Best of 2019

[AlanLichty]

Picking out some images from each trip I took this year was easy. Whittling that list down to 10 images wasn't

I took a trip down to the Mojave Desert area in March that included the Alabama Hills. The Hills turned out to be my favorite part of the trip.

#1. Moonlit granite:

Alabama Moonlight

• AlanLichty
• Mar 19, 2019

A moonlight shot of the Alabama Hills, CA.

#2. With a nice sunrise in the morning:

First Light on the Sierra

• AlanLichty
• Apr 16, 2019

Morning light on the Sierra from the Alabama Hills. Cropped per suggestions on the forum.

I took another trip over to eastern Washington and Oregon that included the Palouse area and hit up Oregon's Painted Hills on the return drive.

#3. Covered Bridge along Clear Creek:

Palouse Covered RR Bridge

• AlanLichty
• May 6, 2019

An abandoned covered side railroad bridge (open top) along the Palouse River, WA.

#4. Some morning light at the Painted Hills:

Springtime in the Painted Hills

• AlanLichty
• Aug 29, 2019

Edited version of a Painted Hills image as suggested from feedback.

Fall trips were for various locations but a drive up the Columbia River Gorge proved the most productive.

#5. A small viewpoint along WA 14 called Cape Horn:

Cape Horn

• AlanLichty
• Oct 22, 2019
• 2

A view of the Columbia River Gorge from Cape Horn along WA14.

Two of my favorite waterfalls - Horsetail Falls and Wahkeena. I hadn't been able to access these falls since the Eagle Creek Fire since the Historic Highway was shut down until about 2 weeks before I shot these:

#6. Horsetail Falls:

Horsetail Falls

• AlanLichty
• Oct 23, 2019

Horsetail Falls in the Columbia River Gorge.

#7. Wahkeena Falls:

Wahkeena Falls

• AlanLichty
• Oct 30, 2019

A fall scene at Wahkeena Falls in the Columbia River Gorge.

Finally some coastal trips scored the remainder of my top 10. All three of these images are from the area around Brookings, Oregon.

#8. Marine Rock Garden at Harris Beach:

The Rock Garden

• AlanLichty
• Jan 7, 2020

A small cove known as the Rock Garden in Harris Beach State Park, Oregon.

#9. The Redwoods Nature Trail near the Chetco River:

Fall's Last Gasp

• AlanLichty
• Dec 7, 2019

Late fall colors along the Redwoods Nature Trail. Siskiyou NF, Oregon.

#10. And a nice sunrise at Harris Beach State Park the day I was leaving:

Coastal Sunrise

• AlanLichty
• Dec 23, 2019

Sunrise at Harris Beach, Oregon.

 

[Kyle Jones]

This is a great set of images Alan - and very diverse in landscapes too.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Wow Alan, great set. I absolutely love 1&2, and also 8, but the rest are also really great images.

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Nice set Alan. Won’t pick any favorites - all great images in their own way.

 

[JimFox]

Alan, these are really awesome shots. You got some real winners last year.

My Favorites are #2, and then #6 to 10...

 

[Carlo Didier]

Love the diversity, Alan. Very interesting composition for the Painted Hills.

 

[Jim Dockery]

Nice set Alan, the last one is an outstanding example of your love of the OR coast. My favorites though are the waterfalls, another speciality of yours.

 

[Alisa]

wow! all so beautiful but 2, 4 and 10 are my favorites!

 

[pepper]

it would be really hard to pick a favorite. i love the s curve and night sky in the first. and the layers of mountains and red light hitting the second range in photo #2. #5 is also really nice because of the stormy weather adding a lot of drama to the scene. I also really like #8 and #10 and these two are the type of scene that i think of when i think of your work.