Another Try at the Everett Waterfront

You likely recall my poor attempt to get an image by the waterfront in Everett. This spot is hardly a park since it is only a parking lot next to Port Gardner Bay. But it is easy to get to and seemed to have a bit of potential. Rather than suffer in the rain for almost nothing, I've returned when there is a bit of sunshine and no rain to see what I can do.

This time with longer exposures and a touch of sunlight, I can smooth out the water and make the contrast with the rugged poles in the water a little more interesting.

If this next image appears a bit cut off at the top, well it is. I cut out the boats and buildings at the marina in the distance to try to simplify the scene.

A tree on the near shore makes a nice frame for the line of poles and the remaining color in the trees on the jetty in the middle distance. There is some ghosting on the poles from the software so this isn't a photo worth enlargement for the wall. This results from combining two images, one a short exposure of the nearby tree to get it in focus (and not moving from the wind) and a much longer exposure of the distant objects to smooth the water and clouds.

Perhaps the one I like the best is the monochrome below. The gulls cooperated by sitting still during the long exposure. This brings out the "shadows" in the water surface created by the still water downstream of the poles as the wind pushed the water from right to left. The jetty island is a low sandbar sort of thing. Behind that is Hat Island with the dark trees. on the left side of the image, behind the trees on the jetty, Hat Island ends and we can see Whidbey Island in the distance where the more distant trees are hazier. This composition makes some use of the leading lines of the row of poles and the brighter trees and sand of the jetty to guide the eye through the image. Not an award winner, but pleasing at least. Enjoy.