Western Holga Shots

Happy weekend! This is my first Memorial Day weekend that I don't have to work in 4 years! I am very much looking forward to it. And the weather is lovely.

Here are some more Holga shots from out west.

A much better shot of the pier at Orcas Island. I think the last one I had it on bulb. Sometimes I like that, this time I didn't as much. I think the subject is a bit to "solid" to use for a bulb shot. Good thing I shot two!

I caught a shapeshifter on film!

I kid, I kid..... it is just Dan running down a path to a waterfall on Orcas Island. This I used bulbs and it worked and, incidentally, is one of my favorite Holga shots from the trip.

The Skagit River in the North Cascades National Park. It was dusk and the light turned out perfect. Much better than digital versions of the same scene.

Hiking on Orcas Island

Rocks on the beach

Sunset on Orcas Island. Usually I dislike sunset shots, but I enjoy this because of he colors.

Icicle River in Washington

Home on the range

Once again: Western view from Orcas Island

Visiting a tower on Orcas Island. This is my sister, I made her pose. So, I suppose this is a photo illustration. I was worried it would be too blurred because she was walking quite quickly.

Dan and Sam checking out the view

I have a few more Holgas to post, but the scanner hasn't been working properly. Have a super weekend!

Washington State Photos

Once again.... more photos from the "Western Road Trip". At some point I will be done with them.... I don't mind though, I haven't shot much here that has been exciting. I will have a lot of Holga pics too, I shot about 8 rolls, except 2 may have gotten a bit exposed.  I should go on road trips all the time!

Skagit River in the North Cascades National Park.

A pile of rocks that were on the shore of the Skagit River. The river is a spawning place for salmon. It was really really clear and cold.

Flowers in our campsite on the Skagit River.

Liberty Bell, a mountain in the North Cascades. We were going to hike around here, but the snow was still over my car. I think they just opened the road and the pass the week before. We should have brought our snowshoes!

Dan pointing which rapids he could run and where he would die on the Class IV and V rapids on the Icicle River near Leavenworth.

The Icicle River

A hike near Leavenworth to an alpine lake. It started out really nice, but the further up the mountain we got, the more snow there was. At one point, we were falling through the soft patches of snow up to our waists! The temperature was really warm still, so we were comfortable in our shorts.

Beers at Uncle Uli's in Leavenworth after the hike.

These photos are all while we drove to Spokane on Highway 2 through eastern Washington. The light with the clods  was superb, so I kind of went crazy and took a ton of photos.

Washington State: Orcas Island

After visiting in Seattle for a few days, we went Orcas Island in the San Juan Islands.

 We took a ferry from Anacortes to Ocras Island. I was hoping to see some whales, but I didn't. The scenery was superb though.

We rented cabins on the water, from where we could watch the sunset and wander down to the beach.

We spent a lot of time on the deck watching the sunset and enjoying wine and beers.

Dan also put up his slackline. I'm pretty bad at it, but my sister and her husband and my mom all got to take a try. 

Sunlit beach rocks on... a rock!

We were close to Canada.

The pier on the west side of the island. I would love to go back and paddle around there, it reminded me a lot of the Apostle Islands, but with larger, taller islands.