A Burly Beach

[AlanLichty]

Beach 2 is one of the beaches along the Olympic Peninsula coastline just south of the Kalaloch Lodge area. The woods just above the beach have a very large number of trees with prominent burl growth that borders on being rather unusual. This pair of images is an effort to capture their charm.

Beach 2 Burl

• AlanLichty
• Jul 24, 2018

The burled trees of Beach 2 on the Olympic coastline.

Beach 2 Burls

• AlanLichty
• Jul 24, 2018

The burled trees of Beach 2 along the Olympic Peninsula coast.

C&C always welcome.

 

[Timmeh]

Hi Alan,

Those are some stressed out trees! That could be mold. I think #1 is the most intense set of burls I've ever seen, so I'm surprised it's still standing...Contrasting it with the tree behind by separating them I think would make for a stronger story, but it looks like there was something to your right that prevented you doing so

Tim

 

[Ben Egbert]

Wow, you are correct, very unusual and interesting.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

That's a spooky area, Alan. I'll bet it is really scary at dusk.

 

[BarryHamilton]

Ooh, I remember that stand of weird woods. Very nicely done, Alan! Burly, indeed!

 

[AlanLichty]

Ooh, I remember that stand of weird woods. Very nicely done, Alan! Burly, indeed!

Thanks. Yes you were there in the summer of 2009 for PNW II. Not on this particular day - I met up with Tim O'Neil while I was staying at Kalaloch the following year and we decided to pay Beach 2 a visit.

 

[JimFox]

Wow Alan. I have never liked that beach, but these trees are so cool. The detail is great in #1, but I really like the perspective that #2 gives in being able to see so many trees, it's like a forest of burls.

 

[lionking]

Beautiful photography, of a pretty creepy subject...

 

[Bart Carrig]

I love these Al. At PNW 1, we went to Beach 1 or 2 to shoot the burls, it was fascinating. These are a great reveal of these beauties.

Bart

 

[Alisa]

Beach 2 is one of the beaches along the Olympic Peninsula coastline just south of the Kalaloch Lodge area. The woods just above the beach have a very large number of trees with prominent burl growth that borders on being rather unusual. This pair of images is an effort to capture their charm.

Beach 2 Burl

• AlanLichty
• Jul 24, 2018

The burled trees of Beach 2 on the Olympic coastline.

Beach 2 Burls

• AlanLichty
• Jul 24, 2018

The burled trees of Beach 2 along the Olympic Peninsula coast.

C&C always welcome.

cool looking trees I love trees with character and these have a lot!