I had an opportunity to visit the Grand Canyon for the first time recently, I stayed in a cabin near the Lodge, at the North Rim. I didn’t hike anywhere, really. Just drove about to the various viewpoints.
Wow. The vast space, the light, the colors all left me speechless.
Lighthouses are wonderful photographic subjects. Beacons of light, friends to all at sea, symbols of hope lighthouses are grand for many reasons. Here are a few images I’ve captured of lighthouses.
Artist Point and Picture Lake are located along the Mount Baker Highway.
Picture Lake and Mount Shuksan is one of the most photographed scenes in Washington.
Artist Point is at the upper end of the highway, snowbound most of the year.
Point of the Arches and Shi Shi Beach in Olympic National Park is one of my favorite places on earth.
I drove through Toppenish last week, and saw the murals, took a few pics.
I had the good fortune to capture several double rainbows this year.
Here is a series of pics taken in early June from Steptoe Butte. This region is called “The Palouse”, its in southeastern Washington.
Here is another recent set from atop Mt Erie, near Anacortes. That’s Lake Campbell in the foreground.
BOTH of these wonderful rainbow images are included in the 2022 Washington State Scenic Calendar! Have a look at the 12 spectacular images, and you can order your own copy right here.
The images have been selected and the printing has begun: The 2022 Washington State Scenic Calendar are here.
Twelve images from across the state, complete with 3 rainbows and a lighthouse!
Printed on a 100lb bond glossy sheet, each sheet is 8″ x 12″. No cropping and no borders! Calendars are ring bound and shrink wrapped!
Calendars are now available locally in Mount Vernon at Re-Feather Your Nest and also at the Skagit Food Co-op
Cost is $25, plus $7.00 shipping/handling. Order your calendar online here.
HERE is the link to Order your copy of the Washington State Scenic Calendar!
Today’s photo shoot, near Concrete, WA
Starting in February 2021 I will be teaching a Basic DSLR Photography Course AND a 5-session Photoshop Class, online, through Bellingham Parks and Rec.
The Basic DSLR Photography Class is for beginners. We will cover how to shoot in the manual mode, learn about bracketing and how to get the right shot, and also cover use of a circular polarizer, RAW files, and more. You need to have a DSLR Camera for the class. The class is scheduled for two different days (same Class, both days). Thursday, Feb 18, from 6 to 8pm. and again on Tuesday, March 11, from 6pm to 8pm. You can enroll online here, through Bellingham Parks and Rec. The class is $50.
Intro to Photoshop is a 5-session series of classes for anyone interested in learning some basics of Photoshop. We will spend 2 lessons learning how to edit your landscape, nature and outdoors images with Adobe Camera Raw. This is a fun and fast way to edit your images. We will also do several assignments together, both capturing images and then editing them with Photoshop. We will cover Multiplicity, Levitation and Panorama.
To take the Photoshop Class you must have a current subscription to Adobe Photoshop/Creative Cloud.
Each class is $50, or you can enroll for all 5 classes for $200. Here is the link to Bellingham Parks and Rec to enroll. Classes are Wednesday Nights, Feb. 17, Feb 24, March 3, March 10 and March 17, all classes from 6 to 8pm, all online.
Cape Disappointment is located at the southwestern corner of Washington State, at the mouth of the Columbia River. There are two lighthouses, wonderful beaches and great camping in Cape Disappointment State Park.
The general area is known as the Graveyard of the Pacific due to the number of shipwrecks over the years. More than 100 days of fog each year! The Coast Guard has an active base at the Cape.
The nearest town is the Port of Ilwaco, with a nice marina and a few hotels. Oceanside is 10 miles to the north, a true Beach Resort Tourist Mecca…
The Cape is at the base of a long peninsula stretching north for almost 30 miles. In many places there is beach access with your car: you can tool up and down long beautiful stretches of sand… Highway 103 extends to Leadbetter State Park, at the northern tip of the peninsula.
Not far from the South Lighthouse is small Waikiki Beach. Here are some day time and night time images from there:
The beacon of the South Lighthouse is visible, as well as the line of ships leaving the bay with the high tide. The two bright stars, to the left of the Milky Way are Saturn and Jupiter…
The North Lighthouse is easily accessible and quite beautiful…
The Port of Ilwaco is the nearest town, with a nice marina and a few hotels.
North Western Images - photos by Andy Porter 