Fantastic weather and a waning moon brought me to the coast on Saturday in another attempt to capture some decent nighttime images.
Sunset comes before starlight.
This image is facing north along Shi Shi Beach. There were probably 30 people camping along its arc. Several campfires interspersed…The orange glare is from the settlement of Neah Bay.
Here are the sea stacks of Point of the Arches with a starry crown.
Morning presented some sumptuous lighting…
Mount Olympus, Olympic National Park
Seagulls greeting the morning
Last year I made the journey over to Sequim for the Lavender Festival.
Here is one image from the ferry ride home and two images from the Lavender Festival.
Sunset on the Port Townsend Ferry
Sequim Lavender Festival
Sequim Lavender Festival
The pacific coast along the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State has several magnificent beaches. The weather is often unsettled and dramatic. Clouds and wind, crashing waves and stormy seas, its a feast for the senses.
There are several Native American towns there on the coast, Neah Bay to the north and La Push further south, west of the town of Forks. Both have resorts run by the local tribes where you can rent rooms and cabins and enjoy the scenery.
First Beach is part of the La Push Resort. The wide, arcing beach is capped at both ends by towering sea stacks.
It’s a photographers dream!
First Beach Reflection
Driftwood Stump
First Beach Line on the Sand
Point of the Arches, Olympic National Park
Sea Stack Sunrise, Point of the Arches, Olympic National Park
Point of the Arches, Olympic National Park
Ecology.com is a fantastic site dedicated to Planet Earth.
The ECOLOGY Global Network™ Mission Statement: “To use the modern tools of information and communication to inform, educate and inspire the global community to respect, restore and protect our natural and human world, and to encourage all people to become stewards of the environment in which we live.”
Recently I was contacted by Jane Engelsiepen, Executive Editor, and invited to create a gallery of images for their EcoArts page.
For me, this was quite an honor and I am very proud to be included on their site!
Here is a link to the Gallery, “The Beaches of Olympic National Park”
North Western Images - photos by Andy Porter 