Palouse Curves
Last week I was reminded of a workshop I attended through Sea to Summit Workshops in Palouse, WA four years ago. The Palouse area of Washington had been on my bucket list for quite some time. So attending a workshop with a few of my photo friends was the perfect way to explore and photograph the area and document the Palouse curves that were EVERYWHERE!After getting up at 3:00 am on Day 2 (and pretty much every morning of the workshop), we headed out to our intended site. We traipsed through tall, dewy weeds (full of ticks!) to arrive at the most beautiful view of the rolling hills that are the Palouse. It is beauty, lines, curves, and lovely light to photographers, but it's farming and a livelihood to the people living here. From time to time, I wondered how they felt about us photographing their farms, their homes, their environment. (I felt like we were sort of the paparazzi of farms. :D ) The early morning haze was a bit challenging, but the lovely golden light defined the hills quite well. And we proceeded to snap away.
Palouse Curves | Early Morning
Palouse | Mid Day
We visited some beautiful locations during the day and managed to conquer that bright, full sun. This next image of the red barn was actually taken in Idaho, just over the border from Washington. Those beautiful, softly rolling hills continued for as far as we could see.
Palouse | Evening
Here are yet more views from Steptoe Butte State Park in southeastern Washington. It really doesn't matter which area you view from the top of the Butte, there are hills and farms as far as you can see.
When the sun was all but gone, we got the most gorgeous orange light. It was brief, but oh, so stunning.
We managed to pack a lot into the second day of our workshop with Sea to Summit Workshops from before dawn to after dusk. Although we were all incredibly tired from a very full day of shooting, everyone was eager and ready for the next day's early morning start. Click on the links to check out Day 1 and Day 3 of our workshop.Oh, man. Now I want to go back!!!
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As a published, recognized northern California fine art photographer living in the greater Sacramento area, I specialize in fine art landscape and still life photography. My style is authentic, fresh and personality-driven. I offer in-person workshops, hourly lessons, and mentoring. While currently living in rural northern California with my husband and a couple thousand walnut trees, I post regularly to Instagram.
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