Crying Lady at Night
Second Beach, Olympic National Park, Washington Coast
I arrived at Second Beach in nearly total darkness (yes, the 0.7 mile walk through the forest was a little creepy). It was so dark that I could barely see the outline of trees on top of Crying Lady rock; the long exposure has revealed more details than my eyes could see. I was fortunate to have a line of clouds behind the rock, but otherwise clear skies to show the stars (which appear as very short streaks in this 30-second exposure). Photo © copyright by Stephen Penland.