Wonderful! It must be exciting to discover such a rich photographic gift so close to your home! I'm sure you'll be back many times and I'm looking forward to the photos. Tina On Sun, Feb 3, 2013 at 12:27 PM, Robert Adler <rgacpa@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Yesterday I went to Purisima Creek Open Space Preserve here in San Mateo > County. I'd never been before and was absolutely blown away. It was an > overcast day so no sun peeking through with hot spots. It is literally a > redwood forest: not a grove, but a huge forest. > The creek was flowing from recent wet weather. It was very difficult to > see anything photographically as there was just SOOO much. I only made it 1 > mile into a 4 mile (one way) hike. It took me about 4 hours to get that far > as I was constantly shooting, climbing and walking 50 feet to repeat. > I'll have to go back; what a treasure! > > One image that shows the number of ferns and redwoods here: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rgacpa_HI/20130202-Purisima-Panorama1.jpg.html > > Best, > Bob > > PS: Just to mix in another image, Mr. Carter inspired me for this one: > http://www.rgaphoto.com/fleur/content/L1003842-Edit_MASTER_large.html > > -- > Bob Adler > -- Tina Manley, ASMP www.tinamanley.com