It's been a while since I've blogged! I have been on some hikes in the meantime, but I wasn't thrilled with most of the pictures from those trips, which is why they didn't get posts of their own. Yesterday, though, I went to Dash Point State Park and had some success photographing the trillium and salmonberry currently blooming there.
First, a fairly close view of some trillium flowers, showing varying degrees of pinkness (the petals turn pink as they age). F/4.
Here's a wider shot of some trillium, with ferns and other forest scenery in the background. Even though it isn't as in-your-face as the last one, I still really like it. F/4.5.
Third, a trillium scene where I experimented with some sunlight. The lighting isn't as harsh or distracting as I feared, although I'd have to see the image in print to make the final verdict. F/4.
Now for something different: salmonberry flowers. I took this one pretty early in the morning; due to the low lighting and the higher ISO I needed to use to get a sharp picture, the image quality suffered a little bit, and there's a lot of noise. I do like the sense of depth, though, and the contrast between all the different greens. F/8.
Lastly, the only picture from my previous couple trips that I liked: some new foliage from lady fern and bleeding heart plants, from Little Mountain Park in Mount Vernon. F/4.
