Portland Redwoods

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Well, I've had a dry spell for photos lately, and I can't completely blame the weather. Today was near 50 and sunny and I managed to get out for a walk in Hoyt Arboretum. This was my first walk there and little did I know that I would run into some redwoods! It was so dark in the grove that a passing hiker quiped "What did you set it at? 2.8?" Referring to the f stop at the maximum that many lenses go to for aperture. This has been a long time puzzle for me. The human eye and brain seem to have no problem adapting back and forth to the dark dark shadows of a forest grove and the very bright sunlight seen filtering through the same grove. I need to take some time looking at Ansel Adams to see if I can figure out how he handled the problem.