One afternoon a few years ago I drove through Silver Falls State Park, Oregon, and while I didn't have time to do any hiking, I was able to stop in a couple of places to take some photos. A little late-day mist rolled in and produced a wonderful atmosphere in the wood. It's easy to believe in the unbelievable when you're befogged in a forest like this!
Which fairy tale or fantasy story does this photo make you think of?
I admit it, I'm addicted to atmosphere. I don't know if there's a cure!
Visually I would love this to be the decor of 'red riding hood', I mean, a little red girl running in these woods would create an amazing photo op, right?
Yes - perfect color contrast! :D
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Amazing photo, super scary and dark!
Thank you! :)
Creepy but beautiful :)
Yes! :)
It is a pretty atmospheric photo indeed.
Thank you, @blastik! :)
Somehow you would not be surprised if gnomes and elves appeared in your picture. It is a beautiful mystical picture.
Maybe if I'd waited longer I would have seen them...
Or maybe they were there and we could not see them :)) In any case, a cool photo.
Very moody, atmospheric shot. Scenery from Lord of the Rings :).
Yes! I'm not sure which location though...maybe the forest of the Druadan...
Something like that, definitely not the best place to be for a human ;)
It doesn't make think of a fairy tale or fantasy story but it makes me want to have one!! : ) And I'd love to learn how to edit like that... oh my goodness!!!! : O
So now I can get past that... hmmm, maybe The Lion, The Witch & the Wardrobe or a bit of Once Upon a Time...
It reminds me of Prince Caspian, but more a general feeling than an actual place in the book...
Oh I was going to say Narnia too... but there is a lot of snow in those too... but I did think of that one too!
Well, you were the one who said The Lion, The Witch & the Wardrobe. ;)
Haha, good answer!
Yes but I'm serious!! :D
Oh, about the editing? Well, I don't remember what I did to edit this, but it looks like mostly a white balance adjustment to make it cooler, dropping the exposure to make it moodier, and adding a "glow," with a subtle Gaussian blur in Photoshop.
Oh my... I have no idea what you're saying... but I'll file that for a later date perhaps! ; ) Something to work on! : ) On average, how long can you spend editing one image?
Averaging about an hour, lately. Between half an hour and two hours? I do a lot of images that use bracketed exposures, and panoramas, and stuff like that.
Oh wow, okay... I thought you might spend a bit of time. And that's with someone who knows what he's doing!! ; )
mmmm, like the murky, foggy atmosphere. and also like the name, Silver Falls State Park. :)
Yes, it's a magical-sounding place! :)
I'm addicted to atmosphere too, love this shot so much! I think it reminds me of Little Red Riding Hood too!
Good thing the Big Bad Wolf didn't eat me!
Hey, Derek, what program do you use to edit the photos?
this is an extraordinary photo. I liked the colors and the three-dimensional air!
congratulations. cool shot!
I edit in Lightroom - and sometimes Photoshop too (for adding extra layers and glow). Thank you! :)
it makes me think of hunger games
:)
That would explain the cannon shots I heard........
whaaaat?!
don't tell me that's exactly where they filmed it?! :D
Haha, no, I'm kidding!
haha!
but i would've been glad if that's where they filmed it
cause i was gonna ask if you have shots of katniss tho xD
Haha! No, I do not. ;P
too bad!
:P
Beautiful tones. It is very grimm's fairy tale.
Thank you! Yes, it's definitely very grim....
And now I'm never going back in the forest. Thanks. :p
latest x-files, it is kinda catchy :D
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i just seen that my comment disappeared in the process of posting :)i watched that episode just yesterday so it was the first thing that popped to my mind :) I wanted to say, its a catchy song :D
Haha, okay!
It reminds me of The Gruffalo which I used to read to my children - over and over! The mist looks very inviting. Lovely shot.
Hehe, okay! I'm not familiar with that one. :)
The Village
I'll take your word for it! :)
Dude, this oozes atmosphere! It's definitely a dark little red riding hood for me!
You're the third to say so! I feel like someone needs to photoshop a couple of characters into this now, hehe.
Awesome tone!!
Thank you! :D
It feels like getting lost..