Staircase

[squirl033]

spent my 4th in the woods, away from the crowds, listening to birds and the song of water flowing over stones - infinitely preferable, to me at least, to the racket of the city, the noise of fireworks, and the crowds. anyway, i went over to the west side of Hood Canal, took a trip up to Staircase. hadn't been there in years - well, okay, decades! - and it was really nice to get back over that way. here are a few preliminary images from the afternoon... more to come as i process the rest of the shots i took. all with 5D and 24-135, various settings, polarizer and/or ND filter.

this little stream flows down right next to the road beside Lake Cushman...

http://i812.photobucket.com/albums/zz47/squirl035/IMG_9375sm.jpg

a shot from down on the riverbank, well "off the beaten path"... not one you should try at home unless you're comfortable scrambling down steep banks and over boulders...

http://i812.photobucket.com/albums/zz47/squirl035/IMG_9490smrdx_filtered.jpg

[Mad Aussie]

Beautiful work. Nominated that 2nd shot.

[Iguanasan]

Gorgeous! Great stuff. Glad you nominated it, MA, saved me the trouble! :)

The composition, the colours, the beautiful flow of the river. :thumbup::thumbup:

[squirl033]

thanks guys! :)

[miker]

Very nice - Great shots!

[Marko]

Agreed - lovely set and that second shot is wicked good!

[Hillbillygirl]

Really like that 2nd one also Sqirl.