Heads in the Clouds

Heads in the Clouds

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Taken in the Cocora Valley in Colombia on April 22, 2017

The wax palm is the world’s tallest species of palm tree. Amazingly, they spend their first few decades on the ground, building a crown of fronds that lifts barely a few meters from the earth. But once they reach their teenage years the trees rocket skyward, reaching as high as 200 feet. In the Cocora Valley, where the trees have reached almost legendary status, thunderstorms and humidity reign. There is often a lingering mist of clouds sweeping down off the mountains through the valley, blanketing the trees in a thick of cloud. But like thunderstorms everywhere those in the Cocora Valley often begin to lift and evaporate around sunset, allowing the beautiful tropical light to drizzle in.

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Taken in the Frailejon forest of Los Nevados National Park, Colombia, on April 26th, 2017

Frailejon trees, a beautiful cactus-like plant, rises above the cloud forests of Colombia.

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Shine On, you Crazy Palm Trees

Shine On, You Crazy Palm Trees

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Taken in the Cocora Valley, Colombia, on April 22nd, 2017

I spent the last two weeks of April traveling in the country of Colombia. One of the places I visited was the spectacular Cocora Valley, where wax palm trees tower 45-60 meters (that’s almost 200 feet!) above the surrounding landscape. I was fortunate to spend more than a week in the area, and every day I enjoyed large thunder and lightning storms that blanketed the lush valleys with dramatic light. It was a fantastic place for photography and I have lots of photos to share with you all in the future.

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Tech Notes
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Nikon D810
Nikkor 70-200mm f/4 lens @200mm
f/11
ISO64
1/320 seconds

Josh

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