Photos of My Port Townsend

Needing to cross a draw bridge to leave the Peninsula sometimes has its drawbacks. I’ve seen a line of waiting vehicles nearly five miles long.

When I started this blog, I made an explicit promise to myself that it would not end up being about photography. The pictures here are intended only to pay tribute to Port Townsend and surrounding areas. In short, it’s a blog about place not photography. That said, there are stories that beg to be shared. [...]

This just seems like a good story photo. I love those, the ones that offer just enough details to imply a story, but not enough to tell all.

I always liked to guess the words and phrases on Wheel of Fortune. One of the categories the show uses is run-ons, which combine parts of two familiar phrases, like ‘old glory’ and ‘glory road’. The picture reminds me of my father, who used to tour on a big bike. Click on the photo for [...]

Sometimes we get the strangest ideas. I wanted to walk North Beach at low tide. The problem with that is that it happened after 11:00 pm. Of course the tide drops well before it hits the lowest point and I was able to get out on the beach by 9:00. I ended up taking photos [...]

The Wooden Boat Festival wasn’t the only Port Townsend venue to shoot photos of last weekend. As always there was the Farmer’s Market, Uptown. It’s obvious that I wasn’t the only one having a good time at the Market. Click photo for larger view.

The Saturday Port Townsend Farmer’s Market is large and busy. The Wednesday Market usually has the local farmers selling produce and few craft or artisan vendors. Here we see a vendor trimming the leaves off a head of cauliflower before weighing it. I processed the photo as black and white to emphasize the interesting texture and lines.