Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Dawn Over the Cascades


My window on the world looks mostly to the west, but there is a spot in the building where I can catch the eastern horizon. One morning last May the conditions looked good for a sunrise shot. As it turned out I liked this early dawn scene better with the steeple on the left and the church domes on the right. Seattle is situated on a narrow isthmus between Puget Sound (an arm of the Pacific Ocean) and Lake Washington. The closer ridge in the photo is the summit of the isthmus. In the distance, The Cascade Mountain Range about 50 miles away. Be sure to click on the photo to see a larger image.

11 comments:

  1. Gorgeous capture my friend! Hoping you are having a great week!

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  2. Beautiful shot,well worth getting up early,for.
    Ruth

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  3. I love the softer layer of earth in between hard earth and sky. :)

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  4. Well seen!
    Nice capture!

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  5. Lovely sunrise photograph! Beautiful soft colors. Such a pretty scenic view!

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  6. This is beautiful. thanks for the explanation. I'm glad to have found your blog and look forward to checking out the rest of it.
    nellie

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  7. Very nice John. Great view. Congratulations on your new blog. I look forward to visiting your island regularly in the future.

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  8. Thanks to everyone for the kind comments and welcome new followers!

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  9. John,thanks for your kind words.I really don't know if there is anything you can do,but you may use my personal email if you want to.You can find this on my profile.I could give you much more info that way.
    Ruth

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  10. we're in madison and also on an isthmus. funny. that word makes me laugh only because so many people don't know what it is....

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