Panoramics of Astoria

Burning steel wool photography

Here are a few shots that we took for our first trial of burning steel wool. The camera settings were:
1) Sony Alpha 500 DSLR on tripod
2) Sony 50mm F1.8 lens
3) ISO set to 200
4) Remote trigger

My daughter got in on the fun and swung some steel wool.

This is the picture we forgot to refocus the camera but would have been one of the better shots. It is really hard to tell how far away you need to be to get the whole picture, especially when it is so dark you can hardly walk :)

Trip to the "real" Western Washington

Oftentimes when people talk about Western Washington they think of Seattle on down to Olympia but there is more to the West over on the Olympic Peninsula. Below are a few pictures of our 4 day trip on the Peninsula.

Day 1 we drove to Sequim and went to see the Dungeness Spit which is about 2.5 miles long and sticks out into the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

Day 2 we drove up Hwy 112 to Cape Flattery which is as far West as you can go in Washington and back to Sequim. Long day due to really windy roads. But I hear this is the best place in the world for Salmon fishing.

Day 3 we drove down Hwy 101 from Sequim to Ocean Shores via Forks, WA

Day 4 we drove from Ocean Shores back home to Sammamish

Below are the pics from the trip. https://cid-393c896513597985.photos.live.com/browse.aspx/2011-MidWinter%20Break?wa=wsignin1.0&sa=843911733