20. MOVING ART: FORESTS

stunning!  i don't know exactly how much i LEARNED with this little film, other than to be reminded of the various things i learned when i was lucky enough to visit these places in person.  i'm reminded of the cool mist you feel when standing by a waterfall; the furry green tree limbs in the forest; ferns; ocean tide; forest shadows; the frothy white of waterfalls.  i almost feel as revived as i do when i'm actually IN big nature, as i refer to it.   i did refer to google to find this is apparantly one of many films by louie schwartzberg--a name i just learned.  it is filmed through the seasons in olympic national park and in and the redwood coast in california.  i only know the location from the film description on netflix. i'm fortunate to have been at both these locations, but only during one season of the year.  the arial views cannot be accomplished in person.  the color is brilliant; orange and red in the autumn; the brightest, freshest green in spring.  there is very cool time lapse of clouds over mountains through a day, which reminds me of a few times that joe did cloud time lapse on a few of our trips. the night sky time lapse shows the abundance of stars in the changing sky.