A magnificent towering stand of Eucalyptus trees (Tasmanian blue gum, eucalyptus globulus) is shown, most likely taken on the California coast, where the trees thrive due to moisture requirements. Considered a “moderate” invasive species, the trees have many fans but also detractors in 21st Century California. For scale, and with the shoreline in the immediate distance, the photographer has included the figure of an unknown woman wearing a white dress standing just to the right of the second tree from the left.

This is a fine example of a “Pastelograph”- a gelatin silver print hand colored with dyes that were the photographer’s own creation.