Day 7 was partially taken up with our descent from Lake of the Angels, partially taken up with our loitering at the trail head pondering what to do next and partially taken up driving toward Mt. Rainier. We stopped off at a hotel along the way as it was suspected… Continue reading
We actually got up early and left Aberdeen right around 7AM headed for the Mt. Ellinor trail head which we reached around 9:00. I think there were two trail heads for Mt. Elinore and we were heading for the upper, which involved many miles of bumpy dirt road to access. … Continue reading
Because we stopped short of Olympic National Forest, we had to finish the drive up to Quinault first thing in the morning. The first stop was a the USFS / NPS Recreation Information building where we got a map of the immediate area (not so much Olympic National Park as… Continue reading
This was one of the shots that comprised the previous moon HDR pic. The images in that one weren’t really that well aligned, so everything was quite soft. This one didn’t have quite the detail on the edges, but overall it’s a much better picture. Picture taken with Sony a6000,… Continue reading
I looked at yesterday’s picture a second time after it was posted and was rather disappointed. I think the posted version looks muddy to me – which makes some sense because a RAW file has no added sharpening, contrast or saturation adjustments. Here’s a comparison of what was posted vs…. Continue reading
A closer shot of the top of Mt. Rainier – taken from within Mt. Rainier National Park. This was the closest we got to the mountain. There were some hikes that went into the foothills but they were mostly longer than we had time for. Picture taken with Sony a6000,… Continue reading
Our camp site on Lake of the Angels. One of the better camp sites I’ve partaken in for sure. Picture taken with Sony a6000, SEL 18-200mm lens @ 36mm, 1/320 sec, f/8, ISO 100
One more of the mountain goat that we came upon at the top of Mt. Ellinor. They lick the rocks scavenging salt. There are plentiful warnings that they will also lick / nibble / attack people to get at their sweaty and thus salty clothes. Picture taken with Sony a6000, SEL… Continue reading
This was stumbled upon by pure luck – I knew it was a full moon, but had forgotten. We just happened to be driving down the right road at the right moment to see it coming over the tress. Picture taken with Sony a6000, SEL 18-200mm lens @ 42mm, multiple… Continue reading
Banana Slugs are huge (in slug terms) and apparently plentiful around Olympic National Park. Picture taken with Sony a6000, SEL 18-200mm lens @ 159mm, 1/20 sec, f/8, ISO 3200