Samish Overlook

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The Samish Overlook is a wonderful location for capturing images of the Skagit Valley. From the drive-to viewpoint you look out over Chuckanut Drive, Bow, and Samish Island to the south and a myriad of islands and water to the west.

Getting there is easy, take the Alger Exit off of I-5, head west at the end of the ramp and turn onto Barrell Spring Road. In about a quarter mile hang a right and head up hill on a dirt road (there is a sign for the Blanchard Mountain Trail system, and follow all the way to the Lookout. There you will find a paved parking area, rest rooms, benches and a great view.

You will need a Discover Washington Pass to park!

Spring is my favorite time, when the flowers start blooming, but any sunrise or sunset is spectacular.

This is one of my favorite places to take people for the North Cascades Photo Tour, find out more here!   

And if you’d like to purchase prints of any of these images, here is the link!

Mother’s Day Sale: 50% OFF all prints

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NIGHT SKY

NIGHT SKY

AndyPorterImages Mother’s Day Sale: 50% OFF all prints

IF YOU’VE BEEN WAITING FOR THE RIGHT TIME TO BUY A CANVAS PRINT, TODAY IS THAT DAY!

ORDER YOUR PRINT TODAY AND YOU’LL HAVE IT BY MOTHER’S DAY!

50% OFF ALL SIZES AND FRAMES     

SALE ENDS AT MIDNIGHT April 24th

NORTH CASCADES

NORTH CASCADES

SKAGIT VALLEY TULIPS

SKAGIT VALLEY TULIPS

VISIT THE GALLERY PAGE, FIND YOUR FAVORITE(S), CHOOSE THE RIGHT SIZE AND WHEN YOU CHECK OUT ENTER THE CODE: MOTHERS DAY TO RECEIVE YOUR DISCOUNT

 

Padilla Bay

SKAGIT VALLEY

Night Sky Photo Tours for 2016 are filling up fast!

Click here for dates and info for registration.

Green Trails Maps

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GTMAdCopy1_8x10_ExpoGreen Trails Maps has created a new ad campaign using one of my images!

This image was taken last June, using a Canon 6D with a Rokinon 14mm lens.

I planned the trip location, we went on the New Moon and were lucky with very few clouds.

I asked the boys to save some I-Pad battery for night time and when it got dark got them to pose inside the tent.

The shutter speed was 30 seconds, and while the exposure was going I had them sit “still” and turn their device on (for one second) and then off so as to lighten their faces.

Diablo Overlook Night Sky

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Last night I was leading a Night Sky Photography Class at the North Cascades Institute.

The class went very well, due in major part to the clear skies we were lucky enough to have.

I spent most of my time advising and helping people get their settings right and compose images, but I did manage to get a few cool images as well.

Diablo Dam January 2016

This image is of Diablo Lake and Ross Dam. The snow in the foreground adds a nice balance to the image.

As I awaited the students to return to the vans for the ride back to NCI I wandered out towards the highway and saw a sign for the Cascade Loop Scenic Highway.

Cascade Loop - Diablo Overlook

This and the road and starry sky presented a wonderful opportunity.

I lead Night Sky Photo Tours each month, when there is no moon. This link gives the dates for each month this year (through September) as well as other details and a way to register for your own adventure!

Night Sky and North Cascades Photo Tours are available for anyone. We can arrange to do a Drive-In tour, where we stop along the North Cascades Highway of the Mount Baker Highway to capture images, OR we can arrange hiking tours (both day hikes and overnights) to more remote locations in the North Cascades as well.

And lastly, spring is not too far off! Book your self a Skagit Valley Tulip Photo Tour!

Longest Night of the Year

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Palouse Falls

Longest Night of the Year

Tonight is the longest night of the year (assuming you live on the northern hemisphere)

The creeping darkness has reached its apex.

Mt Baker Stars Nov

Mount Baker from Park Butte Lookout

Tomorrow the days begin to lengthen.

For now, night rules.

But who ever said that darkness was a bad thing?

It provides the opportunity to observe the starry heavens and witness, with awe, the strip of the Milky Way.

Gazing in towards the center of our galaxy one can imagine its black hole, there at the core, consuming light .

And then you remember (in case you ever forgot) that it’s awesome to be alive.

Like the images? Here is the gallery to purchase canvas wraps and prints.

Would you like to learn how to capture images like these? Sign up for a Night Sky Photo Tour!

Happy Solstice!

 

North Fork Bridge Creek

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North Fork Bridge Creek Waterfall and Mount Logan, North Cascades National Park 2015The North Fork Bridge Creek Trail is one of the most scenic trails in the North Cascades National Park.

Goode Mountain, North Cascades National Park

Goode Mountain, North Cascades National Park

Winding its way up the valley towards North Fork Meadows you will see fantastic views of Goode Mountain, the highest peak in the North Cascades National Park at 9,220 feet, rising over 6,000 feet from its footings, and almost 7,000 feet from the bottom of Bridge creek valley.

Sign to North Fork MeadowsThe often brushy trail is 7 miles long and gains about 1,700 feet from start to end. To get there hike 10 miles south on the Pacific Crest Trail from Highway 20 .

You’ll ford Grizzly Creek and then break out into the open with views like this one. North Fork MeadowsTo purchase prints of these images (as well as other stunning images of the North Cascades, visit our Photo Gallery.

Following the creek up towards the head of the valley into North Fork Meadows, Mount Logan looms above.

The lush green swards are filled with flowers, as well as hordes of flies in July and early August and often there are bears foraging along your way. Bear on the PCT Bear at Horseshoe Basin

No matter what the weather, you’ll get wet pushing through the brush.

Seven miles from the junction, the North Fork Trail ends at the base of a fantastic waterfall with Mount Logan as a spectacular back drop.

Camping is available at Grizzly Creek and Walker Park.

Or you can camp at the North Fork Camp, located at the trail Junction of the PCT and North Fork Trail.

If you would like information about a North Cascades Photo Tour, here is the place to start!

 

 

 

CYBER MONDAY SALE – ORDER FOR CHRISTMAS

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The 50% OFF sale has been extended through Monday, Nov. 30th at midnight.

Half off all Fine Art Prints, Canvas Wraps, Premium Wraps as well as both Traditional and Floating Frames.

The turn around on ordering and receiving your prints is USUALLY 2 weeks, but during the holiday season the time extends. If you would like to get some prints for gifts in time for Christmas it is best to get them ordered before the end of Monday.

To get started, go to the Gallery Page, choose an image, decide on your format, size and if desired, a frame. When you get to Checkout, enter this code CYBER MONDAY and you will get a 50% discount on your order.

Black Friday Christmas Sale – Ends Nov. 28 Midnight

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50% OFF All Canvas Wrapped Prints, Fine Art Prints Premium Canvas Wraps, and all framed prints.

EXTENDED! Sale ends on Saturday, Nov. 28th at midnight.

To get started, go to the Gallery Page, choose an image, decide on your format, size and if desired, a frame. When you get to Checkout, enter this code BLACK FRIDAY and you will get a 50% discount on your order.

We have recently expanded the options for Canvas Wrapped Prints.

New Product: Premium Canvas Wrap –

Try our newest canvas product! This 1.25 inch thick wrapped canvas is warp resistant.

    • Patented Lightweight Construction
    • Museum-Quality Canvas
    • Black Matboard Backing
    • Hanging Hardware
Premium Wrap

Premium Wrap

Premium Wrap - Backing

Premium Wrap – Backing

This new Premium Wrap product is available UP TO the 24″ x 36″ size.

 

 

 

 

 

Traditional Canvas Wraps are available FRAMED. There are two different types of Frames, Premium Frames and Floating Frames.

Here are the different options of Premium Frames

 

 

Here are the various options of Floating Frames.

Sequim Balloon Festival

Balloon Festival

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Balloons make wonderful photographic subjects, bright and colorful shapes against a clear sky. The town of Sequim, on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington State hosted a 2 day event some time ago and I attended their Night Glow event.

There was a display of antique cars, live music, and of course the balloons. The event was held in a field where they had carefully laid down a thick sheet of plastic and covered it with water to create a reflective pond specifically for the night glow event.

The water ran off, leaving the plastic exposed, but the results at night were stunning!

These images are for sale as canvas wraps (You can get them with floating frames, very cool!) as well as fine art prints. Here is the link.

2016 Calendars are also now on sale HERE!

50% OFF NOVEMBER SALE

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I am offering a special 50% OFF discount on all Canvas Wrapped Prints and Fine Art Prints.

Simply visit the Gallery Page (here) scroll through the images, find your favorite(s) click the image to see the sizes and options available and go to check out. Then enter the coupon code: NOVEMBER and you’ll receive 50% your entire order!!!!

SALE ENDS NOVEMBER 24th AT MIDNIGHT!
Winchester Lookout 3

We have recently expanded the options for Canvas Wrapped Prints.

New Product: Premium Canvas Wrap –

Try our newest canvas product! This 1.25 inch thick wrapped canvas is warp resistant.

  • Patented Lightweight Construction
  • Museum-Quality Canvas
  • Black Matboard Backing
  • Hanging Hardware

This new Premium Wrap product is available UP TO the 24″ x 36″ size.

Premium Wrap

Premium Wrap

Premium Wrap - Backing

Premium Wrap – Backing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Size: Prints and wraps (But not Premium Wraps)are now available in the 40″ x 60″ size!