Articles tagged ‘Olympic National Park’

Point of Arches

Written on August 29, 2011 Posted in Photography Locations


Sunset at Point of Arches: Panasonic G3, Panasonic 7-14 f/4

A few friends and I went on a fabulous camping trip to Shi Shi beach and the Point of Arches last weekend.  The weather was warm, and the light was sublime.  I planned it so we’d arrive at low tide during the early mornings.  We had tons of fun exploring the tide pools, climbing rocks, and relaxing on the beach.  I hope you enjoy the shots.

Point of Arches in Monochrome: Panasonic G3, Panasonic 7-14 f/4

Beauty Reflected: Panasonic G3, Panasonic 14-45 f/3.5-5.6

Starstruck: Panasonic G3, Panasonic 7-14 f/4

Star Warp: Panasonic G3, Panasonic 7-14 f/4

Skinny Dipping: Panasonic G3, Panasonic 7-14 f/4

Ocean Giants: Panasonic G3, Panasonic 14-45 f/3.5-5.6

Somewhere Beyond the Sea: Panasonic G3, Panasonic 7-14 f/4

Monochrome Monoliths: Panasonic G3, Panasonic 7-14 f/4

A Time to Reflect: Panasonic G3, Panasonic 7-14 f/4

Tidepool Tentacles: Panasonic G3, Panasonic Leica DG Macro-Elmarit 45mm f2.8 ASPH OIS

Beach Grafiti: Panasonic G3, Panasonic Leica DG Macro-Elmarit 45mm f2.8 ASPH OIS

The Dive: Panasonic G3, Panasonic 7-14 f/4

Me, Myself, and I: Panasonic G3, Panasonic 7-14 f/4

  • 14 Comments

Linda: Great Pics as always Mahesh :-)

victor mellado: awesome photos keep them coming...just ordered 3 more prints on metallic paper...i love how metallic paper make the images "POP"..

Barb Michieli: WOW! Too cool, Dr. Thapa!! I'm partial to "Skinny Dipping" :)

Vivek: Great work !!

Andi: Outstanding....

Bev: Great photos, maybe not the one of you, but the first 11 are just awesome. Can I use some of them? Love the reflections.

Karen: These are awesome, as always!!! Thank you SO much for sharing them. Take care.....

lorena: wow. a.m.a.z.i.n.g.

Sally Allison: Terrific! Your photos are candy for my soul! I am so pleased to see a visual of you too! And to enjoy all your efforts! Thank you!

drpankajshukla: awesome captures..

David Guidas: A wonderrful series of photos as usual Mahesh. Love the starfish photos. The G3/7-14 combo looks great for such excursions.

Spoorthy: is that really you? i thought your would be indian witha name like mahesh. :P

Peter Davison: Wonderful photos! I always enjoy seeing your latest updates, your work is consistently good

bob towery: Wow, many nice ones. "Somewhere beyond" is just fantastic. Nice work.


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Forest Photography

Written on May 31, 2010 Posted in Photography Locations, Tips and Tutorials


Forest Greens: Panasonic GF-1, Panasonic 14-45 f/3.5-5.6

A couple of friends are visiting me in Seattle, but the weather has been damp and dreary.  Today we made the best of it by exploring Olympic National Park, including the Hoh Rain Forest.  The opening image and the shots below are my favorite forest photos from the outing.  A light drizzle can do wonders for forest photography.  The colors are richer, there are no harsh shadows, and the venue is typically not very crowded.

I almost always use a polarizer when doing this kind of photography.  It will significantly decrease glare from reflective surfaces such as wet leaves and rocks, providing more contrast and deeper colors.  Of course, a tripod is a must as the exposure times are often several seconds long.  I also recommend taking along a lens hood, if you have one, and a lens cloth. Chances are the wet climate will leave water drops on the surface of your lens or filter.  The hood will help minimize this, and the lens cloth can be used to safely wipe off any moisture that makes it on to the lens surface.  If you don’t have a “weather-sealed” camera, you may want to take something to protect your expensive gear.  A plastic or zip lock bag works great.

I hope you enjoy the images.  As always, you can click on the pictures to go to the original gallery.  Once there, you can see the images at larger sizes, peruse the shot settings (including GPS coordinates), and explore other galleries.

Inviting Trail: Panasonic GF-1, Panasonic 45-200 f/4.5-5.6

Mossy Cascades: Panasonic GF-1, Panasonic 14-45 f/3.5-5.6

Friendly Ferns: Panasonic GF-1, Panasonic 14-45 f/3.5-5.6

Vertical Forest: Panasonic GF-1, Panasonic 14-45 f/3.5-5.6

  • 4 Comments

linda: as always, i love to see the photos of your adventures. the shots certainly convey that feeling of dampness and hidden mystery just beyond the next trees...

Ryan: I recognize "Mossy Cascades" as the creek on the Sol Duc Falls trail. No waterfall photos this time?

--> Mahesh: Linda, thank you! That was the message I was trying to convey with these photographs...damp but certainly not dreary. I glad you enjoyed 'em.

--> Mahesh: Ryan, thanks for the comment. I did take some waterfall picts, but wasn't terribly happy with any of them. I may post them at a later date when I blog about how to do waterfall photography.


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