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Salt Creek in the Fog

michael — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:53:05 +0000

Low tide at Salt Creek Estuary

We’ve had morning fog for nine straight days now. The first foggy morning last week I was excited. Now I have a whole pile of fog photos.

This is the estuary of Salt Creek, which lies about 20 minutes west of Port Angeles. Clallum County designated it a county park, and it’s one of our favorite campgrounds. At low tide you can walk out to a sea mount or explore tide pools. Or you can just take photos.

Firing the Canon

michael — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 17:57:51 +0000

Double exposure of a canon firing during the Battle of Port Gamble

I was looking through my Battle of Port Gamble photos and found the double exposure I’d taken of a canon. I first took a distant shot, then ran closer to overlay a closeup of the canon being fired. The only Photoshop work done to this was the conversion to black and white.

Battle of Port Gamble

michael — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 12:20:45 +0000

Civil War Enactment

Each year in June, the Washington Civil War Association holds an event in Port Gamble to portray different units and organizations that existed during the American Civil War. Participants stage battles in period uniform and provide commentary. They also have period authentic displays. The Association holds other reenactments, which I haven’t attended.

Their next event is on July 9-10 in Newport, Washington.

Dungeness River Bridge

michael — Sat, 15 May 2010 13:17:32 +0000

Bridge over Dungeness River at Railroad Park

Railroad Park is in Sequim (pronounced skwim), about 45 minutes west of Port Townsend. The park hosts the Dungeness River Audubon Center and is a wonderful place to unwind and watch birds and watch the water flow by. The path is part of the Olympic Discovery Trail, a multi-use/non-motorized trail that runs across much of the northern Olympic Peninsula.

Woodland Path in Bloedel Reserve

michael — Sat, 08 May 2010 13:47:28 +0000

Dappled light on Bloedel Reserve woodland path

Friday, May 7th was a sunny spring day. It was also National Public Gardens Day. What better occasion to visit the Bloedel Reserve on Bainbridge Island.

A Deluge of Ducks

michael — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:03:08 +0000

Ducks at Carrie Blake Park in Sequim

The highest density of ducks in the area is at Carrie Blake Park on the west end of Sequim. This pond had several hundred in it. Normally you have to visit several ponds or small lakes to see the birds but most of the ponds are frozen, so the birds congregated here.

We saw the ubiquitous Mallards, American and Eurasian Widgeons, Pintales, Gadwalls and a Ring Necked Duck along with a large flock of Canada Geese.

Port Townsend Photo Club

michael — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 13:20:00 +0000

Members of the Photo Club at Bloedel Reserve

Wednesday, the Port Townsend Photo Club took a field trip to The Bloedel Reserve on Bainbridge Island. The Reserve, a 150 acre nature preserve and garden is the former home of the Bloedel family.

As you can see, we all have very different ideas about what’s important to photograph.