Deception Pass
Laura and I made an impromptu trip up to Deception Pass on Saturday. The park has miles of beaches and trails surrounding the channel.
Above is a shot of the bridge’s shadows on the cliffs, below is a boat running up the channel separating Fidalgo and Whidbey, and finally is a wide-angle of the (extremely scary) three foot pedestrian walkway—between the 180 foot drop and cars whizzing by at 40 miles per hour. You have to earn your snapshots there.
- Wikipedia: Deception Pass Bridge
Cool pics, that place is amazing. Did you happen to check out Mt. Erie?
I haven’t ever been to Mt. Erie- quite the climbing destination though right?
Yes, climbing if you wish. There is also a paved road for the city-slickers (me).
Ha, I was digging through the pics I shot from the Anacortes trip and I took an almost identical pic as the one you took of the boat wake. The composition of mine was of a wee bit less quality…I had morning light though.
Morning light is so very nice; these were all taken right near sunset which is a bit trickier in my opinion- tends to be harsher. The other great thing about being on the bridge is seeing all the sea lions as they swim up and down the current scarfing salmon.
Ok, mid-morning is actaully what I had; the worst time of the day if you ask me. As for sunset, I love it. Personally, I beleive the harshness can add some sweet effects.
The very early morning and sunset are going to give you the best light. Anything after noon will get progressively better toward sunset in my opinion, which yes, puts mid morning at one of the worst times to shoot.
I can’t say I like morning light better than sunset, but I do believe it is “easier” to shoot with. But then again am I really up shooting pre-dawn enough to make that kind of call? Heck no.