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Seattle

As a photographer, I am blessed to be positioned in such a photogenic city.  Seattle offers vistas from three primary locations, Beacon Hill, Queen Anne Hill and West Seattle, each of which can provide a constantly changing array of beauty from sun up to sundown, from day to day and from season to season. 

As long as I find myself in Seattle, I will find myself returning to these places looking for "just one more" good cityscape. 

In addition to the skyline, Seattle offers many other attractions for the photographer, including

Seattle's annual Seafair celebration offers a multitude of opportunities for the photographer looking for color and activity.  It is a vehicle for numerous local and regional parades and festivals, a coronation of its queen and her court, a Milk Carton Derby, 10k Run and culminating in the Unlimited Hydroplane Races on Lake Washington

Annually, a part of the Seafair celebration is the Maritime Festival, held on Elliott Bay.  The festivities include various displays on shore and the Tugboat Races on the bay.  All the towing companies on the Sound are invited and send multiple vessels to participate in their appropriate classes. 

Every year in May, Seattle's yachting community turns out at the Montlake Cut for the annual Opening Day of Yachting Season, hosted by Seattle Yacht club and participated in by hundreds of yachts,  some of which are elaborately decorated in the theme of the year.  These festivities are preceded by international rowing competition, the Windermere Cup.  Crews from all over the world compete.

Just north of downtown Seattle, at the West end of the Lake Washington Ship Canal is one of Seattle's premier marinas, Shilshole Bay Marina.  Here, hundreds of slips are available for moorage of pleasure craft.  On any breezy day, the bay just outside the marina is alive with sailboats, providing excellent material for action shots.  Corinthian Yacht Club, one of Seattle's oldest and largest clubs hosts races on Shilshole bay virtually year around.

Additionally, Elliott Bay Marina at the foot of Magnolia Bluff hosts a number of slips.  Elliott Bay is shown at the right during the annual Pulley Point Race