of the subject! (There is a color version of this photograph coming soon.)

This photograph is not in the public domain and may not be used on websites, blogs, or in other media without advance permission from G Dan Mitchell.

Technical Data:
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 L USM at 200mm
ISO 200, f/16, 4 seconds

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2 comments to Late Winter Ferns, Muir Woods (Black and White)

Colin Griffiths

says:

April 21, 2010 at 11:39 am

That is a stunning photograph and the sort of image that will remain in my mind’s eye. Very, very nice.

G Dan Mitchell says:

April 21, 2010 at 12:16 pm

Thanks, Colin. I’m a big fan of these beautiful ferns at Muir Woods, especially when there is soft light as there was on this day.

Dan

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