Figure 1. Giant Forest, Sequoia National Park.
Giant Forest is named after the famous naturalist John Muir when he saw these colossal trees of giant sequoias in this forest. This area is one of the main attractions in Sequoia National Park and every visitor should not miss. While this is not the largest sequoia grove, it is the optimal in term of sequoia growth. Many largest giant sequoias grow and thrive in this grove.
Photographing a forest is quite challenging because many techniques are difficult to apply. While the color of the giant sequoia bark stands out against the forest background, a strongly-composed picture is still difficult to find. There are giant sequoia all around, and it seems every one can be a target, or not. The lighting in different time also make it look differently. Shooting at sunrise or sunset doesn't seem to work, either.
To get a good shot, one really needs to walk around and observe it patiently. Photographers should not confine themselves to famous or named sequoia trees. Any place could be a good shot such as this picture, which has no named sequoia tree in it.
