This was taken from the Mt Whitney Portal Road near the town of Lone Pine, CA. The boulders in the foreground are part of the Alabama Hills, a frequent location for shooting western movies and tv shows in the ’50’s.
The road is in the hills southwest of Chelan, Washington. Once you’re on it, it’s a little hard to find a place to turn around. So, I just kept going. I ended up in an area that had been involved in a fire in the last year or so… and the shadows crossing the road were dramatic.
The plant with the red berries is Devil’s Club. At this distance, you cannot see the numerous spiky stickers on the leafs and stems … hence the name.
Below is the North Fork Skokomish River … photo taken from the bridge at the Six Ridge trail junction.
I wasn’t until I loaded these onto this page that I noticed how much they align in a diptych sort of way. They were actually taken along the same section of wall … within 10 feet of each other.
A good example of being ready to accept the unexpected in photography and to go with it.
I thought the shadow of this tree across the door creating an interesting effect. Whenever you notice something that makes you go “huh”, it’s almost always worth a photo.