Just some details of autumn finds. The log end isn’t particularly autumnish … except for the capture date.
Fall: Details
Backlit Mossy Trees
One of the things I enjoy about winter in the Olympics is seeing all the moss on the trees being backlit by sunshine. Of course, being Western Washington (let alone rain forest type environment), there aren’t a lot of days in the late fall or winter when you can get a sunny day. This was shot with my Nikon F6 on Tri-X, so I don’t have a color version for you to compare.
But I really enjoy the backlit, glowing green moss outlining each limb of these big leaf maples.
See below for a look at the trail we were hiking.
Alpine Meadows
These photos are from the Upper Duckabush area of the Olympic National Park. I really liked the Elephants Head … this was the only time I had seen it. Getting low to capture it allowed me to also get the ridgeline in the image, which really gives it a lot of context that would be missing otherwise.
The image below is a more typical mossy streamlet running through the alpine area. I enjoy the rich greens of the various varieties of mosses … a visual feast.
Mossy Limbs
The old saying that moss grows on the north side of trees doesn’t work so well in the rain forest (or the Olympic National Park in general). Nice to have the sun providing some backlighting for this.
Mossy Roof
This is the sheep barn at Bloedel Reserve.
It doesn’t have sheep anymore. Just a great collection of moss and lichen.
- Camera: Nikon D850
- Lens: Nikkor 80-400mm set at 165mm
- ISO 400 1/160 sec f/13