More from my backlog of autumn 2024…photos from my local area.  #photography #landscape #autumn #pacificnorthwest #washingtonstate

Trying to finish off my backlog of autumn…here’s Newhalam and Ladder Creek Falls on a wet, misty day.  #photography #landscape #autumn #waterfalls #pacificnorthwest #northcascades
#washingtonstate

Waterfront Park in Leavenworth is one of the best places for fall color in the Pacific Northwest #photography #landscape #autumn #fall #fallcolor #fallfoliage #leavenworth #washingtonstate #pacificnorthwest #tourism

Autumn on Peshastin Creek and the Wenatchee River
(Blewett Pass and Tumwater Canyon Washington)
#photography #landscape #autumn #fallfoliage #river #pacificnorthwest #washingtonstate #tourism

On the “Larch March”
(Blewett Pass, Washington)
#photography #landscape #autumn #fallfoliage #larch #mountains #pacificnorthwest #washingtonstate #tourism

A Most Ingenious Pair of Ducks
#photography #wildlife #nature #birds #ducks #waterfowl

Autumn at Reflection Lakes

This is normally considered a summer location due to the wildflower bloom along the shore, but it’s a worthwhile spot for fall color as well. 

#photography #landscape #mountrainier #pacificnorthwest #washingtonstate #nationalpark #fallcolor #reflection

Aurora from Reflection Lakes at Mount Rainier National Park (10/10/24). Note that the first image was taken at twilight, when the Northern Lights were visible to the naked eye even before nightfall. 

#photography #aurora #northernlights #nightsky #pacificnorthwest #washingtonstate #mountrainier #mora

Aurora from Snoqualmie Point (10/7/24) 
#photography #auroraborealis #northernlights #pacificnorthwest #washingtonstate

It was the most grueling photo trip I’d ever taken. Dropped off by helicopter deep in the North Cascades wilderness. Trekking for three days, much of it bushwhacking. Fording rivers while holding my precious camera backpack over my head to keep it dry. Losing half my provisions when one of my bear-proof canisters proved to be anything but. And, finally, a near-vertical scramble up a talus slope, bringing me to the shores of a crystalline alpine lake. 

Only, I couldn’t find a good composition, and, anyway, the lighting sucked. So, I came back down, returned home, drove up to Snoqualmie Pass, pulled off at the Gold Creek Pond parking lot, walked the couple hundred feet or so to the picnic area, and captured these images. I hope you enjoy them.

#photography
#landscape
#lakes
#goldcreekpond
#snoqualmiepass
#washingtonstate
#pacificnorthwest

August Wildflowers at Reflection Lakes
#MountainRange #TranquilScene #Landscape #ScenicsNature #Nature #Travel #photography #wildflowers #mountrainier #mountrainiernationalpark #reflectionlakes #washingtonstate #pacificnorthwest

May Flowers #photography #nature #flowers #spring

Northern Lights over Pipe Lake 
#photography #NaturalPhenomenon #aurora_borealis #northern_lights #Reflection #lake #pacificnorthwest #washingtonstate

Balsamroot, lupine, and the iconic abandoned car at Dalles Mountain Ranch. #ScenicsNature #photography #landscape #pacificnorthwest #washingtonstate #columbia_river_gorge #wildflowers

Sunset Over Daffodil Fields
#photography #landscape #flowers #daffodils #pacificnorthwest #washingtonstate #skagitvalley #sunset

Weeks Falls in the Central Cascades 
#photography #landscape #Waterfall  #pacificnorthwest #washingtonstate

Late winter on the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River #Winter #Landscape #photography #pacificnorthwest #washingtonstate

Now, as to my own favorite images from 2023…

According to the “Top 9” app, these are the photos of mine that got the most likes this past year. I notice that only four of them were actually TAKEN last year, but that’s the algorithm…

Mushrooms and Moss
(Hey, at least it’s better than any caption about “the fungus among us.”)
#photography #nature #landscape #mushroom #fungus #moss #ferns #forest #forestfloor #woodland #pacificnorthwest #washingtonstate #green

Last Glints of Autumn’s Gold
#photography #nature #lansdscape #autumn #fallfoliage🍁 #pacificnorthwest #washingtonstate #maple_leaf

Fallen Leaf Quartet
#photography #autumn #fallfoliage🍁 #autumnleaves🍂 #pebbles #pacificnorthwest

Portland Japanese Garden (Tree not included)
There’s a lot more to the PJG than The Tree!  After I got out of line at the latter, I found these images. #photography #landscape #garden #japanesegarden #autumn #fallfoliage🍁 #pacificnorthwest #portland #portlandjapanesegarden #tranquility #sony #sonyalpha #sonya77ii #zen

Lower Lewis
#photography #landscape #autumn #fallfoliage🍁 #pacificnorthwest #washingtonstate #waterfall #waterfallwednesday

“Yes, it’s that damn tree again!”

Let’s face it, photographers are practically obligated to get a shot of The Tree when visiting the Portland Japanese Garden in autumn. This year, however, there was good reason to get in line for one’s fifteen minutes of allotted time bending down under its branches. The Tree sported two-tone foliage – bright golden-yellow by the pond, deep red-orange near the path, giving it a very different look from my previous visits. 

The first shot is the classic composition probably found in every landscape photographer’s portfolio; what follows are several images with different compositions or lighting conditions, which may prove a relief to those who’ve seen the usual composition (several hundred times) too often. 

#photography #landscape #garden #autumn #fallfoliage🍁 #tree #laceleafmaple #pacificnorthwest #oregon #portland #portlandjapanesegarden #ScenicsNature #Nature #Idyllic #TranquilScene

Winthrop Autumn
#photography #landscape #autumn #fallfoliage🍁 #pacificnorthwest #washingtonstate #winthrop #sony #sonyalpha77ii

Late Autumn at Horsetail Falls
#photography #landscape #sony #waterfall #autumn #fallfoliage🍁 #pacificnorthwest #oregon #columbiagorge #waterfallwednesday

Seasons
#photography #landscape #forest #woodland #pacificnorthwest #washingtonstate

Autumn along the Cle Elum River
#photography #landscape #pacificnorthwest #washingtonstate #autumn #fallfoliage🍁 #river #trees #TranquilScene

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