Ruby Beach Sea Stacks

Not a great sunset, though it was trying. Still, I like how this one turned out. I like the moody aspect and the glowy highlights.

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Oops

A boat washed up on Ruby Beach. The sunset was pretty lame, so I went with B & W, with the only color being a subtle blue on the side of the boat.

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Ruby Beach

Still working the beach photography thing. I like the structure in the water.

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Second Beach Sunset

Not much of a sunset. Also, the first time I ever shot a beach (since the 60's).

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Peaceful Forest

Climbing the Mt. Walker trail. Nice spooky forest.

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More Mt. Walker

This is one of my favorite trails. It's a lovely forest, the trail is a steep climb (2,000 feet in 2 miles) and a good workout. The view at the top is awesome.

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Rocky Creek

Brinnon, WA. Last time I was here the water was a trickle (September 2017). Now it was a lot better. I like the green glow effect in the trees.

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Hall Of Mosses

This amazing tree comes into view as you round a corner on a nice shaded trail. The scene was high contrast and challenging to shoot, but an HDR bracket did the trick.

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Merriman Falls

In the Quinault rain forest. This beautiful setting is about 10 feet from the road. Cars regularly stop and disgorge a crowd of people who hold up their phones, shoot, then pile back in.

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Bunch Creek Falls Cairn

Somebody was being silly.

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Beach 4 Cairn

Kind of an artistic placement on a rocky part of the beach.

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More Skekonic practice

Practicing with the meter. Did an exposure blend in post because the right side of the frame was a bit too hot.

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We Got Rocks

Port Townsend. The day was foggy, the sky was overcast. The beach was smelly and nothing looked interesting. Thought I'd give it a shot anyway. I like it.

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Rocky Creek Falls

Last time I was here it was easy to cross the creek to get to a good vantage point. This time it was a lot more difficult with the volume of water. It's interesting that you can't see any of that.

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Maple Glow

This tree reawakened my interest in photography 3 years ago. I had just bought an iPhone 7 and shot a quick picture out the bedroom window to see how the camera was. The image was really nice. All of a sudden I had a nearly terminal case of Gear Acquisition Syndrome, and the rest is history.

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The Only Red Thing In The Forest

Literally. It was super green everywhere. Then I saw this.

Mt Walker trail.

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Ludlow Creek Green

Upon arrival I quickly headed for Ludlow Creek to play with the Skekonic and GFX. Most of the pics were nerdy exposure and focusing tests, but this one kind of stood out for me.

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Inga's Garden

Did a focus merge here.

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Inga's Garden

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Spare Rocks

Everyone needs them.

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Inga's Garden

Exposure experimentation.

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Inga's Garden

More experimenting with exposure.

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Inga's Garden

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HDR Practice

Went up the Upper Big Quilcene trail to see if I could find some river pics to capture. The river was roaring.

Playing around with the Skekonic meter. Decided that the scene had too much dynamic range. Shot brackets.

The GFX is an amazing camera. I find myself doing much less manipulation of the photos in post. HDR seems to really shine from brackets produced by the camera.

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