The Murky Wood

in photofeed •  7 years ago 

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?

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I admit it, I'm addicted to atmosphere. I don't know if there's a cure!

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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

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!

Creepy but beautiful :)

Yes! :)

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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!! ; )

Nah, I know how to do stuff, but I definitely don't know what I'm going to do beforehand - that's why it takes so long, I try a lot of things. :)

Mirkwood fo sho. This place looks sweet!

Is it Mirky enough, I wonder? I didn't see any giant spiders...

mmmm, like the murky, foggy atmosphere. and also like the name, Silver Falls State Park. :)

Yes, it's a magical-sounding place! :)

Amazing photo, super scary and dark!

Thank you! :)

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....

:) just watched yesterday so it was my first association

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..