This is the south end of Budd Bay, the inlet of Puget Sound that comes down into downtown Olympia, Washington. There is pretty limited ship traffic down this far, but one of the few regular uses is for loading logs onto ships for export. The negative side of this is the stream of log trucks bringing loads of logs right through the middle of downtown. Between where I was standing and the log ship you can see the two tugboats that are stationed in Olympia when there is shipping traffic.
I like the juxtaposition of the industrial/maritime with the distant ridge line of the NE Olympic Mountains in the background. The Port Townsend Paper Mill is the single largest employer in Port Townsend, WA … (the maritime industry is larger, but made up of a lot of smaller businesses).
Several years ago I was living in Olympia and got up early and drove to Seattle in time for the sunrise. I went to Alki Beach and took a series of photos of the Olympic Mountains intending to create a panorama of the range. Early morning was ideal, since with the sun would be behind my back and the haze would be at a minimum. There was an unexpected problem, however. When I created the panorama, in order for it to be a reasonable height for viewing, the length would be over 10 feet.
But on the way out of West Seattle, I was caught in rush hour traffic. I was in the outside lane on the bridge and traffic was stopped. I have left my camera sitting on the passenger seat with the telephoto lens still mounted. I rolled down the passenger window and took this shot looking over the industrial area. I never processed this image, because I was distracted by the image that was zoomed in on Rainier. Just a reminder to review your past images for overlooked gems.
These were taken at Fort Worden State Park and show some of the relics left over from when it was more a Fort than a State Park. Taken with a Nikon FM3a on Kodak Tri-X film.
Another in my collection of antique plumbing fixtures. This was at Fort Worden State Park in Port Townsend. I am sure the water is disconnected … well, sorta sure. But I like the patina, anyway.