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Verde Maple’s

September 8, 2016 — Leave a comment

I love Maple tree’s, there are so many kinds but they pretty much all have bright colors in the fall. The greens that this one was showing on a wet day was vibrant. If you want to get some great shots of maples, I have found Japan in the fall to be wonderful. In Japan they have food and items to buy that are themed on the maples that are turning in the season much like the cherry blossoms in the spring. This maple was in a Japanese Garden on our trip in Oregon. Couldn’t pass it up.

Taken with X-Pro2

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The Olympic’s

August 28, 2016 — Leave a comment

If I could, I would backpack through the Olympic’s. Going up to Hurricane Ridge and other places that we could reach by car was truly awesome but I felt that I missed the heart of the park. People crowd up at Hurricane Ridge and the rain forest making it seem a tourist attraction rather then being with nature in its glory. The slopes were awe inspiring and I loved the very short time that I had with the park.

Taken with Fujifilm X-Pro2

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Yummy Piroshky

August 24, 2016 — Image — Leave a comment

Walking in Pike’s Place in downtown Seattle my girlfriend saw this place (on her bucket list) and ran over and got in line. I quickly followed and we order for each of ourselves and we sure were not disappointed. They were tasty and busy. The counter was maybe 5 feet long and they had 7 people behind the counter in the baking area working hard.

Taken with Fujifilm X-pro2

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Setting Sun at Libby Hill

August 24, 2016 — Leave a comment

Libby Hill is a great park that isn’t too far from the city center of Richmond. There is hardly ever a lot of people there and you can get a good seat as the sun sets if you just want to read a book or picnic. I took the photography club up there to catch the sun set but there were a lot of lower clouds that blocked it. There were still pink and red clouds to be had as the sun dropped even more. Plus you have Main Street coming right at you with lights and sounds.

Taken with a Fuji X-Pro2 and 18-55mm lens

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Hike up to Cascade’s

August 22, 2016 — Leave a comment

So I managed to get in some time and drive 3.5 hours to Cascade falls that were a lovely falls but for some reason I didn’t get any good pictures of the falls so I might try again some day. The hike was great and cool, a nice breath from the summer. The trail travels right along the stream the entire time so there is always a photo opportunity. I even stopped by Mountain Lake right after this where the filmed Dirty Dancing.

Taken with Fuji X-Pro2 and 18-55mm lens. 

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