Above and Below

[AlanLichty]

Above and below the forest canopy is the theme for this pair of images. If you are driving along the forest roads the first image (a 2 shot drone panorama) gives a good idea of what your view will be - tree trunks, The road is almost a tunnel through the forest with no overlooks along the way for the most part. Another item of note in the aerial image is a good view of forest management practices in this area which are almost entirely clear cuts. The coastal mountains of Oregon have been mercilessly logged ever since European settlers arrived in the area and here you can see easily the large swaths of the terrain that were cleared and then replanted to become essentially tree farms. The areas that weren't included in the clear cuts are also easily visible right at the ridge crown and in some of the drainages. Best characterized by mixed tree species and not uniform in height. These are pockets of old growth forest.

For the record this is fall in spite of nothing really offering clues of that from the air.

Below the top of the forest canopy in the old growth tells an entirely different story for fall with lots of yellows in the deciduous undergrowth.

C&C always welcome.

 

[Josh Dye]

Great shots Alan. I really like the light in the second photo and the fog in first photo is beautiful too.

 

[AlanLichty]

Great shots Alan. I really like the light in the second photo and the fog in first photo is beautiful too.

Thanks Josh - I should have added that these images were taken about 20 minutes apart along the Cummins Peak road above Cape Perpetua.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Great comparison Alan.

 

[AlanLichty]

Great comparison Alan.

Thanks Ben - seems amazing how little of the fall color is visible from above.

 

[Rick Nantais]

Beautiful...

 

[JimFox]

Both of these are really great Alan! But I am really liking that first one. That overhead view is so nice.

 

[AlanLichty]

Beautiful...

Thanks Rick!

 

[AlanLichty]

Both of these are really great Alan! But I am really liking that first one. That overhead view is so nice.

Thanks Jim - it's a view you can never have from the ground and one I have only seen in someone else's aerial imagery. The trees flanking the road in the "tree farm" areas of this scene are 60-70' tall and over 125' in the old growth stands. The shot I posted a couple of weeks back showed my truck down amongst the trees at the top of this same ridge and taken about 20 minutes after the second image above.

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Nice pair of images. The first one is my favorite, since that is a view that is not commonly seen. The fog adds a nice mood to the scene.

 

[AlanLichty]

Nice pair of images. The first one is my favorite, since that is a view that is not commonly seen. The fog adds a nice mood to the scene.

Thanks Jameel - I did a lot of spinning around in place shooting almost 360º worth of pano images for exactly the reason you mention: it's not what we are so much more used to seeing from ground level. I had no idea of what to expect when I launched the drone.

 

[Beth]

gorgeous mountains and clouds.

 

[AlanLichty]

gorgeous mountains and clouds.

Thanks - this is straight up the small canyon road from the Cape Perpetua campground and shot about a half hour after I shot the video at Thor's Well.

 

[MonikaC]

That's a nice comparison -- adds a lot to both shots.

 

[BlackRockArt]

Above and below the forest canopy is the theme for this pair of images. If you are driving along the forest roads the first image (a 2 shot drone panorama) gives a good idea of what your view will be - tree trunks, The road is almost a tunnel through the forest with no overlooks along the way for the most part. Another item of note in the aerial image is a good view of forest management practices in this area which are almost entirely clear cuts. The coastal mountains of Oregon have been mercilessly logged ever since European settlers arrived in the area and here you can see easily the large swaths of the terrain that were cleared and then replanted to become essentially tree farms. The areas that weren't included in the clear cuts are also easily visible right at the ridge crown and in some of the drainages. Best characterized by mixed tree species and not uniform in height. These are pockets of old growth forest.

For the record this is fall in spite of nothing really offering clues of that from the air.

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Below the top of the forest canopy in the old growth tells an entirely different story for fall with lots of yellows in the deciduous undergrowth.

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C&C always welcome.

Alan, nice lines in the top photo, great find.

Oliver

 

[AlanLichty]

Alan, nice lines in the top photo, great find.

Oliver

Thanks!