Views Of Washington In Color Pt. 1
January 2nd, 2008 @ 1:16 am by Cliffe | Sorted Photo Exposure
First off, welcome to 2008. To kick things off here in the new year I thought we’d start with some great vintage Washington landscape photography. I found this small picture book titled Twenty-Four Views of Washington and Oregon in Color while rummaging through relics downtown. It’s probably from around the late 50’s or early 60’s and the images have that hauntingly beautiful period look. To me this is a 50-year offset reminder that we live in a state with an amazing natural environment. See for yourself. I’ll post more from this piece later. Click on the images to go full-res.
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| Twenty-Four Views Of Washington and Oregon in Color. By Ray Atkeson. Binfords & Mort Publishers. |
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| Mt. Rainier, Washington, viewed from the slopes of the Tatoosh Range. |
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| Tulip time on Washington’s Puyallup Valley bulb farms. |
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| Autumn haze on the Upper Columbia near White Salmon, Washington. |
January 2nd, 2008 @ 8:26 am
The White Salmon picture is the best although it creeps me out. I mean, it’s a little creepy. Am I right? Anyone else, you know, a little creeped out?
January 2nd, 2008 @ 6:47 pm
I love the woman diving into a flock of seagulls near Grays Harbor at left on the 24-views card. The White Salmon pc is a tad creepy, yes, but it also makes me think of Maxfield Parrish. Great finds.
January 2nd, 2008 @ 10:11 pm
The White Salmon photo IS creepy. In fact, I had a nightmare inspired by it last night. It involved the picture-esque setting being bombarded by nukes. I am being 100% completely serious here. It was terrifying — the dream was in that same muted palette Dali-vision. Crazy. That’s the last time I update just before going to sleep!
Cliffe
January 2nd, 2008 @ 11:28 pm
Humph. Am I the only one NOT creeped out by that photo? It looks more like a paiting to me. In fact they all do. That is the wonders of natural photography I suppose.