Washington: Flying M Photos

No Wake

(Flying M Photos) — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:51:50 GMT

A shot with a fisheye lens down the dock at the Lake Pateros Motor Inn in Pateros, WA.

Eastern Kingbird

(Flying M Photos) — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:49:36 GMT

I shot this photo of an eastern kingbird in the Quincy Lakes area of central Washington State in summer, 2008.

Red-Wing Blackbird

(Flying M Photos) — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:20:40 GMT

A red-wing blackbird photographed in the Quincy Lakes area of Washington State.

Red-winged Blackbird

(Flying M Photos) — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 05:16:36 GMT

Red-winged Blackbird

(Flying M Photos) — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 05:16:51 GMT

Yellow-Headed Blackbird

(Flying M Photos) — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 04:13:26 GMT

I captured this image of a yellow-headed blackbird on a June 11, 2009 trip to Quincy Lakes. I'd spent a lot of time outside the truck with my Nikon D80, monopod, and 75-300mm zoom lens. Amazingly, I shot this from the driver's seat of the car as I drove down one of the back roads. The bird was less than 12 feet from the car window. I knew that if I got out, the bird would fly off. I still can't believe he remained in place while I got 10 shots. This was, by far, the best.

Yellow-Headed Blackbird

(Flying M Photos) — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 05:16:24 GMT

Another shot of a yellow-headed blackbird. Photo shot at Quincy Lakes in June 2009.

Juvenile Robin

(Flying M Photos) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:05:39 GMT

A young robin waits in the grass for its mother's return with food. Photo made June 23, 2009 in Quincy, WA.

Juvenile Robin

(Flying M Photos) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:06:15 GMT

As I sit at my desk, working on my books, I often see juvenile robins outside. I made this photo on June 22, 2009 when a pair of juveniles flew up into a tree as I approached.

Juvenile Robin

(Flying M Photos) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:06:26 GMT

This young robin flew up into a tree as I approached. It was not beyond the reach of my 300 mm lens. Photo made on June 22, 2009 in Quincy, WA

First Bath

(Flying M Photos) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:06:38 GMT

A mother robin shows her offspring how to bathe. Photo made on June 22, 2009 in Quincy, WA.

Yellow Butterfly

(Flying M Photos) — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:21:18 GMT

A yellow butterfly feeding on a flower. Photographed in the Quincy Lakes area of Washington.

Cherries, at the Source

(Flying M Photos) — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:49:20 GMT

While walking the cherry orchards near Quincy, WA, in preparation for my summer job, I snapped this photo of ripening cherries on a tree.

Orchard Still Life

(Flying M Photos) — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:35:46 GMT

Late afternoon sunlight illuminates several unripe apples that have fallen from their tree. Photographed south of Quincy, WA.

Alfalfa Curves

(Flying M Photos) — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 03:19:29 GMT

Recently cut alfalfa crop in a farm field south of Quincy, WA. The fresh cuttings will partially dry out in the field before a baler comes through to gather it up into bales. This photo was shot on June 10, 2009.

Alfalfa Bales

(Flying M Photos) — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:36:07 GMT

After cutting and drying, alfalfa is baled using equipment that scatters the bales in the field as they are created. These large bales will later be collected, stacked, and sold as feed. Photographed near Moses Coulee in Washington State on July 4, 2009.

Wheat Field

(Flying M Photos) — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:03:52 GMT

I was really attracted by the uniform texture of this wheat field, which was broken only by the curve path of the wheel of an irrigatin circle. Photographed in late afternoon, just south of Quincy, WA.

Wheat Field, with Irrigation

(Flying M Photos) — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:04:36 GMT

Late afternoon sunlight casts long shadows from the arm and piping on an irrigation circle to the wheat field below. Photographed south of Quincy, WA.

Harvest Wheat

(Flying M Photos) — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:12:30 GMT

A wheat field in central Washington state, shortly before harvest. Thedeep furrow was caused by the wheels of an irrigation circle.

Wheat, Close-Up

(Flying M Photos) — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:11:30 GMT

A closeup look at a wheat field, shortly before harvest. Photos taken 5 miles south of Quincy, WA.

Combine in Action

(Flying M Photos) — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:05:03 GMT

Late July is harvest time for the wheat on the high plateaus of north central Washington. This photo was snapped between Chelan and Banks Lake.

Forgotten Wheel

(Flying M Photos) — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:13:22 GMT

I stumbled across this portion of an irrigation system while walking along a canal south of Quincy, WA. How long had it been there? How long would it be there? It seemed forgotten.

Corn Rows

(Flying M Photos) — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:35:39 GMT

There's something about the symetry of rows of crops that I really like. This young cornfield sits at the bottom of Lower Moses Coulee, just past Palisades, WA. Photo shot July 4, 2009.

Young Orchard, Late Afternoon

(Flying M Photos) — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:58:27 GMT

The late afternoon sun casts a golden glow over rows of young trees in an orchard west of Quincy, WA.

Along the Canal

(Flying M Photos) — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:05:14 GMT

Tall grass silhouetted in the late afternoon sunlight along a canal south of Quincy, WA.

Dandelion

(Flying M Photos) — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:13:54 GMT

A large dandelion, gone to seed, illuminated from behind. Photographed during a walk alongside an apple orchard near Quincy, WA in July 2008.

Backlit Leaves

(Flying M Photos) — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:14:54 GMT

Birch leaves lighted from the back by a late afternoon sun. Photographed along the Colockum Golf Course south of Quincy, WA.

Washington Wildflowers

(Flying M Photos) — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 01:04:34 GMT

Wildflowers alongside an orchard on Whidbey Island. Photographed in June 2007.

Winegars

(Flying M Photos) — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 01:01:25 GMT

A gas station turned coffee shop, now perhaps empty. The architecture, well-lighted by the afternoon sun, screamed to be photographed. You can find this on Main Street in Ellensburg, WA.

High Tension

(Flying M Photos) — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:51:09 GMT

This shot, taken with a fisheye lens, looks straight up from the bottom of a high tension power line tower near the Chief Joseph Dam in Bridgeport, WA.

Deception Pass Bridge

(Flying M Photos) — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 01:11:06 GMT

The underside of the Deception Pass Bridge on Whidbey Island, WA. I liked the symmetry.

Stacked Ladders

(Flying M Photos) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:34:38 GMT

A side view of ladders stacked up, waiting for the start of cherry picking. Photo shot at Crescent Bar, WA in June 2009.

Orchard Ladders

(Flying M Photos) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:34:22 GMT

At Crescent Bar, WA, stacked ladders await the start of cherry picking. Photo shot in June 2009.

NY

(Flying M Photos) — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 01:07:10 GMT

The doorway of this closed-down Chinese Restaurant hints of a past that was not all Asian cuisine. The letters N and Y clearly appear on the door handles. Photographed in Ellensburg, WA.

Palouse Falls

(Flying M Photos) — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:22:53 GMT

Palouse Falls cuts through the basalt rock of Central Washington to drop into a pool hundreds of feet below. Look carefully in this photo for the three hikers on the rocks near the top of the falls. Photo taken in July 2008.

(Flying M Photos) — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:22:20 GMT

Crescent Bar on the Columbia River

(Flying M Photos) — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 22:04:01 GMT

I made this photo of the Crescent Bar area of the Columbia River in Central Washington State late one afternoon, about 45 minutes before sunset. The town of Quincy and its farmland and orchards are on the cliffs you see here. One of the cherry orchards I'm responsible for drying appear in the far left side of the image, about halfway down. This photo was shot on June 14, 2009.

Barn Roof

(Flying M Photos) — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:20:30 GMT

The scariest part of taking this photo was walking into the barn on a windy day -- it seemed as if it would fall over any moment. The only thing that remained of the roof was the rafters, which created a uniform pattern of shadows thoughout. Photograph taken near Douglas, WA on July 4, 2009.

Barn Shadows

(Flying M Photos) — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:21:00 GMT

Inside an ancient barn near Douglas, WA, roof rafters cast deep shadows over a broken door and forgotten equipment. Photo shot July 4, 2009.

(Flying M Photos) — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:35:51 GMT

(Flying M Photos) — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:36:20 GMT