Inspired by Alan

[JimFox]

Now I am sure Alan will just shake his head wondering how on earth he inspired this... but minus the moss draped trees of the PNW when I saw this little forest scene I spotted hiking down from Blue Lakes in Colorado with Amy, it made me think of Alan.

All comments are welcome and Alan feel free to post any disclaimers needed...

Jim

 

[Jim Sanderson]

Reminds me of Alan. Nice Jim.

 

[AlanLichty]

Nicely composed and some scattered blooms to boot. But - without any moss in the upper 1/3 of the scene it seems a little empty up there.....

Thanks for the thoughts

 

[Ben Egbert]

In a typical non rain forest, the lower branches get shaded out and die. Probably the same in a rain forest, but they collect moss to cover the loss of foliage.

Still a very nice peaceful scene.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Yep, this is definitely something Alan would photograph with maybe the exception of the Cow Parsnip (white flower). I don't remember if they occur in the PNW.

 

[AlanLichty]

Yep, this is definitely something Alan would photograph with maybe the exception of the Cow Parsnip (white flower). I don't remember if they occur in the PNW.

I think you are correct about the cow parsnip. We have a similar plant that grows along the coastline in open areas like Cape Blanco but it's a more compact flower cluster and much shorter.

 

[JimFox]

Nicely composed and some scattered blooms to boot. But - without any moss in the upper 1/3 of the scene it seems a little empty up there.....

Thanks for the thoughts

You are welcome Alan, I am glad you liked this.

 

[JimFox]

Yep, this is definitely something Alan would photograph with maybe the exception of the Cow Parsnip (white flower). I don't remember if they occur in the PNW.

Hey Doug, what’s funny is I purposely included the Cow Parsnip as a hidden Easter Egg...

 

[JimFox]

Yep, this is definitely something Alan would photograph with maybe the exception of the Cow Parsnip (white flower). I don't remember if they occur in the PNW.

BTW, I took a photo this afternoon that was inspired by you Doug. I will get it posted tonight or tomorrow.