Spring Rain Clouds over Downtown Seattle
Spring rain clouds pass over the Seattle skyline. Note the lack of cars on I-5 at ~4PM.
Clouds over Downtown Seattle from JPR Bridge, Seattle, WA (16″x28″)
Rialto Beach Bulb Exposures, Part 5
Long-exposure photographs from the cloudy morning hike back to the car at Rialto Beach in Olympic National Park, WA.
Waves Washing around Rock, Olympic National Park, WA (12″x18″)
Waves, Rocks, and Black Sand, Olympic National Park, WA (12″x18″)
Rialto Beach Bulb Exposures, Part 4
Sunset near Hole-In-The-Wall in Olympic National Park, WA.
Sunset, Rock, Pool, Olympic National Park, WA (12″x18″)
Rialto Beach Bulb Exposures, Part 3
Single-frame long exposure photograph of sea stacks and Hole-In-The-Wall at sunset along Rialto Beach in Olympic National Park, WA.
Light Rays over Sea Stacks, Olympic National Park, WA (12″x18″)
Tide around Rocks at Sunset, Olympic National Park, WA (12″x18″)
Rialto Beach Bulb Exposures, Part 2
Long-exposure panorama (and a single-frame long exposure) of sea stacks and Hole-In-The-Wall at sunset along Rialto Beach in Olympic National Park, WA.
Sea Stacks and Hole-In-The-Wall at Sunset, Olympic National Park, WA (16″x34″)
Sea Stacks and Low Tide at Sunset (#3, Color), Olympic National Park, WA (12″x18″)
Rialto Beach Bulb Exposures, Part 1
Back in April, I spent a couple of days backpacking along the Pacific coast near Rialto Beach in Olympic National Park, WA. I already want to go back- rocky coastline full of tide pools, sea stacks, black sands, and bleached trees. More ND/bulb exposures soon!
Sea Stacks and Low Tide at Sunset (#1, B&W), Olympic National Park, WA (12″x18″)
Seattle Snowstorm 2019
Mid-morning dark clouds gather, preparing to dump round two of snow on Seattle in February.
Seattle Skyline and Snow (2019), Seattle, WA (16″x32″)
Downed Trees after Winter Storm
Downed, broken trees from a winter storm scattered around Coal Creek and falls near Bellevue, WA.
Coal Creek Falls and Logs, near Bellevue, WA (12″x18″)
Meltwater Stream and Coleman Glacier
I walked up the lateral moraine along Coleman Glacier and stopped to shoot a long-exposure panorama of the meltwaters flowing out of the snow and ice. I liked this composition because it captured the stream, house-sized seracs (chunks of ice in the middle of the panorama above the snow field), and Mt Baker peeking over the ridge and snow field in the background.
Meltwater and Coleman Glacier (#3, Color), Mt Baker Wilderness, Washington (16″x54″)
Coleman Glacier
I am used to hiking to near 13,000 feet in Wyoming to get on blue ice, so I’ve been trying to take advantage of the relatively easy access to low-elevation glaciers in Washington State. A few weekends ago, I drove to Mt. Baker and hiked up to Heliotrope Ridge and Coleman Glacier. I stacked three horizontal panoramas to try to capture the full view of the crevasses, seracs, and ice falls, but it’s still hard to get a sense of the size of the mountain and flowing ice from a series of photographs.
Coleman Glacier and Mt Baker (#5, Color), Mt Baker Wilderness, Washington (32″x61″)
Silver Peak Summit
Views from the summit of Silver Peak, Cascade Range in early June.
Silver Peak Summit (#1, B&W), Cascade Range, WA (16″x47″)
Silver Peak Summit (#2, Color), Cascade Range, WA (16″x61″)
Silver Peak Approach
In early June, I took a quick trip with a friend to summit Silver Peak in the Cascade Range. The first few miles followed well-maintained switchbacks to Annette Lake, followed by a steep bushwhack, a scree field crossing, and a final ascent up to a ridge on a snow field. The views from the ridge were worth the climb.
Ridge on Approach to Silver Peak (#1), Cascade Range, WA (18″x36″)
Ridge on Approach to Silver Peak (#2), Cascade Range, WA (16″x61″)
Snoqualmie Pass and Clouds
About a month ago, I popped over central Washington for some sunshine. On the way back, rain blowing in off the Pacific was dropping rain, sleet, and snow on Snoqualmie Pass. I had to pull over and photograph the dark trees and rock faces poking through the fog.
Snoqualmie Pass in Fog, Washington (16″x32″)
Seattle Skyline, Part 4
Clouds over the Seattle skyline from the Jose P Rizal Bridge between Beacon Hill and the International District.
Seattle Skyline and Clouds (#3, B&W), Seattle, WA (16″x33″)
Rattlesnake Lake and Ledge
We got a few days of sunshine in the Seattle area in January, so I decided to head out to Rattlesnake Lake near North Bend to hike and take a few photographs. Around sunset, I shot a few bulb exposures of tree stumps rising out of the lake.
Tree stumps rising from Rattlesnake Lake, near North Bend, WA (12″x18″)
Storm Cloud over Central District
I intended to focus my photo shoot on the Sound and the downtown Seattle skyline, but when I arrived at the Jose P Rizal Bridge, an impressive storm cloud was lumbering over the Central District. I shot a few panoramas of the sky as the clouds changed shape, and this is my favorite.
Storm Cloud over Central District at Sunset, Seattle, WA (16″x72″)
Seattle Skyline, Part 3
I stuck around after sunset to shoot a few panoramas of the Seattle skyline from the Jose P Rizal Bridge. The exposures that make up the individual frames of the panorama are ~20-30 seconds, so the car lights on the highway turned into lines and the clouds started to slightly blur as they moved over the city.
Seattle Skyline and Interstate after Sunset, Seattle, WA
Seattle Skyline, Part 2
More panoramas of the Seattle skyline from the Jose P Rizal Bridge.
Setting Sun and Storm Clouds over Seattle Skyline, Seattle, WA
Storm Clouds over Central District, Seattle, WA
Seattle Skyline, Part 1
A friend asked me for a panorama of the Seattle skyline – I don’t usually photograph cityscapes, but I enjoyed shooting landscapes of the city from the Jose P Rizal Bridge during different times of day and weather (sunny, foggy, morning, sunset, etc.).
Low-hanging Clouds over Seattle Skyline, Seattle, WA (16″x16″)
Fog over Jose P Rizal Bridge and Seattle Skyline (#4), Seattle, WA (15″x55″)
Slate-Grey Sky and Seattle Skyline (Bulb Panorama #1), Seattle, WA (16″x64″)
Franklin Falls, WA
After moving to the Seattle area from southern Arizona last summer, I took a weekend walk up to Franklin Falls to photograph the South fork of the Snoqualmie River as it cascades over a 70-foot cliff. Large falls are always a treat after living in the desert.
Franklin Falls and Rainbow (#2, Color), near Bend, WA. (12″x18″)
Franklin Falls (#3, B&W), near Bend, WA (16″x46″)
Trees along Trail to Franklin Falls, WA
Trees tower over the trail to Franklin Falls.
Franklin Falls Towering Trees (#3), near Snoqualmie Pass, WA (16″x29″)
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