"Distant Storms"

*Granite peak hike*

The hike to the top of Granite Peak in WA state was a long and enduring one, but well worth the effort from what I could see at the summit...

Fall is here, and now is the perfect time to start planning a hike!

Estimated at 1000 Ft. elevation per mile, the 10 mile round trip hike was one of the more challenging ones backpacking all my camera gear to the top.

(Especially if I forgot to pack water and food...)

The view from the top is amazing, a dense grass land, spread out tree's here and there, with amazing fall colors and mountain ranges as far as the eye can see.

I'm planning a backpacking trip to the summit to practice my hand at more Astro-photography soon.

We started the hike a little late in the day so we only spent around 20 minutes at the top before we had to head back down while there was still some sun left in the sky.

Regardless there was definitely a godly presence up there, and I could of easily spent all day in such a place.

Perfect timing

The timing for this hike was amazingly perfect, fall colors all around and a sunny day in the mix of rainy days in the week, with just a touch of clouds in the sky.

This hike was one of my favorites so far.

What's Next

Next on my list of fall hikes is Mailbox Peak, with the infamous mailbox at the summit.

The 4th of October looks to be the set date for this hike and the next nice weekend in store for Seattle!

Lets make sure I pack a little smarter this time...

"It's not the time it takes to take the takes that takes the time, but the time it takes between the takes that takes the time"

-Unknown

"Setting Tides"

One of the last photos of the 5th day, perfect sunset and birds that sat still for my long exposure.

Camera: Canon EOS 60D

F-Number: 8

Exposure Time: 30 Seconds

Focal Length: 28

ISO: 100

Time: 8:10 PM

Golden Hour: 7:52PM

Photo by Garrett Devin Meyers

Sunrise photography on the beach.

"Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy wealthy and wise"

More like stay out all night then up all morning for sunrise photos...

The sunrise was amazing, but I can't say the same for my Astro-photography beforehand...

I left for the beach at 2:30AM, upon arrival I set up my tripod in the spot I had planned for earlier.

About 3-4 hours later I released the shutter and stopped the star trail image, everything was perfect.

Up until I checked the files on my computer...

To my demise I noticed one big flaw in the photos, I forgot to focus.

Yes, the single most important thing and the hardest to forget.

The star trail photos were unusable, but the sunrise was well worth it, I'll head out another morning to capture the milky way again, and I'll focus this time!

**Fall is here**

Prepare for some colorful photography coming soon!

I'll be heading up to the mountains soon for a good aerial view of the changing world below, I'll keep everyone updated as the events unfold.

It happened guys, Weeping Willow just passed One Hundred Thousand views!

A huge thank you to everyone who's helped us get this far, I'm excited to see which milestone we hit next!

"Reflections"

I was heading up to the house after spending all night on the beach getting photos of the sunset. Right as I reach the wooden staircase up from the beach, I see the little bit of light behind the rock, reflecting into the tide pools on the beach blending together seamlessly.

I stop to setup my tripod and snap a quick photo, which then turns into tons of experimenting and so on. At this point it's now pitch black and I'm heading up from the beach alone followed a little family of raccoons that were trailing me most of the day.

I'm glad I took the few seconds to stop and look at the beauty behind me, It turned into something quite spectacular.

Camera: Canon EOS 60D

F-Number: 3.5

Exposure Time: 25 seconds

Focal Length: 20

ISO: 100

Time: 8:37PM

Photo by

Garrett  Devin Meyers

"Silent Waters"

This shot was taken on day 5 of my time in Oregon, you couldn't see the sun setting but the colors in the sky were amazing.

For this image I used a Canon EOS 60D with the following settings:

F-Number: 18

Exposure Time: 30 seconds

Focal Length: 28mm

ISO: 100

Time: 7:39PM  (Golden Hour)

This image is one of my personal favorites, it really captures what it was actually like being there. From the misty tides and sunset, to the hundreds of Starfish and wildlife encompassing the area.

Photo by

Garrett Devin Meyers