Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/06/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It appears that you used your freedom well. On Fri, Jun 26, 2020 at 10:55 PM Peter Klein via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > The State of Washington has reopened its state parks. We are still > keeping away from other people, But "they" are now saying that outdoors > is fairly safe as long as we keep our distance. So, we went on our first > outing since early March. Destination: Deception Pass State Park, about > 1.5 hours drive north of Seattle. It was wonderful to get out of the > city and into nature, and feel like human beings again. > > Deception Pass is a saltwater channel between two large islands. Tidal > currents can run in either direction, the setting is beautiful, and > there's a bridge over it built during the Depression, with help from the > Civilian Conservation Corps. The bridge is undergoing maintenance right > now, but is still open. Here are a few shots from our visit. > > A diving sea lion, taking advantage of the currents that funnel fish > into the central channel: > < > https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at > N04/50049361627/in/dateposted-public/ > > > > Me, appropriately attired: > < > https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at > N04/50049361577/in/dateposted-public/ > > > > Katya and Tilly. My wife refused to be photographed with a mask. Here > we far well away from anyone else, so the masks were off: > < > https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at > N04/50049105661/in/dateposted-public/ > > > > I thought this driftwood log looked like a Tardigrade (Those cute > microscopic"Water Bears"). > < > https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at > N04/50049361502/in/dateposted-public/ > > > > A speedboat doing what speedboats do: > < > https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at > N04/50048545498/in/dateposted-public/ > > > > Taken with my Olympus E-M5, which remains blissfully unaware of its > impending orphan status, plus Panasonic 25/1.4 or Olympus 45/1.8. Enjoy! > > --Peter > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Don don.dory at gmail.com