I don’t usually convert sunset photos to Black and White … since they are often photos that are “about” the colors. This one, however, had such interesting patterns and lines that I thought the color was distracting. (and, this isn’t likely to burn, either)
The location is Kalaloch on the beach of the Olympic National Park.
These are shore pine that are growing just south of Kalaloch along a section of the Olympic National Park beach.
A couple more photos from my day at Kalaloch in the Olympic National Park. Being the section of coast that abuts the rain forest valleys of the park, it is fairly rare to get a sunny day outside of peak summer.
Kalaloch is one of the easiest Olympic National Park beaches to access. It’s a long drive, but it’s just a short walk from highway 101. This is about low tide … perfect for beach walking. At least between streams … the stream here is Kalaloch Creek and it was running pretty deep and we opted not to get our feet wet in the icy cold water, but turned and walked the other direction.
These two images are taken just a few minutes apart. The top one from the top of the bank at Kalaloch, just as I was heading down to the beach. The one below was taken from the beach looking across the water to see the waves being blown by the wind. Not much changing of the color tones in post-processing… just a difference in the shooting angle and a little closer to sunset. Kalaloch is one of the Olympic National Park beaches.
