Tag: Port Townsend

Two Shots from the Same Spot

Beach, Looking West

These are both shots taken from the same spot on the beach at Fort Worden State Park. I just turned 90 degrees and faced south for the second shot. I was shooting Portra 400 film with my Pentax 645N. With the shot below, I exposed for the clouds and sky and the foreground was completely in shadow. I tried to ‘recover’ the details in the shadows, but it quickly became full of speckled grains … and we aren’t talking sand grains. With a digital camera, the shot below could easily have been adjusted to show normal looking details in the shadows. The technology we have these days is wonderful.

Beach, Looking South
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A Favorite Tree

A Favorite Tree

I’m not sure why I’m attracted to this tree so much. It’s a cherry of some type (I think). During the winter, it stands out by the dark trunk and branches, compared to those around it. It’s not a wonderful specimen … but it shows its native growth pattern without noticeable pruning. Just an ‘ordinary’ tree that stands out from those around it. Saying to the world: you don’t have to be special to be special.

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Salal

Salal

This salal is growing in a state park in Port Townsend. As such, it is protected from “collecting”. Unfortunately the salal that is one of the most common understory plants in the Pacific Northwest is also highly prized as an accent plant in floral arrangements. Illegal harvesting on public lands has severely reduced its extent.

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Golden Hour in the Trees

Golden Hour in the Trees

The “Golden Hour” is a term used by photographers to describe the nature of the light in the hour immediately after sunrise and (more typically resulting from my sleep habits) the hour just before sunset. This was one of the roads in Fort Worden State Park (in Port Townsend, WA) late in the day last week. There is a nice warm tone to the sunlight coming through the trees.

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Hawk Visit

Are you looking at me?

As I was reading the morning news the other day, I was startled by a small bird hitting the window. Always sad when that happens, but when I looked up I saw a larger bird land on the top of our fence. The hawk that was chasing the small bird was nervous about coming closer to the house. But it was still interested in the small bird … it hung around for a bit, but eventually flew off. But not before I had time to get my camera out and snap a few shots. I spent a bunch of time trying to determine if it was a Cooper’s Hawk or a Sharp-Shinned Hawk. My best guess (but still a guess) is Sharp-Shinned.

Fence Top Hawk
Leaping Hawk

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