I thought it looked like waves of ocean spray were breaking over this trail. Ocean Spray is also called “ironwood” because the wood is so hard. NW native peoples used the wood for such things as arrows and harpoon shafts. It was also used as nails in carpentry before iron was available. It is common from sea level to mid elevations in the Pacific Northwest.
I shot this on Tri-X film using a Contax G-2 camera. I was happy with the way detail showed up in the sky … the faint clouds. And the nearly full moon was a bonus.
A wonderful treat to see the auroras down this far south (Olympic Peninsula, WA). We drove out to North Beach (just west of Fort Worden State Park in Port Townsend) which has a view to the north (duh) getting there about 10 PM and staying for 2 hours. The colors were not nearly so vibrant until you did a 2 second time exposure. Some folks were using their cellphones as ‘viewers’ … which worked well. These were taken with my Nikon D-850 and Zeiss 21mm f/2.8 lens. I shot at ISO 3200 and f/5 or so.
I like the vantage point that this location provides. It is looking almost straight down onto some trees that are growing on the top of the ‘dunes’ along this section of beach. An unusual viewpoint can help make a photo more interesting.
I have taken photos of the trees casting shadows on this building before, but this one shows nice branching that the others lacked. This is one of the building that is still in use on the grounds of Fort Worden State Park in Port Townsend.