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Pacific Northwest Landscape Photographer Mountains, forests, waterfalls, and quiet moments in nature. Sharing original photography regularly. Follow along! 🌲📷

Pacific Northwest
Joined May 2008
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Benson Bridge at Multnomah Falls in Oregon. I liked how the bridge sits right between the upper and lower waterfalls. It really helps show the scale of this place. What catches your eye first, the bridge or the waterfall?
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I waited for the sun to set behind Mount Rainier. One Thursday evening in September at Little Tipsoo Lake, the sun was setting right over the mountain, and the light was difficult with so much contrast looking toward it. Then the sun slipped behind Rainier, and for just a few minutes this incredible glow appeared in the clouds above it and in the reflection. I had no idea it was coming. Everyone around the lake was saying, "Wow, look at that light." Then, almost as quickly as it appeared, it was gone. This lake has been good to me. A sunrise photo from here was just featured in the Sony World Photography Awards Entries of the Week. Have you ever seen this kind of light around a mountain at sunset? #ChinookPass #Reflection #LandscapePhotography
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Back in September, after sunrise at Tipsoo Lake, I hiked the Pacific Crest Trail into Sheep Lake. The water was so still that the evergreen shoreline reflected like a mirror, with the first fall colors appearing along the shore. Have you ever come across a lake this calm?
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I just saw this movie at a local theater the other day. As a photographer, this scene cracked me up! LOL! 😂📷
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I just saw this movie at a local theater the other day. As a photographer, this scene cracked me up! LOL! 😂📷
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This week's X algorithm code, read by a former software engineer turned landscape photographer. Big changes to how posts reach non-followers, plus new AI-video labels. Have you noticed a change in your reach since late October?
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My "Benson Bridge beneath Multnomah Falls" photo just received a Staff Favorite Award on ViewBug, a community where photographers share their work. I've spent a lot of this year out chasing waterfalls and landscapes, so this one feels good. Thank you to the @viewbug team!
Benson Bridge beneath Multnomah Falls I love how Benson Bridge divides the scene into layers, with the upper cascade disappearing above it and the lower falls continuing through the gorge below. One interesting detail is that the bridge was built in 1914, and builder R. L. Ringer inscribed his signature in the concrete. It is a small piece of history tucked into one of Oregon’s most photographed landmarks. #PNWPhotography #Waterfalls
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A little perspective from Franklin Falls near Snoqualmie Pass, photographed back in April. What caught my eye was the person standing on the rocks near the bottom of the falls. Having someone in the frame really gives you a sense of just how large this waterfall is. It was an impressive sight, especially seeing that much water coming down. Which catches your eye first, the waterfall or the person standing on the rocks?
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Got any YELLOW in your gallery?
Replying to @Iam_RITHIN_KV
Today's Challenge: YELLOW DAY Yellow means happiness, sunshine and positive vibes! Got any YELLOW in your gallery?
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Replying to @MandyLSimard
Mandy, standing around all the moss and ferns, it is hard not to feel part of it for a while. ♥️
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A quiet walk through the Lake Quinault Rain Forest in Washington. I love how the wooden bridge leads right into the moss-covered trees. 🌿
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Deep in the Lake Quinault Rain Forest, where moss covers the trees and ferns fill the forest floor. I liked how this curved branch creates a natural arch through all that greenery. Would you rather explore a lush rain forest like this or hike to a mountain viewpoint? #NaturePhotography #OlympicPeninsula
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Little Tahoma at first light, from the Sunrise side of Mount Rainier. I was up there early on the Fourth of July, and a layer of clouds had settled into the valley below. The peak rose right out of it, with the first warm light hitting the rock and snow. What caught my eye was how clean and sharp the peak looked above the clouds, with the dark evergreens at the bottom giving it scale. Have you ever watched a peak rise out of the clouds at first light? It is one of my favorite ways to start a day. #LandscapePhotography #MountRainierNationalPark
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One tree at Kubota Garden, three ways. I started wide and captured the whole tree. Then I moved in closer, and the sunstar came through the branches. For the last one I got right underneath it with my wide lens and looked straight up. That close one is my favorite. Getting close changed the whole photo. It makes the tree feel twice as big. 😀 When you find a tree like this, do you stay back, or get up close? #NaturePhotography #KubotaGarden #JapaneseMaple
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Back in June, I spent some time photographing these old wooden pilings at Lake Quinault in Washington. What caught my eye was how the pilings were spaced across the water, with the distant hills and soft evening light in the background. I used an eight-second exposure to smooth the water and keep the composition simple. What catches your eye first, the old pilings or the smooth water? #longexposurephotography #lakequinault
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Here is the back story about these old piers... According to a February 1922 newspaper item reprinted by the Lake Quinault Museum, Fred Halbert, who ran the hotel at Lake Quinault, finished a floating dance pavilion on pilings in front of it over the winter of 1921–22. During Prohibition, liquor could legally be served out on the water because the lake falls under Quinault tribal sovereignty.
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Some mornings I get to the lake and the water is still moving. I have learned to wait. The ripples smooth out, the wind lets go, and Mount Rainier shows up in the water like it was there all along. Do you wait for the reflection, or shoot the ripples? I wait. The calm mirror is always worth it. #LandscapePhotography #MountRainierNationalPark #Reflections
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I spend every fall watching Crystal Mountain, waiting for the turn. These are my photos from last winter up there, the first snow on the ridges, the gondola climbing into the fog, and a solar halo over Silver King on one of those cold blue mornings. Do you count down to winter too, or are you holding onto fall a little longer? Winter is my season. I am ready when it is. #CrystalMountain #SkiSeason #LandscapePhotography
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