Cheating Death

Shannon and I took the skiff and razzed over to Lopez Island for dinner at The Islander in Fisherman Bay tonight. This was shot on the way over, looking west at San Juan Island (our home) and the late afternoon sun in our wake. On the way home after sunset we had a gorgeous flat-calm channel reflecting the evening sky. As my dad would say after we got home, "we cheated death once again!".
Good times....

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Before the Sunset

The sky yesterday about 1-1/2 hours before that awesome sunset. I wish I would have been able to go somewhere with a good view to shoot that, but I guess this will have to do - This is looking toward the West down our street while there were rumblings of thunder in the skies.

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Gazebo at Roche Harbor

Roche Harbor Resort's restaurant and bar with the gazebo. This is where my band is playing Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday this week. And along with 2 nights at Herb's last weekend, the Rumor Mill next weekend and the Pig War Picnic on the Fourth, we've had a busy schedule (contributing to my lack of daily photos - I'm hoping to play catch-up soon) and rockin' good times!

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The Landing

Here's another shot from last night's little excursion down to the waterfront. This time, looking away from that sunset toward Spring Street Landing.

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Port Sunset

I looked outside just before sunset and said, "Honey, let's run down to the port and shoot a photo!" Well, you know me - about 134 frames later, I came up with something. Luckily, she got a chocolate ice cream and rather than being bored and impatient with me, she said "No worries - I'm golden".

I'm pretty sure that's why photographers call it Golden Hour.

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Roche Harbor Resort

Roche Harbor Resort on Memorial Day Weekend. This was shot during the Colors ceremony - their daily retiring of the colors (taking the flags down) at sunset.

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Dandelion Sunset

A little bit of orange sunset sky dancing on the driveway with the dandelions. (with a little HDR thrown in for added drama).

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Lime Kiln Lighthouse

Sunset on the west side of San Juan Island.

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The Place

The Friday Harbor waterfront as viewed from the ferry dock. 

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Framed Sunset

I didn't think this one had enough framing going on in the image the way I shot it through the structure up there at the fairgrounds, so I added some more with Photoshop. The ghosted "picture frame" around the edges is the Photoshop part.

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Sun-Touched Creek

Another shot on the way to band practice. We're in a different location now, and this is the view through the woods from the driveway at the new place. I was shooting from a low angle at first until I noticed the sun reflecting on the creek from a higher angle. Almost looks like the sun came down to earth and landed in the clearing there.

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Friday Harbor Port Docks

Sunset at the port docks (Port of Friday Harbor). One of my favorite places in all the world.

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Washington State Ferry at Dusk

Another beautiful day in paradise. It started out sunny and gorgeous, then got greyer and greyer (is that a word?), and then it POURED down rain this afternoon. But by evening it was beautiful again and we just happened along the waterfront when the ferry was coming in.

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