Oct 17 (Sat - day 72)
North Bend, Washington
Weather - cloudy with heavy showers at times, windy temps mild, 50F (10C)



Image: Experimenting with adjusting the focal length during a slow speed, and getting our niece to pose (equally as experimental).



It was a morning drive off to Issaquah today with Heidi and Carol and we were treated to bright and colorful sugar maples, broad leaf maples resplendent with yellows and browns, and some other non-native trees and shrubs all with their fall colours. The heavy winds and rains had removed some of the leaves but certainly not all.



Later in the afternoon Heidi and I headed up the Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie River, planning on doing some tripod work and getting in some concentrated practice with our timer and various lighting setting. The drive started out well, just as I was getting into the car I spied a group of Shaggy Mane mushrooms and got in a few shots before we left the drive way. It was fairly bright as we headed up the road and turned darker the farther we went, as we neared our destination we had mixed lighting, with the sun playing peek-a-boo with the clouds. Just what we needed to get in the desired practice, however when the occasional rain clouds dumped on us I began to wonder if we were getting some great learning opportunities or just out there catching a cold.



It's true one never knows what opportunities will present themselves during a shoot. Once the rain stopped we were treated to a small waterfall, a multitude of rain drops on the bushes and trees, mushrooms, slugs, the river, multi-colored hillsides behind Mt Si, and a setting sun that brought on darkness and the end of the shoot. Our goal was achieved, all the shots were done on a tri-pod and we experimented with various light settings along with some time lapse shots.



We returned home a bit later than expected (no surprise there), thankful for the warmth from a wood stove and a hot drink, and settled in to review our photos. The adventure continues....



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