"Smoky October day in the rainforest" isn't a phrase I ever thought I would utter, but here we are. We had a very weird autumn here in the PNW with summerlike conditions throughout September and October. The dryness and temperatures were record breaking, and we even had wildfires in the North Shore Mountains of Vancouver. In all my years living here, I cannot remember this ever happening.
Anyway, instead of sitting around and being miserable (which I admittedly did too much of), I decided to head out and see if I could use the smoky conditions to my advantage. Ultimately it ended up creating some pleasing depth and helped to create an orange/red diffraction spike, contrasting nicely with th...