Photo Trip to Port Angeles

Eager to take the new gear out for more photos, I headed north up highway 101 to Port Angeles.  I couldn't resist a stop at the Sequim sunny Farms store en route, however, as it has the best produce and local honey!

This trip was a first for me.  I know, I've lived on this peninsula for over 25 years, but going out on back roads is not usually my style.  It's just like they say, get off the main road!  See the sights along the less traveled areas.

My main attraction was the Salt Creek area, on the northern most end of the Olympic Peninsula which views the body of water called the Strait of Juan de Fuca.  Not the ocean exactly, but close.  You can look across that body of water and see Vancouver island.

The images from this trip took three stops.  Salt Creek park, a lookout area and the actual beach.
These are the only two black and whites from that area.

This one was from the waterfront of the campground.

This is on the beach at Salt Creek itself.  The tide was coming in fast so I didn't have any more time than to snap about three shots and get back around the bend before the water filled the cove.

The campground there is delightful, I must visit again.

Near this area I found a road that lead me to some old bunkers you could actually drive through!  I enjoyed taking pictures here, and even encountered an apparition, although I didn't know it until I uploaded the photos to my computer.
This place was a little dark, quiet and I was there alone, not my favorite combination but it didn't really feel scary, just empty.

Here are the shots from the bunkers.

If you zoom in on the above image and look near the ground on the right, you'll see an odd shaped spherical object.

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New Photo Gear

I wasted no time getting out for my first photo trip to test out the new gear.
Just yesterday I purchased a used camera with many choice lenses, several I was itching to try out in the wild.

I decided to drive up to Port Townsend as it's only an hour away and is home to some magnificent architecture as well as waterfront views.
Before I got into town however, I had an idea to first visit the Fort Worden State Park where the Point Wilson Lighthouse is.

Mind you I had not even taken the time to learn this camera, but it was very similar to my previous one.  I just fired at will in a state of complete bliss.

My favorite lens that day was the 10-20mm wide angle lens.  The sky was perfect, light odd shaped clouds and bright sun.  It was a little cold but dry for October.

Here was the take away from the lighthouse area.

These look fantastic on metallic paper too!

As I walked along the beach I came to what looked like a gate entrance, with some odd looking trees and a big metal barrel on a hill - which I'm guessing is the original "lighthouse", where a large fire would burn.

I thought I was done shooting and was about to head back to the car, when I decided instead to see where the trail lead.  I came upon a row of bunkers and when I looked to my left I was completely surprised by the largest bunker structure I had ever seen - two stories and a third floor top room.  This was a massive concrete structure with stairs and many rooms.
No one else was around as I headed toward it, but something told me to instead take some stairs to the left and down to the ground floor.
When I got down there and looked back up at this amazing mass of concrete, a rather seemly looking fellow came out of one of the rooms at the top!  He was leaning in the doorway, looking out, smoking a cigarette.  Actually I wanted to take his picture, it would have been great, however my better judgement decided not to approach him.

Here are a few shots of that area.

I was in awe at the size of it.  The tall creepy trees and interesting clouds this day really made this first trip a hit.
I did end up going into town as well and tried out a few more lenses.

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