The lowland forests of the Pacific Northwest are usually snow free most of the winter. The trails are muddy sometimes… but not as crowded as in the summer. Occasionally you will have to climb over a tree that has blown down. But the solitude and quiet are worth it.
Camera: Nikon D850 Lens: Nikon 24-85mm set at 38mm ISO 1250 1/100 sec f/5
View of the Quilcene River Canyon from the Falls View Campground nature loop, Olympic National Forest. It always amazes me where the trees will go to escape the loggers.
Camera: Nikon D850 Lens: Nikon 24-85mm set at 48mm ISO 1000 1/160 sec f/6.3
There is a short loop trail that runs from the Falls View Campground in the Olympic National Forest. It’s a nice walk through the woods, but there isn’t a lot of access to the river bank. This is one of the few. A nice winter walk … especially when the river is running low and not all angry like.
Camera: Nikon D850 Lens: Nikon 24-85mm set at 85mm ISO 100 1/50 sec f/4.5
This is along the Elwha River in Olympic National Park. The sun was going down and backlit the trees with the mists behind them. The line of trees along the ridge line is a nice touch that I didn’t notice at the time.
Camera: Nikon D850
Lens: Nikon 24-85mm set at 85mm
ISO 400 1/125 sec f/6.3
This is another shot from the Madison Falls parking lot in the Olympic National Park along the Elwha River. I really liked the pink blush of new growth on the tops of the alders… that’s what attracted me to taking the shot. But then I changed it in B&W and liked it even more. I use the Lightroom plugin version of Silver Efex Pro2 for the initial conversion to B&W and then use Photoshop for detail enhancements.
Camera: Nikon D850 Lens: Nikon 24-85mm set at 48mm ISO 400 1/60 sec f/4.2
