A black and white landscape photograph of the spring forest of the Quinault River Valley, Washington.
Nikon D700, Nikkor 80-200 mm ฦ2.8 lens, ISO 200, 135 mm, ฦ16, 1/40 second.
GPS: 47ยฐ31’58.08″ N 123ยฐ46’10.619″ W
Part of my Pacific Northwest black and white landscape photography series.
A black and white landscape photograph overlooking Lake Cushman, Washington, towards the Dry Creek Valley on an early spring afternoon. Read the story behind this photograph at Early Spring Afternoon Along Lake Cushman, Washington.
In the heart of Mount Rainier National Park, a spectacle of nature unfolds – Christine Falls, partially frozen, yet ceaselessly flowing. The photograph, captured in black and white, depicts stark contrasts and silent beauty. The world is stripped of color, yet it is far from lifeless. The falls cascade down the rocky terrain, its movement…
A black and white landscape photograph of a waterfall along Sneffel Creek (elevation 11,143 feet) as viewed from the Yankee Boy Basin Road, Ouray County, Colorado.
A black and white landscape photograph of a mountain stream found along Forest Road 52 (Skate Creek Road) in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Washington.
On the day of this visit, Mount Rainier was enshrouded with clouds (not uncommon). As I waited patiently, hoping for a break in the weather, suddenly the clouds cleared between where I was standing and the river below. Having my camera and tripod in place, I had approximately two minutes to capture the photographs you see here before the clouds rolled back in.
A black and white, long exposure intimate landscape photograph of the Lyre River on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State.