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Name: Uge Fuertes
Picture title:  Inside a sequoia
Category: Plants and fungi
Nationality:
Spain
Occupation:I take pictures in my free time and on vacations. I work as an Environmental Agent, protecting the nature that surrounds us.

Technical information
Camera: Canon 5 DIII
Lens: Samyang 14mm 2,8
EXIF: 357 sec at f 5,6, ISO 250
Accessories: To illuminate the interior of the tree I used a flashlight (lantern) with a warm filter. The trees outside were illuminated with 2 flashlights (lanterns) of different ranges and cold color temperature filters.  And I also used a Tripod Manfrotto.

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Uge Fuertes | Inside a sequoia

Name: Uge Fuertes
Picture title:  Inside a sequoia
Category: Plants and fungi
Nationality:
Spain
Occupation:I take pictures in my free time and on vacations. I work as an Environmental Agent, protecting the nature that surrounds us

Technical information
Camera: Canon 5 DIII
Lens: Samyang 14mm 2,8
EXIF: 357 sec at f 5,6, ISO 250
Accessories: To illuminate the interior of the tree I used a flashlight(lantern) with a warm filter. The trees outside were illuminated with 2 flashlights(lanterns) of different ranges and cold color temperature filters. Tripod Manfrotto

Uge Fuertes says:

The photo was taken at Big Basin Redwoods State Park, in Santa Cruz County, California (USA). This park is the oldest in California, protected since 1902. It is a Sequoia sempervirens forest, with trees that are around 100 meters high and 2000 years old. We were amazed to see it. The tree in the photo is a dry tree attached to the ground by four claws. Numerous fires burned it inside, leaving everything inside it hollow. I visited the place during the day to check the shot from the bottom up. At night we returned to the place, and opiliones and coyotes entertained and scared us while I took the images. The exposure of this photo is difficult. The part closest to the camera lights up very quickly but the farthest part (up to 60-80 meters high) stays dark. The use of two color temperatures in the lighting was decisive for the final result. To be able to frame and illuminate correctly, I took 70 pictures. Only one was perfect. My wife Marta helped me to illuminate the outside of the large trees. It is a very big stage, bigger than it might seem.

Uge Fuertes

Uge Fuertes

Spain

I am Uge Fuertes, an amateur photographer for 13 years. I take photography from a feeling. The search for new moments, places and sensations is what moves me as a photographer. I see nature as I am, as I am at all times and that is what I want to convey with my images. Taking photos I understand that improvisation in the moment and adaptation to any situation is the most important thing.

Experimening and searching for new methods and ways of looking is a constant in my photographic work, as well as restlessness and not adhering with established standards. When I take photos, I try to navigate the uncertain and surprising seas of creativity.

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