Cloud Forest Wood Print

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This scene was captured in the high rainforest above Lita, Esmeraldas in Ecuador. This image is available in a variety of sizes and formats.

In a cloud forest, the clouds are nearly always right above one's head. They rise and lower, but are always somewhere nearby. When I started toward this particular tree to photograph it, the cloud simply enveloped me and it.

A photographer since the age of 8 when I received my first camera as a gift from my grandmother, I learned the art of photography by studying such current great artists as George Lepp, Dewitt Jones and Art Wolfe. My inspiration is God's beautiful creation, and I attempt to record it faithfully, shooting landscapes, flowers, animals, and anything that captures my fancy. I shot film until 2012 when I purchased my first pro digital camera. Now I do both, and do all of the creation in the camera before the snap. If the image isn't good enough to print as taken, it is discarded instead of being "improved" through Photoshop. I have my own darkroom and love making my own prints from negatives. One of my favorite techniques is to hand paint...