Among the Elders

A sapling Giant Sequoia growing up in the protection of its ancient progenitors. They have opened their canopy to give it space and light. Sequoia National Park, OCT 2014 Awarded: 2nd Place, Photography, Folsom Arts Member Show AUG 2016, 3rd Place, Landscapes, Lodi Community Art Center Photography Show, FEB 2016; Finalist, Photographer's Forum Spring Photography Competition, 2015 Color version haning in Adve ntis Health Corp HQ, Roseville, CA

Sequoia Giganteum

Given the size of these giants, it is difficult to see the forest for the tree. Calaveras Big Trees State Park, CA, DEC 2013 Awarded: Accepted into the Axis Gallery 9th National Juried Exhibition, Verge Gallery, Sacramento, CA

Early Morning Among the Redwoods

During an early morning sunrise, I found a clearing in a path through these giants. The darkness and the humidity brought their environment to life, saturating the colors and creating a contrast with the sun breaking through the forest beyond. Jedediah Smith State Redwoods Park, CA, JAN 2013

Sun Awakening A Family of Redwoods

A view of Sequoia Sempervirens as the sun breaks and light penetrates into the forest illuminating the lichen that clings to the surrounding trees. Jedediah Smith State Redwoods Park, CA, JAN 2013

Footprint of a Giant

Sequoia National Park, CA; OCT 2014

A Path Through the Really Big Trees - P2

Calaveras Big Trees State Park, Arnold, CA; OCT 2020

Shepard of the Really Big Trees

Calaveras Big Trees State Park, Arnold, CA; OCT 2020

A Path Through the Really Big Trees - P3

Calaveras Big Trees State Park, Arnold, CA; OCT 2020

A Path Through the Really Big Trees

Calaveras Big Trees State Park, Arnold, CA; OCT 2020

Morning in the Forest of Giants

Calaveras Big Trees State Park, Arnold, CA; OCT 2020