This is becoming a custom of sorts, so here you go. I love the view from this particular spot at Van Dusen. The colours are, apparently, what happens when you use the indoor “flash off” setting to shoot landscapes. I kind of like it that way.
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Another lovely photo! And the smell of northwest coast conifers is still fresh in my mind.
There are many interesting locations in the northwest coast for photography if you ever have the time. Among them are the rain forests on the west coast of Vancouver Island, Haida Gwaii off the coast of British Columbia, and the Olympic National Park in Washington. You can see some of my photos from the Olympic National Park here:
http://gallery.me.com/richardseguin#gallery
(Apple is discontinuing their photo galleries, so my photos will disappear within a few months. Vertically formatted photos suffer a bit in size when your browser tries to fit the photo within the window, so going full screen with your browser is recommended if possible.)
Great photos! Yes, the Pacific Northwest is indeed beautiful – all the places you mentioned, and many more. I’ve lived here since 2000 and still have only seen a small part of it.