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Port Townsend Mill and the Olympics

Posted on by Allan J Jones

Port Townsend Paper Mill and the Olympic Mountains by Allan J JonesThis is looking southwest from the end of the downtown area of Port Townsend, looking towards the Port Townsend Paper Company mill and the Northeast corner of the Olympic Mountains. The steam from the mill and the cloud layer low on the mountains were both backlit and I was struck by the repeating horizontal lines. I also liked the way the distant foreground range has a set of cell phone towers and antennas … which repeat the vertical lines of the stacks and sailboat masts. (a little hard to see that in the smaller web version)

Camera: Nikon D850
Lens: Nikon 28-300mm set at 250mm
ISO 160    1/1600 sec    f/8.0

 

Solar Arc – Wispy Clouds and Capitol Lake

Posted on by Allan J Jones
Solar Arc - Wispy Clouds and Capitol Lake by Allan J Jones Photography
Solar Arc – Wispy Clouds and Capitol Lake

This was one of my regular walks around Capitol Lake in Olympia, WA … and the sky presented one of its more spectacular displays. I was amazed and really happy I was carrying my camera. Meanwhile, the majority of the walkers were totally oblivious to the scene.

Note: I have been in the process of relocating to Port Townsend … a hundred miles north of Olympia. It has been a very time consuming process. It has taken a toll on my ability to spend time with the camera. As a result, I have gone into the library to find some golden oldies to share. This one is from February 2016.

Camera: Nikon D810
Lens: Nikon 24-85mm set at 24mm
ISO 100    1/400sec    f/8.0

Double Rainbow over PA Harbor

Posted on by Allan J Jones
Double Rainbow over Port Angeles Harbor by Allan J Jones Photography
Double Rainbow over Port Angeles Harbor

I went to Port Angeles for some personal business … got there a little early and saw there was a full rainbow. I drove to the harbor, hoping it would stay … and it did. I was able to get this shot that shows the slight double above the primary. You can still see some of the raindrops on the lens. I was facing directly into the wind … and it was blowing pretty good. I removed a number of them, but this version shows some I missed. A surprise.

It was also a surprise to see the settings from the shot and realizing that I wasn’t paying attention or I would have dropped the ISO to get the f stop down to around f/8.

Camera: Nikon D850
Lens: Nikon 24-85mm set at 24mm
ISO 1000    1/640 sec    f/22

Smith Rocks

Posted on by Allan J Jones
Smith Rocks by Allan J Jones Photography
Smith Rocks

Smith Rocks is the site of an Oregon State Park a few miles north of Redmond, Oregon, along the Crooked River. There’s nice hiking and some dramatic scenery … and some vertical rock for those so inclined. (sorry for the pun)

Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon 18-70mm set at 18mm
ISO 100   1/250 sec    f/8.0