Lake Chelan

Lake Chelan is a narrow lake over 50 miles long, and the third deepest lake in the U.S. After Lake Tahoe and Crater Lake.  The name Chelan is a Salish Indian name for deep water.  The lake is nestled in the Cascade Mountains, with an underwater gorge extending up to 1486 ft. below the surface. This twilight view is from Stehekin at the far eastern end of the lake.

Skagit Valley at Sunrise

I found this smaller tulip field in Skagit Valley much more accessible than some of the larger fields where they charge admission to enter or park.  Here I could pull up along the roadside and photograph to my heart's content.  I photographed on the evening of the 2nd and the morning of the 3rd.  This photo is from the morning shoot.  From a photography standpoint, one thing I became aware of during my artistic photography class is my tendency for a very static horizontal composition, which I've gone to here out of habit.  The thing is, I do find myself liking this type of composition.  I guess I was trying to highlight the stripes of color bands, including the foothills in the distance.  I'd be curious for feedback on this though, as the week goes on.  I think this might be my only horizontally composed image.