Category: Art

Fort Worden Abstract

While owning a boat for 20 years and cruising Puget Sound and the San Juan Islands, my hubby and I had the pleasure of stopping in Pt. Townsend and spending a few days at the Pt. Hudson Marina.

Whenever we visited, we spent our time either walking through town and shopping (!), visiting with fellow boaters, or at beautiful Chetzemoka Park. Only rarely did we trek as far as Fort Worden and Pt. Wilson Light.

But, after meeting several of our other local photographers and discovering the hidden beauty of the battery outposts, did I learn to appreciate it, and Sequim’s proximity to it.

Now, I find pleasure in visiting often, exploring its dungeon-like atmosphere, as well as the colorful graffiti, and capturing it with my camera.

And in this particular image, I superimposed two photos; one of the trees, to reflect the beauty of its natural surroundings, and one the interior gritty, and taletelling walls of the battery, to create an abstract that has truly become one of my favorites.

ICM with Alders

A friend and fellow photographer and I took a lengthly drive on Blue Mountain Road a few years ago on a wintery day like today.

Like many other nature photographers, we sought to find inspiration to create unique images from what we found. And if you’ve driven Blue Mountain Road, you’ve may have found some photographic opportunities yourself (beyond the transfer station), e.g., the church, the rusted farm equipment, the Sears house, etc., just as we did.

But this particular day we were feeling creative, and therefore, experimented a bit with in camera movement (ICM) – a technique in which one zooms the lens forward and/or back to convey a sense of depth, and in this case, a bit a mystery as to how it was accomplished.

I hope you enjoy the end result, but if not, feel confident; the church, the rust, the house…they’re coming soon.

The Eberle Barn

I don’t know the history or the current status of this Sequim icon, but I certainly enjoy seeing it everyday, and because I see it more as a work of art, I decided to treat it as such.

I hope you enjoy the end result and if you have some knowledge of the owners, etc., please share it with me, and thanks much!

Pt. Townsend, Flugelhorn Phil, and The Bubble Lady

While cruising Water Street and the beach in Pt. Townsend a few years back, I had the pleasure of photographing a musician as he entertained a crowd of onlookers and listeners. I found out later that he’s Phil Flugehorn and the bubbles behind him were created by Brenda Easley, aka, The Bubble Lady.

As Brenda swayed along the shore creating enormous and colorful floating backdrops, he created an atmosphere of his own while playing requested tunes from the crowd as they sang and shouted for more.

I can’t remember when I’ve been more delighted to attend an impromptu photo shoot then that unforgettable day on the beach, and I’m forever grateful to Brenda for forming the enormous bubble behind Phil – which resembles the shape of the horn…now that’s good karma!

To learn more about Phil, visit his website at www.flugelhornphil.com. And you can find Brenda at www.facebook.com/brenda.easley17.

What if…

I pass by this boat in the Port Angeles boatyard often when driving out to Ediz Hook for bird photography. And while I’ve photographed it several times I always saw it as a black and white image.

My opinion changed only after a trip to Cape Verde, off the coast of Africa last year where colorful boats sat perched by the shoreline and served not only to transport fish but to make a statement about the abundant creativity of the island’s residents.

And so I now see this one as an opportunity to get out the crayons so to speak and to get creative! I hope you enjoy the results as much as I do.