Mar 03 2009
Great Website For Road Trip Inspiration
Wondering where your next photowalk will take you? The National Scenic Byways Program encourages you to explore the country.
With photos, podcasts, routes to explore your sure to find your next photo journey.
Check it out here – it’s free! America’s Byways
Mar 02 2009
Coupeville Warf
Pen Cove Mussel Festival
3/6 -3/8
Coupeville is a charming town on Whidbey Island. This festival features chowder, music a car show and more. I’m sure they’ll be plenty to photograph.
More Info: http://www.thepenncovemusselfestival.com/
Winthrop Balloon Roundup
3/6 – 3/8
Doesn’t matter if your up in the air or photographing the wonderful colors this is pure eye candy for a photographer. Overcast or sunny you’ll capture lots of color.
More Info: http://www.balloonwinthrop.com/
Irish Festival
3/14- 3/17
The Festival features booths selling Irish and Celtic products, non-stop Irish music, singing, dancing, workshops, lectures, cultural displays, children’s contests and activities, etc.
More Info: http://www.irishclub.org/center.htm
Sandhill Crane Festival
3/20 -3/22
The Festival has many tours for crane viewing along with specialty tours. Specialty tours have included Columbia National Wildlife Refuge/Potholes area wildlife tour, Missoula Floods and the Channeled Scablands geology tour, Lower Grand Coulee birding tour and Wahluke Slope/Shrub Steppe birding tour.
More Info: http://www.othellosandhillcranefestival.org/
Victorian Festival
3/20 – 3/22
Victorian attire, history and architecture are sure to fill up a photographers memory card in no time.
More Information: http://www.victorianfestival.org/2009/index.html
Skagit Valley Tulip Festival
4/1-4/30
Need we say more….. this is a photographers annual pilgrimage to grab that perfect shot of the tulip fields.
More info: www.tulipfestival.org
Grand Floral Street Parade
4/4
The Daffodil Festival’s parade moves through four south sound cities on the same day. They are Tacoma, Puyallup, Sumner and Orting. The spectale inclues bands, floats, and brightly colored daffodils.
More info: http://www.daffodilfestival.net/
Get those camera’s out and bump up the ISO’s on overcast days. It’s time to start capturing spring activities.
Have an upcoming event that may be of interest to a shutterbug? Send me an email with the information and I’ll post it here.
Mar 01 2009
The 2009 Palm Springs Photo Festival
more information at their site – click here
With workshops, portfolio reviews, seminars, syposiums and more this event sounds like fun!
From their site:
“Connect 09 offers the opportunity to MEET top photographers, curators, art directors, editors, gallery directors, ad agency creatives, educators and industry leaders in the spectacular desert environment of Palm Springs, California for this year’s Palm Springs Photo Festival. SHOW your portfolios, STUDY with legendary photographers, ATTEND cutting-edge seminars / symposiums and ENJOY evening projections by world famous image-makers. NETWORK with the master photographers, industry insiders and your contemporaries at several great evening parties and enjoy the warm Palm Springs weather. Most importantly, we promise you won’t have more FUN at any other photo event. Walk away with a RENEWED PASSION for the art of image making.”
Anyone going? I’d love to hear more – in fact, I think I’ll go count my pennies and see if I can make it!
