The small native low-growing blackberries in Washington make the best pies… and their leaves provide some late fall color in the frost.
Camera: Nikon D200 Lens: Nikon 50mm ISO 100 1/60 sec f/4.0
Frost on Blackberry
Rhody Leaves
The Mt Walker trail has areas where the trail goes through fairly thick clumps of wild Rhododendrons. I liked the backlighting showing the leaf veins.
Camera: Nikon D850 Lens: Nikon 28-300 mm set at 105mm ISO 400 1/400 sec f/10
Amanita Muscaria
Fall is the time for Amanita Muscaria. I knew someone who ate them for their pyschoactive properties… but it is classified as poisonous. Cooking reduces its toxicity, but also reduces the pyschoactive nature. Better to stick with a nice glass of wine.
Camera: Nikon D200 Lens: Nikon 18-70mm set at 65mm ISO 200 1/50 sec f/4.5
Cat Tails
Cat Tails at the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge.
(yeah, this is a winter shot and we haven’t got through autumn yet)
Camera: Nikon D200 Lens: Nikon 55-200mm set at 155mm ISO 100 1/125 sec f/16
Lake Algae
Capitol Lake is manmade and filling with sediment. The authorities involved are undecided how to resolve the problems, since any solution is expensive, including letting the lake revert to a tidal basin. In the meantime, large areas of algal scum develop every summer. I found this large patch directly under a walking bridge and thought the patterns were interesting.
Camera: Nikon AW300 Lens set at 6.1mm ISO 125 1/50 sec f/4.2