Samish River Clouds

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Samish River Boat and Clouds

The Samish River meanders through the flats of the Skagit Valley. The old wreck was once a racing tugboat, long since abandoned. The confluence of water and clouds is always a draw for me.

Skagit Valley Tulip Images

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These two images are from 2012, I was reviewing folders for a submission and found these two backlit shots.
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yellow rows 2014 9em

And some Daffodil shots with nice lighting. yellow rows 2014 5em

yellow rows 2014 6em

All four are early morning shots. You just can’t beat the sky, and details from light at a low angle.

Sauk Mountain, Skagit Valley

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Sauk Mountain rises more than 5,000 feet about the lower reaches of Skagit Valley. It’s nearness to the North Cascades Highway makes it a popular day hike. All of the times I’ve been there before its been partly couldy at best but I saw enough to know that it would afford great views at sunset. So, on Thursday I made my way up and captured these images of the sweet light over the Skagit River and valley…
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skagit valley 10em

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skagit valley 12em

Skagit Valley Skies

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These two images were captured from the same spot, 4 days apart.


Skagit Valley Under Autumn Clouds


Skagit Valley Sunset