Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Standing Tall


At our favorite place to camp on the Oregon Coast, Washburne State Park, there is a half-mile (~1km) path to the beach from the campground. I find it the most interesting path, because the forest changes dramatically 3 to 4 times along the short distance. It starts out in this stately forest and ends in grass covered dunes and an expansive beach. I love this forest, where the trees stand tall and the ground is covered by layers of soft and squishy pine needles and moss. It's very quiet and peaceful, walking through these trees. It can also been very eerie, depending on the light.

Lucky me, the sun came out from behind the clouds and lit the trees up from behind, making them glow.  I tried black and white with this image, and it does look great, but I couldn't let the green of the moss on the ground and the trees disappear. It's too much a part of my experience of the place. Which do you like best?




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13 comments:

  1. what a magical place to camp! so beautiful, I like the color version better, looks warmer and more inviting. The b&w looks cold to me.

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  2. I agree with you on the color. It's subtle which I think is perfect. Beautiful image.

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  3. I'm with you...I love the mossy green. Beautiful photo, Kat.

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  4. I still miss the green of life in the NW - so the first image is my favorite. So beautiful.

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  5. The colored one!! Definitely! :)

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  6. The one with color without any doubt!

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  7. Kat - thanks for sharing your forest walk. Not something that I get to experience much here in Ohio. While I admire and am attracted to the graphic nature of the B&W version, I agree that the color version gives a real sense of place.

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  8. Love these tall trees & shadows- and the green moss.

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  9. i love them both, but I'm always partial to b&w.. i just love the feeling!!

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  10. Wow...awesome beach. I'm definitely putting this place on "to go places" list. Thanks for sharing.

    Bright blessings,
    Kathy

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  11. These are beautiful woods to walk through!! I really like the one with the green moss. To me the green makes it look cool and inviting.

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  12. The black and white makes me think of snow. I'm not ready for that...

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  13. Goodness, these trees look so magical...

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