I recently returned home from a much-needed forest bathing extravaganza. Joining me on the trip out to Washington State was good friend and photographer Jim Fennessy. Our first day consisted of meeting up with old friends Marian and Michel Bodart and their two most adorable dogs. Marian and her husband edit some of my eBooks and I get along so well with Marian it almost doesn’t feel like work. She is generous in self and spirit and I couldn’t imagine a day in Washington without her. She invited Jim and me to a special fox photo session. I posted some of my images in my previous post and will try to share more as time allows.
Now onto the workshop report. Joining me as local guides were Roy Kropp and Jim Hagen. Roy is a biologist and considers himself more of a naturalist than a guide. BUT they were both fantastic guides as they know Olympic National Park and they both hike and photograph it on an almost daily basis. Check them out on Facebook. Did I mention how much fun they are? Putting the two together almost always spells a good time.
I had a genuinely nice group of photographers, I enjoyed working with all of them. We had great weather (not one rainy day-whoohoo!). Because we had such nice weather, I opted to do a Zoom program on Sunday for our Photoshop/image review which allowed us more time in the field.
As many of you know lots of my international workshops have been postponed so I am working on a few domestic workshops, maybe even a fall Olympic National Park workshop and will announce them once I know for certain which ones are not going to happen.
Here is a sampling of the photos I captured during my time on the Olympic Peninsula, WA. I absolutely love it there and wish I lived closer. It is an inspiring place. The shots don’t jump up and hit you -you need to work for each shot and that makes a great challenge. Lots of reviewing and sharing in the field. Fun, fun, fun!
I have a blog post coming up with a few more of my favorite photos from the workshop- ferns and more ferns…
I’m considering another trip to ONP in the fall if anyone is interested. My guides say that it is fabulous that time of year.
The Hoh Rainforest
I love trees so much and a dense stand always catches my eye.
Nikon D850 (I borrowed Jim’s camera, since I brought just the IR with me on the hike). I had to handhold at 1/10 second so it is not as tack sharp as I would like. This shot was captured on a hike the day after the workshop -the road was really bad going up to this trailhead this year and also it is a very long hike so we took it off the program. Upper Dungeness.
Embrace the chaos… These are not mosses but rather lichen. Mosses are plants and Lichens are complex organisms. It’s good to have a biologist handy! I’m Lichen this one-haha.
A high-key tree shot. I liked the depth that was created with the leaves in front of the trees.
We called this Silver Tip!
Look up!
Lots of chaos bu the sweep of the branches and the unique color caught my eye.
Slow shutter speed to make the leaves soft with an impressionism feel.
Marymere Falls. I blended two images together for this one.
When we arrived at Lake Crescent the fog was so dense that we could not see the other side.
Sunset at Ruby Beach.
Hurricane Ridge
Sunrise at Hurricane Ridge