Tag: Olympic National Forest

Autumn Colors (again)

Autumn Colors (again) – 1

I thought I would share one of the last of the images from our recent hike up the Dosewallips River Trail. The images above was taken with my iPhone 16 Pro Max. Note the lack of a ‘sun burst’ where the sun is peaking around the maple. (for comparison, see previous post https://ajjphotoblog.com/?p=15948)

Below, another view of the Dosewallips River Trail. We both enjoyed hiking this section of the trail where there were lots of dry leaves to kick and crunch. A joy not to have to rake all these! (in the past I spent one day each weekend working on clearing the lawn of leaves this time of year)

Dosewallips Trail with Plenty of Leaves
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Leaves or No Leaves

Maple with Leaves

It seems that there are differences in how individual trees in a particular location respond to the advent of fall … leaf coloration and leaf retention. For instance, the image above was taken the same day as the image below … and just a short distance away on the Dosewallips River trail in the Olympic National Forest. I suppose some difference is genetic and some is due to the amount of water each gives in comparison to the other.

Maple without Leaves

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Backlit Fall Colors

Backlit Fall Colors 1

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.

Backlit Fall Colors 2
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Dosewallips River Trail

Dosewallips River Trail

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.

Along the Dosewallips River Trail

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