This is a photo that shows that I like about the town I live in now. Port Townsend has a nice lighthouse, a ferry terminal and a rich history of maritime industries. Plus great views and lovely weather. All things that I enjoy and look forward to now that we are getting into springtime. Yay Spring!!!!
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.
The Hawaiian Chieftain has it’s home port in Kamakahonu, but is in Port Townsend, available for day cruises. I thought it was a nice little boat, worth taking photos of. (no, I haven’t had a ride aboard)
I think this little boat was tied up. Couldn’t really tell, since there wasn’t much wind or current. It looked lonely, though.
Photos of sunsets and sailboats are pretty common and a challenge to make unique. I thought the warm colors of this boat anchored off of the Port Townsend waterfront made this image worth sharing.
Shot on Kodak Portra 400 … this is an image that would have been noticeably more sharp with my digital camera. I like the feel to this one, though.