Northwest tour

[kiev4a]

Just got back from a two week tour of Washington State from Spokane to Cape Flattery, returning through Leavenworth. I've got about eight rolls of color film to get to the processor and a couple of rolls of B&W. Most shot with Nikon F3 but I did do some shots with my Zorki 1D with a Jupiter 12.

The Olympic Penninsula is a remarkable place but if you get back in the rain forest and want to shoot 100 ISO film you better take a tripod. The canopy keeps it pretty dark even on a sunny day.

Beautiful -- just wish Washington sales tax wasn't so high. Of course that wasn't as bad as coming home through Oregon and being forced pay to have someone else stick the gas nozzle in my tank. I suppose someday they will discover self service in that state.

Still, a nice trip.

 

[nwcanonman]

Yeppers,
The rain forest is definately "Velvia" territory. All manner of greens, hanging moss, huge ferns, drippy wet and dark beauty. Always take a tripod, even with 400asa film.
Just got backslides, the new Velvia 100 (non-F), totally awesome. No, it's not for sale in the USA yet, a friend from the UK sent me 2 rolls (te he). I'll scan some examples and post them.

 

[Doug]

Sounds like you had a nice trip and saw a wide variety of scenery. Lovely alpine sights around Leavenworth. Their summer theatre has a great outdoor site high on a hill overlooking the town and sunset over the mountains... incredibly appropriate spot for The Sound of Music, which is one of the offerings every summer.