Here’s three shots of crepuscular rays when the rays are pointing upwards …
These were taken in Olympia, Washington in the summer during the evening.
Crepuscular Rays (Going Up)
Woodard Bay
This is a view of Woodard Bay, an inlet off of Henderson Inlet (an inlet of Puget Sound) northeast of Olympia. If you look closely (clicking on the image to expand it will help here), you can see the bridge where Woodard Bay Road crosses the inlet. This is high tide. When the tide is out, there isn’t anything except mud from bank to bank … except for the little bit of water from Woodard Creek.
Below is a view of the inside of the canoe, showing the paddle and baskets of oysters and blueberries, and a kneeling mat.
Loading Logs for Export
This is the south end of Budd Bay, the inlet of Puget Sound that comes down into downtown Olympia, Washington. There is pretty limited ship traffic down this far, but one of the few regular uses is for loading logs onto ships for export. The negative side of this is the stream of log trucks bringing loads of logs right through the middle of downtown. Between where I was standing and the log ship you can see the two tugboats that are stationed in Olympia when there is shipping traffic.
Blowing in the Wind
This pampas grass caught my attention with the wind blowing it around. While I wouldn’t call it colorful, it is a nice wintertime change from all the bare limbs and dead plants.
Soft Sunsets
These are a couple of old favorites that I haven’t posted before. Both have a very soft feel to them. They’re a little different from the usual sunset photos I post. O’Neil Pass (top photo) is in the Olympic National Park between the Duckabush and East Fork Quinault river valleys.
