Coastal Veins

Point Lobos is a place of incredible detail, and on this foggy day, the trees were just glowing. What caught my eye was the contrast between the vibrant orange Trentepohlia algae and the pale, almost white lace lichen clinging to the branches. It's a chaotic environment to work in, with branches going every which way, and finding a clean composition is a real challenge. The fog helped a lot, softening the background and isolating this section of the tree. I spent a good while just looking for a pattern that made sense to me, a little pocket of order in the beautiful mess. It’s a reminder of how much life is layered on top of other life in these coastal forests.

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