Old Growth Canvas Print

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Located on central Vancouver Island, Cathedral Grove is home to some of the largest trees in Canada. The Douglas fir shown here, with the deeply furrowed bark, may be around 800 years old and stands over 200 feet tall. The thick bark protects the tree from fast-moving fires and various insect pests. Various shade tolerant species, like the young hemlock beside it, grow up under the towering canopy, forming a multilayered forest.

Randy Hall is a Vancouver Island photographer specializing in nature photography, whether it is capturing natural settings such as seascapes or forest landscapes or the plants and animals that inhabit this part of British Columbia. Randy considers himself a landscape photographer first, but also an opportunistic wildlife photographer. "My photos are my interpretation of works by a true master...Mother Nature". Randy has developed a style that shows enhanced colours and contrast. When many people think of contrast, they think colours and tones. There can also be contrast in content. An example of this can be seen in some of Randy's early morning images of Parksville Bay. Towering or threatening clouds can instill the feeling of...