Fall Colors

[AlanLichty]

We often get focused on the color changes of the leaves in the fall but there are other changes taking place in the forests beyond the leaves. This is basically springtime for the moss in the forests of the Pacific NW when the dry summer season ends and the rainy season begins. The moss goes dormant during the dry summer months and takes on a yellowish hue. Once the fall rains start the moss changes to green and starts its growing season. This shot is from the forest along Cape Creek which flows out to the Pacific at the beach below the Heceta Head Lighthouse.

C&C always welcome.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Love that rainforest moss/

 

[Kurt Harrigan]

I like the composition on this one, Alan. I don't see any specular highlights - do you have to shot this with a low sun angle?

 

[Bob Israel]

Beautiful Alan. The forests in the PNW always look so peaceful . . .

 

[BlackRockArt]

We often get focused on the color changes of the leaves in the fall but there are other changes taking place in the forests beyond the leaves. This is basically springtime for the moss in the forests of the Pacific NW when the dry summer season ends and the rainy season begins. The moss goes dormant during the dry summer months and takes on a yellowish hue. Once the fall rains start the moss changes to green and starts its growing season. This shot is from the forest along Cape Creek which flows out to the Pacific at the beach below the Heceta Head Lighthouse.

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C&C always welcome.

Alan, love the dripping moss, we have some along the Santa Cruz ranges, in the afternoon when the sun lit, it was beautiful..

Oliver

 

[AlanLichty]

Love that rainforest moss/

Thanks Ben - me too

I like the composition on this one, Alan. I don't see any specular highlights - do you have to shot this with a low sun angle?

Thanks Kurt - I didn't see much sunshine out at the coast this week. That said not a lot of sunlight makes it down to the forest floor in the coastal rainforest anyway.

Beautiful Alan. The forests in the PNW always look so peaceful . . .

Thanks Bob - the only sounds I could hear when I shot this were birds and dripping trees.

Alan, love the dripping moss, we have some along the Santa Cruz ranges, in the afternoon when the sun lit, it was beautiful..

Oliver

Thanks Oliver - backlit moss is beautiful but very hard to capture given the necessary dynamic range. I usually look for overcast skies or moss scenes with dark backgrounds.

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Classic PNW. Nicely framed. Reminds me of the Olympic peninsula.

 

[AlanLichty]

Classic PNW. Nicely framed. Reminds me of the Olympic peninsula.

Thanks Jameel - the coastal mountains from Reedsport heading north are temperate rain forests just like the Olympic peninsula. They do not get as much rain as the Hoh and Quinault (144"+/year) but they are up in the 100"+ range. The forests are quite similar when you get back into old growth areas. Not a lot of areas like that left after 150+ years of logging.

 

[JimFox]

That's one crazy fall scene!

I love the rainforest look, and you found a perfect tree with the arms reaching out.

 

[AlanLichty]

That's one crazy fall scene!

I love the rainforest look, and you found a perfect tree with the arms reaching out.

Thanks Jim - not hard to find these trees as the forest is full of them the moss is on everything. I liked the light on this one when I singled it out for the shot.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

As usual, Alan, you are making sense out of chaos. Very nice.

 

[AlanLichty]

As usual, Alan, you are making sense out of chaos. Very nice.

Thanks Doug - the forest chaos is one of my favorite place to seek subjects.