A black and white nature photograph from a project titled "Highlights of the Forest" captured at the Federation Forest State Park near Greenwater, Washington.
“Highlights of the Forest No. 1, Greenwater, Washington, 2016”
Nikon D700, Nikkor 80-200 mm ƒ2.8 lens, ƒ16, ISO 400, 2.0 seconds, 92 mm.
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Usually photographing the forest on a bright sunny day doesn’t produce the greatest results. However, on a recent trip to Mount Rainier National Park, I was driving by Federation Forest State Park near Greenwater, Washington when I noticed beams of soft light highlighting small portions of the forest. I immediately turned around and headed into the old growth forest in search of these patterns of light. I chose my 80-200 mm lens to isolate the areas of the forest in which the light was shining. Later in the photo shoot, I switched to my 50 mm lens for some wider angle and close up photographs.

A black and white nature photograph from a project titled "Highlights of the Forest" captured at the Federation Forest State Park near Greenwater, Washington.
“Highlights of the Forest No. 2, Greenwater, Washington, 2016”
Nikon D700, Nikkor 80-200 mm ƒ2.8 lens, ƒ16, ISO 400, 0.6 seconds, 135 mm.
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After the quality light subsided, I packed up my gear and headed up to Sunrise at Mount Rainier national Park, Washington. Read about the next part of the days landscape photography adventure at August Afternoon at Sunrise, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, 2016.

A black and white nature photograph from a project titled "Highlights of the Forest" captured at the Federation Forest State Park near Greenwater, Washington.
“Highlights of the Forest No. 3, Greenwater, Washington, 2016”
Nikon D700, Nikkor 80-200 mm ƒ2.8 lens, ƒ16, ISO 400, 1/20 second, 155 mm.
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My original plan was to process this series of nature photographs as color images. Once I was in my digital dark room and started experimenting in Adobe Lightroom, it wasn’t long before I knew black and white was the way to take this small nature photo project.

Part of my Pacific Northwest / Washington State black and white nature photography series.

47°9’15” N 121°42’3″ W

Enjoy.

Steve

A black and white nature photograph from a project titled "Highlights of the Forest" captured at the Federation Forest State Park near Greenwater, Washington.
“Highlights of the Forest No. 4, Greenwater, Washington, 2016”
Nikon D700, Nikkor 80-200 mm ƒ2.8 lens, ƒ16, ISO 400, 0.4 seconds, 135 mm.
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A black and white nature photograph from a project titled "Highlights of the Forest" captured at the Federation Forest State Park near Greenwater, Washington.
“Highlights of the Forest No. 5, Greenwater, Washington, 2016”
Nikon D700, Nikkor 80-200 mm ƒ2.8 lens, ƒ16, ISO 400, 1/8 second, 170mm.
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A black and white nature photograph from a project titled "Highlights of the Forest" captured at the Federation Forest State Park near Greenwater, Washington.
“Highlights of the Forest No. 6, Greenwater, Washington, 2016”
Nikon D700, Nikkor 80-200 mm ƒ2.8 lens, ƒ16, ISO 400, 1/5 second, 200 mm.
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A black and white nature photograph from a project titled "Highlights of the Forest" captured at the Federation Forest State Park near Greenwater, Washington.
“Highlights of the Forest No. 7, Greenwater, Washington, 2016”
Nikon D700, Nikkor 80-200 mm ƒ2.8 lens, ƒ16, ISO 400, 0.4 seconds, 200 mm.
–Purchase Print–
A black and white nature photograph from a project titled "Highlights of the Forest" captured at the Federation Forest State Park near Greenwater, Washington.
“Highlights of the Forest No. 8, Greenwater, Washington, 2016”
Nikon D700, Nikkor 80-200 mm ƒ2.8 lens, ƒ16, ISO 400, 1/6 second, 200 mm.
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A black and white nature photograph from a project titled "Highlights of the Forest" captured at the Federation Forest State Park near Greenwater, Washington.
“Highlights of the Forest No. 9, Greenwater, Washington, 2016”
Nikon D700, Nikkor 80-200 mm ƒ2.8 lens, ƒ16, ISO 400, 1/5 second, 145 mm.
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A black and white nature photograph from a project titled "Highlights of the Forest" captured at the Federation Forest State Park near Greenwater, Washington.
“Highlights of the Forest No. 10, Greenwater, Washington, 2016”
Nikon D700, Nikkor 80-200 mm ƒ2.8 lens, ƒ8, ISO 400, 1/50 second, 200 mm.
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A black and white nature photograph from a project titled "Highlights of the Forest" captured at the Federation Forest State Park near Greenwater, Washington.
“Highlights of the Forest No. 11, Greenwater, Washington, 2016”
Nikon D700, Nikkor 50 mm ƒ1.8, ƒ8, ISO 400, 1/20 second, 50 mm.
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A black and white nature photograph from a project titled "Highlights of the Forest" captured at the Federation Forest State Park near Greenwater, Washington.
“Highlights of the Forest No. 12, Greenwater, Washington, 2016”
Nikon D700, Nikkor 50 mm ƒ1.8, ƒ8, ISO 400, 1/60 second, 50 mm.
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