15th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Solitude in the Red Woods

The heavy and dense air sinking into your lungs in the softly lit Red Wood surrounded by dense greenery. That was what I set out to capture when I created this photograph. On a road trip from the West Coast to the mighty Niagara Falls, this was the most intimate moment between nature and I.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 07.2017
Date Uploaded: 09.2017
Photo Location: Humboldt County, California, United States of America
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Copyright: © Christopher Miller