Choices: Forest Paths
Our Fort Ebey State Park and adjoining county woods offer more than 20 miles of interwoven trails. The many intersections spur some thinking about making choices, maybe on more than a walking path. Some choices offer pleasant surprises, while a few others drop into confusing tangles. And while dealing with getting lost, there are still plenty of roots to trip over.
I'm doing this project with an old folding 4x5 view camera so that the carrying weight is not a strain. I've added a better lens, usually a 150mm or sometimes a 210mm, and chosen to use Rollei infrared film for all shots. It's pretty dark in the forest, so exposures are 1 to 5 minutes. Shooting early in the day before a breeze comes up helps in such long shutter openings. (But sometimes the winds are strong enough that's there is still lots of movement.)
Read MoreI'm doing this project with an old folding 4x5 view camera so that the carrying weight is not a strain. I've added a better lens, usually a 150mm or sometimes a 210mm, and chosen to use Rollei infrared film for all shots. It's pretty dark in the forest, so exposures are 1 to 5 minutes. Shooting early in the day before a breeze comes up helps in such long shutter openings. (But sometimes the winds are strong enough that's there is still lots of movement.)
Cedar Grove or Cedar Hollow?
Downhill to the right leads into the deepest pit in the park and the steepest climb out - it's a workout, for sure. To the left is nothing much, except for the largest coyote I've ever seen.
In this 4 minute exposure a bicyclist walked her bike down the hill in front of the camera. She didn't show up at all.
