Puget Sound Abstract
Description: The fiery colors of sunset illuminate the Olympic Mountains across Puget Sound. Or maybe those are the Cascades as seen from Whidbey Island. Hard to say, dang blurry photos. Continue Reading →
Tag: Washington
Gourd Season Is Nigh
Description: At the farmer’s markets in Skagit Valley, the gourds have sprung to the shelves. Location: Skagit Valley, Washington, USA, North America Photograph copyright Peter West Carey. All rights reserved.
No Hands In Crab Tank, Duh!
Description: Sometimes the photo explains itself. Location: Skagit County, Washington, USA, North America Photograph copyright Peter West Carey. All rights reserved.
I Can Use Your Help With An MS Bike Ride This Weekend
This coming weekend I need your help with making my 10th (or so) MS Bike Ride a fundraising success. The MS Bike Ride (formerly the MS150) is a national effort Continue Reading →
Death Valley Is All About Patterns
Description: In looking back through a few days spent in Death Valley over the Winter, I keep finding more and more images of endless patterns. Sometimes repeating directly, but also Continue Reading →
Narada Falls
Description: After having driver by this waterfall at least 30 times, I finally stopped to see what the fuss was about. It is a beautiful waterfall. Just off the main Continue Reading →
Old Rabbit In A Field
Description: Left out in a field, this old rabbit is stuck. Location: Edmonds, Washington, USA, North America Photograph copyright Peter West Carey. All rights reserved.
Wheel On The Wall
Description: Just an old wagon wheel on an old wall in the center of Washington. Location: Central Washington, USA, North America Photograph copyright Peter West Carey. All rights reserved.
Dock Of The Bay Fishing
Description: Catching the last light of day and hopefully a fish. Location: Seattle, Washington, United State, North America Photograph Copyright 2023 Peter West Carey
Mt. St. Helens and Mt. Adams
Description: Timing is everything with photography. And that timing often relates to light. In this case, I have flown and photographed this scene probably a hundred times over the last decade, Continue Reading →
Sorry About The Panorama Cropping Of Seattle
Description: I realize the panorama I posted a couple of days ago presented weird to those who receive these blog posts as an email. There are about 1700 of you Continue Reading →
Seattle Sunset Aerial Panorama
Description: I like to try to obtain new angles on ‘classic’ photos, such as the typical view of Seattle from Kerry Park. Like this one. Drones, when used properly, are Continue Reading →
Moonrise Over The PI Building And Seattle
Description: Timing and using apps like The Photographers Ephemeris or Sun Surveyor helps to place the celestial bodies where you want them. But in this case, I got lucky and had Continue Reading →
Wheel And Crane
Description: Seattle’s waterfront got a boost when the Great Wheel opened ten years ago. Its also makes for an interesting study in form, steel and movement. Location: Seattle, Washington, USA, North Continue Reading →
Whidbey Island Vertical Panorama
Description: Double Bluff Beach never looked so good as from way up in the sky. Those are the Olympic Mountains peeking (peaking?) out of the clouds in the distance. Location: Double Continue Reading →
More Vertical Panoramaness
Description: Continuing from yesterday’s vertical panoramaness, I give you: Whidbey Island Sunrise. Location: Langley, Washington, USA, North America Camera: DJI Mavic 2 Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey. Image Available For Commercial Licensing Continue Reading →
Above, Around, Seattle
Hot off the press, just released this morning: Above, Around, Seattle! If you enjoyed Above, Around, LA, Episode 2 is sure to please. Covering hot spots like: Alki Montlake Cut Continue Reading →
The Washington State Capitol Dome And Mt. Rainier
Description: Some days the air quality and visibility is sublime. Location: Olympia, Washington, USA, North America Camera: DJI Mavic 3 Cine Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey. Image Available For Commercial Licensing (email) Learn Continue Reading →
The Legacy Of A Tent
Description: Happiness is a campsite in the sun. Even if the winds are blowing 20MPH+. Today is the day I bequeath this tent I have had for over 20 years to Continue Reading →
Car Coming Around The Corner
Description: Throwback to the days when I was heavily into abstracts of everyday scenes. In this case I was catching moving objects, like cars. With a 3, 6 or 10 stop Continue Reading →
Whidbey Island Offshore Patterns
Description: When the tide slackens, the sandbars show themselves. Location: Los Angeles, California, USA, North America Camera: Canon 7D & 28-300mm L Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey. Image Available For Commercial Licensing Continue Reading →
Seattle Skyline Panorama
Description: Missing this town, just a little. Happy to visit soon. Location: Seattle, Washington, USA, North America Camera: DJI Mavic 2 Pro Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey. Image Available For Commercial Licensing Continue Reading →
A National Geographic Vessel At Whidbey Island?
Description: This might be the only time you see a National Geographic/Lindblad Expeditions vessel ?at the Langley marina, Whidbey Island. While Whidbey might not be your exotic hotspot for small boat Continue Reading →
Endless Green Whidbey Island Aerial Panorama
Description: I know it’s a long title, but I want it to be accurately descriptive. The image was taken about three different drones ago, when I was still regularly traveling between Continue Reading →
Mountain Abstract
Description: Sunsets don’t all have to be tack-sharp landscape images. Location: Seattle, Washington, USA, North America Camera: Canon 7D & 28-300mm L Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey. Image Available For Commercial Licensing (email) Continue Reading →
Looking Down On Man’s Creation
Description: I’m not sure which man created it, but the colors and forms of this golf course putting green is made all the better with the clouds’ reflection. Location: Whidbey Island, Washington, Continue Reading →
Rippling Greens Of The Sea
Description: Same body of water as yesterday’s photo, the Puget Sound takes on many forms. A long shutter speed and side light helped with these waves created while crossing from Mukilteo Continue Reading →
I Could Stare At Trees And Mountains All Day
Description: This is one of my favorite types of scenes: trees and mountains. This photo was taken near Index, Washington, in the Cascade Mountains. While this area was logged many decades Continue Reading →
Funky False Colors Of Mount Rainier
Description: Sometimes it’s fun to go crazy with the sliders and color wheel. Location: Washington, USA, North America Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey. Image Available For Commercial Licensing (email) Learn photography and Continue Reading →
Mount Rainier And Mount Saint Helens In The Haze
Description: This year’s wildfires all along the West Coast, including British Columbia, left a haze for months on end. The view I love so much when returning to Washington, Mounts Rainier Continue Reading →
Mt. St. Helens And Mt. Adams
Description: I am absolutely loving the new Canon EOS R5 with 24-105 L lens I picked up in June. Shots like this, with twice the pixels and a better sensor, make Continue Reading →
Olympic National Park Layers
Description: Not to be outdone by all those Alaska Layers yesterday and the day before, Olympic National Park on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula holds its own. Title: Olympic National Park Layers Location: Continue Reading →
A Block Of Seattle
Description: This Photo Of The Day post has a few more images than normal and they are available as a gallery below. If you can’t see it in email, click here. Continue Reading →
Columbia River Kiteboarding
Description: The Columbia River is famous for kicking up some wind and being an excellent place for all kinds of blustery sports, such as kiteboarding. Title: Columbia River Kiteboarding Location: Columbia Continue Reading →
The Hills Are Green In Spring
Description: Springtime along the Columbia River on an Uncruise adventure brings beautiful green hills into relief. Title: The Hills Are Green In Spring Location: Columbia River, Washington, no…Oregon, nope….Washington again, USA, Continue Reading →