Seattle Waterfront

A ferry in Puget Sound with the Seattle waterfront in the background.

The Seattle waterfront is a fantastic place for photography.  There are many parks and vantages to view the cityscape from, all offering their unique perspectives.  I previously offered some ideas here.

My favorite waterfront vantage is this one from West Seattle - Hamilton Park.  This park is located on California Ave just before it descends down to Alki Ave, and makes a great evening/sunset location.

This image is currently appearing in a 2013 wall calendar being distributed worldwide.  Seattle is being represented!

This reminds me that I need to get my Seattle and Puget Sound galleries added to my web site soon.  No rest, I tell you!

More New Postcards!

More samples of my new postcards arrived in the mail the other day. The latest postcards are of Mt. St. Helens and Mt. Rainier.

Both images used are pretty special to me. The Mt. St. Helens image is from a fantastic backpack I did with my dad a couple of years ago. The trip generated more stories than any of our other trips in recent memory! I have also had over half a dozen images from this trip published now, appearing in calendars, magazines and now postcards - bonus!

The Mt. Rainier image was captured on a cloudy morning while spending a vacation at Mounthaven Resort near the Nisqually Entrance to the park.

My wife and I arrived at Paradise to whiteout conditions early one morning. Not feeling particularly good about our chances, we drove down to Reflection Lakes. I set up in the fog with only one other photographer around, and waited and hoped. The mountain appeared only moments before this image was taken. For me, it was well worth the wait!

This image appears in my Wild West wall calendar (this month!) and my book Mt. Rainier.

These postcards join another from a pretty special trip along the waterfront in Seattle. But I've already told that story (see New Postcard post!)

These postards are now available in many stores and tourist destinations around the state of Washington if you are interested. I do not have any to sell from the website - sorry.

New Postcards

Last winter I enjoyed a quiet morning down on a pier in Seattle with my daughter. We arrived well before sunrise in temps barely above freezing, and waited for the sunrise. Dang it was cold!

Sunrise came and it was quite nice. It caught the low lying clouds over Elliott Bay and helped me capture images such as this one of the state ferry's coming in and out of dock.

We finished our morning with a warm breakfast and a hot cup of cocoa before retreating. It was a pretty special morning, and one that she still remembers to this day.

So it is with a special pleasure that I get to announce a new line of postcards featuring an image from that memorable morning. They are now available at a store near you!