New Zealand North Island - NZNI21 balingup brooding clouds with rain falling

brooding clouds with rain falling in the distance

Stages of growth and size of trees varies in the Boranup Forest

The area's calm shallows

Trail leading into towering redwoods with dramatic depth and perspective

New Zealand North Island - NZNI21 balingup brooding clouds with rain fallingYoung fern tree, beginning its life, against a backdrop of giant established redwoods. Redwood Forest in Rotorua known locally as Whakarewarewa Forest a place where towering Californian redwoods rise more than 70 metres above the forest floor, creating cathedral like corridors of soft shadow and warm, filtered light. It's sheer height, symmetry, and variety of textures, offers an endless array of compositional possibilities, from minimalist trunk