More images from the fall colors along the Dosewallips River trail in the Olympic National Forest. The maples here usually are covered in moss. I try to get images where the moss is backlit and causing a green halo around the trunks and limbs. It’s hard to get that to stand out and get the rest of the image properly exposed. Post-production in LIghtroom helps, but it still isn’t perfect, in my opinion. The image below I’m happier with.
More images from our hike along the Dosewallips River trail in the Olympic National Forest. I was a little surprised by the sunburst in the image below. The shape of sunbursts is primarily determined by the shuttle type and style. This was not what I expected, but it’s interesting.
This trail section is past where the road was washed out years ago. Supposedly, the intent is to reroute the road to avoid damaging salmon habitat. It would be an expensive project, however, and I’m now doubtful that the money will be available anytime soon.
We took advantage of a pleasant, sunny day in mid-October to go for a hike to see some autumn colors along the Dosewallips River Trail. See detail above and a shot by Wendy Rose below of me taking this shot.
We took a trip down to the Lake Cushman viewpoint to see what the smoke from the Bear Gulch fire looked like. It wasn’t a column of smoke as I had imaged. See what the view was like without the smoke, below (and a different time of year).
This jay was keeping an eye on me … checking to see if I was going to bring out any food. I see the gray jays often in the Olympic National Park … where there are lots of them year-round. Folks break the “do not feed the wildlife” rule frequently … often holding their snacks out in their hands … which will bring the jays down to eat out of your hand. This, of course, has just reinforced their begging and stealing behaviors. When I’ve been out backpacking, I’ve had to be very careful while fixing/eating dinner … I don’t backpack food in for the birds!