Padilla Bay, Skagit County, Washington
Padilla Bay
Padilla Bay, Skagit County, Washington
Category Archives: Skagit County
Looking up at the Overlook
Last two nights and two sets of photos, first on Friday night, Sept. 19th, at the Diablo Lake Overlook, on the North Cascades Highway…
Milky Way over Colonial and Pyramid Peaks
Starry night over Diablo Dam
and then on Saturday night at the Samish Overlook near Blanchard Mountain.
Skagit Valley, Northern Hemisphere, Planet Earth, in the outer rim of the Milky Way Galaxy
We don’t often get the confluence ot no moon and clear skies here in Western Washington so I am counting my blessings!
Wilderness Photo Exhibition at the Smithsonian
To commemorate 50th anniversary of the signing of the Wilderness Act the Wilderness 50 Coalition established a photo contest. The winners and honorable mentions, more than 100 images in all, are now on display at the Smithsonian!
Here is the link to the Wilderness Forever site.
I was lucky enough to have an image chosen as an honorable mention! Here it is.
Sunrise, Steven Mather Wilderness – North Cascades National Park
I have never had any images win any thing or get chosen for any exhibition, and I must say its quite an honor. The winning images are really stunning. My favorite is the Milky Way shot over Second Beach in Olympic National Park. But have a look for yourself!
And here is a link to the Smithsonian web site where you can vote for your favorites!
Fall Sunset Images
Grandy Lake is a few miles north of the North Cascades Highway (Highway 20) along the Baker Lake Road. These images are from a few years ago, some really stunning clouds, reflections and colors…
Grandy Lake Sunset, Skagit County
Grandy Lake Sunset, Skagit County
Wheat Field at Sunset
Yesterday, late in the gloomy afternoon, the clouds commenced to part. I headed towards the water. Capturing images of the marsh and trees and a wonderful old barn I was transfixed. The sun left, departed and so did I. As I returned to the car a sudden streak of sunlight out witted the clouds and let go of one last shout.
Luckily, by then, I had pulled over and managed to find a vantage point snap this shot.
Padilla Bay, Skagit County
July 4th Carnival and Fireworks
The bright colors are like a bug light for me!
Padilla Bay: Barn and Tree, Water and Sky
The Padilla Bay Estuary offers some wonderful opportunities for imaging. The pathway leads through an open scene of grasses, water and several lone trees…
The abandoned barn and old, rusted equipment provide alluring back drops…
As the sun goes down it all glows with colors.
Soon the colors change from blues to reds…
The panoramas are endless…
Images of green, orange and blue
All of these images were from last Friday night, along the Samish River and the farm fields nearby.
Skagit Valley Sunsets
These first three images were taken along Cook Road, just east of I-5. There is a barn here, with no house nearby and the views are expansive. Of course landscapes and skies are always better with stuff in the foreground! 
This next set of three images was taken 2 nights later, out along the Bayview-Edison Road, just west of Edison. That’s the Samish River there.
Barn at Sunrise
I awoke at 5:30am to take sunrise pictures, but I was almost too late! As I was driving to the ocean I espied this barn and diverted, partly because of the dandelions and mostly because I could see I was late to make it to the shore in time…not that I’m complaining!
North Western Images - photos by Andy Porter 