Sol Duc Falls
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I finally manged to process another photo from the olympic national park. While visiting Sol Duc falls some beautiful light was filtering through the trees and it blended in nicely with the falls.
Hope you like it!
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- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
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One of the reasons for me to include the Olympic Peninsula into this road trip was my desire to visit the stunning Sol Duc valley and the falls that carries the same name. This roughly one-mile long trip traverses through some old growth rainforests and on a cloudy overcast day provides some stunning scenery. The trail is very well maintained, and the trailhead is easy to find.
The falls was actually much bigger than expected, creating a thunderous fall as it drops over a cliff straight into a chasm. The amount of water spray is unbelievable especially at the classic viewpoint. Hope you all like this image.
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- Honore de Balzac.
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One more shot of the wonderful Sol Duc Falls at Olympic National Park. This one is a more straight on shot of the falls. As we were walking around I saw some amazing beam of light on the leaves above the falls and set up my tripod to compose for a shot. I had to wait a bit for the clouds to pass through and diffuse the light a bit and the water spray at this location was brutal on the camera but very refreshing after the hike. After about 5 minutes of waiting the clouds obliged and blocked the sun for enough time to take the shot. This is actually one of my favorite shot from this location.
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- Henry David Thoreau.
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Another shot of the beautiful Sol Duc Falls in the Olympic rainforest. This was one of my favorite shots at this location because the view from this nook included the falls and the bridge across the Sol Duc River.
A long time ago while I was a budding landscape photographer one of the senior photogs I met at a location advised me to not take out the camera immediately when you reach a new location. He suggested that you walk around the locations and try to get as much understanding regarding the place and how light is affecting the view you have. Check to see how the shadows are and projection of regarding the path of the given light source. Following that advise netted me this little spot and this viewpoint.
I had to drop down to the edge of the falls and affix the tripod at a very odd angle to stabilize it and then wait for the clouds to diffuse the light all while crouching inside the roots of a giant tree by the edge of the river. Let's just say I am very thankful that both my Nikon's now have tilted screens on their backs.