A World Less Seen

       Fine Art International Photography By Thomas Upton       

Forest & Woodlands

Forests and wooded areas are usually a good composition element in a photo that features something else, like a waterfall, building, or people. That’s true here too, but you will see that the definition of woodland can also get stretched pretty far as a few of these images show.

A dark river channel curves between snow-covered banks and leafless trees in a monochrome Yosemite scene.
Low view shows fast water blurring through a rocky woodland stream bordered by roots, moss, and dense green.
Dead, sculptural tree rises from rocky ground, with living pines and clouds filling the mountain sky.
White water descends Long-exposure water runs around mossy boulders in a shaded Vermont stream.
White water descends Waterfall partially hidden by ferns, vines, and mossy roots at Vaipahi Water Gardens in Tahiti.
A thin waterfall threads down a high green cliff through palms and dense tropical vegetation.
Large upright boulder rises beside green rapids below wooded cliffs on the Spokane River.
Yellow center lines run down a quiet road bordered by dense orange and gold foliage.
Sunbeams stream through slender forest trunks above bright green groundcover in a misty.
Coastal trail passes through leaning trees whose trunks bend over a reddish dirt path.
Rows of wind-shaped trees border open pasture along Old Saddle Road on the Big Island.
Shaded redwood forest path curves between dark trunks and bright green leaves in Muir Woods.
Quiet wooded trail curves through pale tree trunks, fallen leaves, and hazy backlight.
Shaded Kauai pasture holds white horses beneath immense spreading trees, with green grass and layered trunks in.
Green valley landscape shows a footpath threading between rolling hills beneath a cloudy sky.
Several leafless willow trees rise from shallow blue-green water, with golden slopes and mountains.
Massive sequoia tree rises from the forest floor with sunlight peeking around its reddish bark.
Massive sequoia tree trunks tower beside a shaded forest path with a small railing and dappled sunlight.
Tangled ironwood trunks and branches create deep shade across the floor of Pololu Valley.
Vertical landscape shows mist curling around dark mountains, trees, and a small village in filtered.
White snowmelt water races around branches and boulders, with forest debris crossing the stream.
Emerald river pool bends beneath thick forest, with sunlight catching bright leaves above the quiet water.
Black-and-white view looks into a massive banyan, emphasizing tangled limbs, trunks.
Dirt road passes beneath a canopy of golden and orange autumn trees lining both sides.