On a chilly morning in early November, the sun ascended through the layered clouds, gilding their translucent fronds with golden hues and lighting up the sky with a sunrise that swelled and dimmed and swelled again.
Purple Martins hanging out at a marina, watching the sunset from wires and their own porch steps. Their distinctive call echoes over the water as the dusky hue of these big mouthed birds slowly blends into the night sky.
Beneath the calm waters of Puget Sound, Spider Crabs battle over fields of waving anemone at high tide. Snorkeling in these cold waters is challenging, but the reward is incredible sights of natural beauty. Glowing orange, crowned with gardens of living seaweed, or concealed by mud and algae, Spider Crabs are unusual denizens of the Salish Sea.
Flying in the snowy forest with an FPV drone is fun, but dodging through narrow gaps is a dangerous sport! I tried to make a sharp turn with the DJI Avata, but had too much momentum and ended up in snow bank. Fortunately, we were able to locate it using the ESC beep, and the drone made it through without a scratch!
The giant trees of Cannonball Creek are in grave peril. Unless immediate action is taken to stop the McCannon timber sale, these ancient giants will soon be cut, and this vibrant ecosystem will be lost forever. Please write to the Washington Department of Natural Resources and Commissioner Hillary Franz and tell them to cancel the McCannon timber sale.
We are losing our legacy forests at an alarming rate, and it’s vital that what little is left be protected. Please contact your Washington State representatives and Governor Inslee and ask them to protect all forests which naturally regenerated prior to 1945.
A lonely fishing boat plies the turbulent waters of the Columbia River Bar, also known as the Graveyard of the Pacific due to how many ships this wild stretch of water has claimed over the centuries. Plumes of salt laden spray shoot skyward from the ragged waves, and fierce currents tug insistently on the keels of all vessels that pass through this gauntlet of terror.
Captured with the Nikon Z9 and Nikkor Z 800mm f/6.3 VR S. I shot in DX crop mode and used cropping creatively in Adobe Premiere. I used a Benro Tortoise tripod with a gimbal head to achieve smooth and stable panning shots.
Aerial views of Clatskanie, Oregon, on a somber winter day. Flying over rivers, farms, forests, and a rural community in the Pacific Northwest.
A red-breasted sapsucker eating sap from trees in Julia Butler Hansen National Wildlife Refuge. These beautiful little birds add a brilliant splash of color to the dreary gray landscapes of winter in the Pacific Northwest.
The king tide rolled into Puget Sound last week, bringing with it record high waters and impressive currents that flowed like rivers through the passages and channels of the Salish Sea. Debris and lost boats were scattered along the winding reaches of the Sound.