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A Trip to Washington

Posted on September 8, 2021September 8, 2021 by Jordan Steele

Last month, I had a chance to travel for the first time since the pandemic began, as my family and I visited family in Seattle. I’d been to this area of the US once before, but that was as an Army cadet for our advanced camp, and as such, I only got to see a blip of the airport and then the lovely confines of Fort Lewis.

This time, we had a chance to explore the city, and make two quick ventures out to Olympic National Park for some photography. When doing family stuff around the city, I simply carried my little Fujifilm X100V, which worked wonderfully. For my trips out to Olympic, I brought my Canon R5 with the Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 DG Art, Canon RF 24-105mm f/4L IS and Canon RF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS. While the primary purpose of my trip wasn’t photography, I did get a chance to get out and shoot, including some lovely shots of the Space Needle from my brother-in-law’s apartment building. Here’s a selection from the trip:

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Merriman Falls, Olympic National Park, WA – Canon EOS R5 with Canon RF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS @ 200mm, f/11, 6s, ISO 100
Space Needle at Sunset, Seattle, WA – Canon EOS R5 with Canon RF 24-105mm f/4L IS @ 50mm, f/11, 1/200s, ISO 100
Tree, Quinault Rainforest, Olympic National Park, WA – Canon EOS R5 with Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 DG Art @ 14mm, f/16, 6s, ISO 100
Flower Vendor, Seattle, WA – Fujifilm X100V @ 23mm, f/2, 1/480s, ISO 160
Marymere Falls, Olympic National Park – Canon EOS R5 with Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 DG Art @ 14mm, f/8, 1/2s, ISO 100
Fat City, Seattle, WA – Fujifilm X100V @ 23mm, f/5.6, 1/240s, ISO 160
Salt Creek Shore, Port Angeles, WA – Canon EOS R5 with Canon RF 24-105mm f/4L IS @ 35mm, f/16, 1/30s, ISO 100
Space Needle, Seattle, WA – Canon EOS R5 with Canon RF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS @ 200mm, f/11, 1/1000s, ISO 100
Olympic Forest, Olympic National Park, WA – Canon EOS R5 with Canon RF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS @ 158mm, f/11, 1/30s, ISO 100
Cinerama, Seattle, WA – Fujifilm X100V @ 23mm, f/5.6, 1/280s, ISO 160
Marymere Falls, Olympic National Park, WA – Canon EOS R5 with Canon RF 24-105mm f/4L IS @ 85mm, f/8, 1/2s, ISO 100
Museum of Pop Culture, Seattle, WA – Fujifilm X100V @ 23mm, f/8, 1/80s, ISO 200
Mossy Trees, Quinault Rainforest, Olympic National Park – Canon EOS R5 with Canon RF 24-105mm f/4L IS @ 35mm, f/14, 5s, ISO 100
Museum of Pop Culture, Seattle, WA – Fujifilm X100V @ 23mm, f/5.6, 1/1250s, ISO 160
Merriman Falls, Olympic National Park, WA – Canon EOS R5 with Canon RF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS @ 70mm, f/11, 8s, ISO 100 (focus stack of 3 images)
Seattle Alley – Fujifilm X100V @ 23mm, f/5.6, 1/400s, ISO 160
Tall Tree, Quinault Rainforest, Olympic National Park, WA – Canon EOS R5 with Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 DG Art @ 14mm, f/11, ISO 200 (HDR of 3 shots)
Museum of Pop Culture – Fujifilm X100V @ 23mm, f/8, ISO 160 (5 shot HDR)
Tree Canopy, Olympic National Park, WA – Canon EOS R5 with Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 DG Art @ 14mm, f/10, 0.4s, ISO 100
Seattle Sun, Seattle, WA – Canon EOS R5 with Canon RF 24-105mm f/4L IS @ 47mm, f/11, 1/1000s, ISO 100
Merriman Falls, Olympic National Park, WA – Canon EOS R5 with Canon RF 24-105mm f/4L IS @ 24mm, f/11, 20s, ISO 100
Car Triangle, Seattle, WA – Fujifilm X100V @ 23mm, f/2, f/1750s, ISO 160

3 thoughts on “A Trip to Washington”

  1. Tobias W. says:
    September 8, 2021 at 10:01 pm

    Lovely photos. I am glad you had a chance to see Olympic National Park. Any images from some of the lovely beaches? Rialto? Second beach etc.?

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    1. Jordan Steele says:
      September 9, 2021 at 7:19 am

      Unfortunately, we weren’t able to make it out there. My brother-in-law lives in downtown Seattle, and the main purpose for the trip was to visit with him and his wife. I took one day to go out to Olympic myself for photos, and didn’t have time to drive all the way to the coast and still shoot for any length of time. Then as a family we went to some of the sites on the north side of the park, but while I got a few nice shots (some presented here), it was not really a trip for photography, and everything was mid-day. I’d love to go back some day and spend a week or two exploring Olympic and Rainier in all their glory.

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  2. Richard Thomas says:
    September 13, 2021 at 9:45 am

    You need to get out to the Palouse next time you can get out here; try to make it in late May / early June. I grew up in Connecticut, been around the world for various military reasons, and there’s nothing like the Palouse that I’ve ever seen. Great review of your trip; have a great week ahead. Rich

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