Photos of My Port Townsend

This birds nest only became visible after the leaves from the rose bramble dropped off. I walk by this often. The red berries are rose hips. Click photo for larger view.

This is the breakwater below Larry Scott Trail. The water is Port Townsend Bay. The spray splashed up the 8 feet up the breakwater up to the trail. This is just normal winter wind. Click photo for larger view.

As you’ve probably noticed, I’ve been on a wood photography mission. This photo was taken at the intersection of Cape George Road and Hastings. Click photo for larger view.

It was a dark and stormy day in the woods of Fort Worden. Click photo for larger view.

This is a La Nina year, which is supposed to bring Port Townsend more rain than normal. Ironically, this December has been the driest on record. The split jet stream that has sent storms north and south of us is supposed to end it’s divergent ways, bringing us the normal wet winter weather. That doesn’t [...]

One of those resolutions I just can’t keep is to quit taking sunrise or sunset photos. As you can see, I’m not the only one who had to shoot this scene. Sunrises may be cliche, but there’s a reason for that. They can be flat-out gorgeous. This was taken at Port Townsend’s Point Hudson Marina. [...]

Normally I try to avoid photos of Mallards. The ducks are photogenic but become very tame very quickly. The ones in Port Townsend’s Kah Tai Lagoon Nature Park will swim up to the shore, hoping for food. I have dozens of Mallard shots, so it takes a reasonably unusual situation to induce me to photograph [...]