Category: Pacific Northwest
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Nature photos – Pacific Northwest Wetland
Pacific Northwest Wetland Photos By Photographer, Dominic Urbano These wetland nature photos are from late March 2010–early spring in this part of the Pacific Northwest and a time of great contrast. New, rich green growth sprouts up through the decaying brown remains of plants from the previous year. The colors are so vivid it is…
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Bakke Cup 2012
Leavenworth Ski Hill – Bakke Cup 2012 by Photographer, Dominic Urbano Community events that are kid focused are my favorites. I spent Saturday at the 2012 Bakke Cup on the Leavenworth Ski Hill. Members of the Leavenworth Winter Sports Club and parents put on a great day of low-key competitive skiing for the local kids.…
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Photography on the Wenatchee River
An impromptu behind the scenes video of a landscape photo shoot along the Wenatchee river at Plain WA By Photographer Dominic Urbano Sometimes landscape photography means getting your feet wet. So while a large chunk of the U.S. population was watching the Superbowl… I was out wading around up to my knees in the icy…
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Now I’m a Leavenworth WA photographer!
By photographer, Dominic Urbano. The relocation of my photography studio and custom laser engraving and cutting business to Leavenworth WA (actually in Plain WA… but it is a Leavenworth address) over the past month has been an exciting time. My new Central Washington location will open up great opportunities. I am looking forward to introducing…
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Chelan to Leavenworth via the back roads.
By Pacific Northwest landscape photographer – Dominic Urbano. Note – This is part three of a three part series outlining my travel in the Cascade mountain foothills using the forest service back roads. To start with the first day of travel from Winthrop WA click here. A collection of notes made each evening in my…
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Winthrop to Chelan via the real back roads.
Day 2 – Traveling from Winthrop to Chelan via the forest service back roads. Click here if you would like to start with Day 1 of this Cascade Mountain road trip. By Pacific Northwest landscape Photographer Dominic Urbano (The following entry is a direct copy of my notes made in the evening at camp after…
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Driving the Okanogan Back Roads
By Photographer Dominic Urbano Washington’s real back roads do not have pavement. The eastern slopes of the North Cascade Mountains are beautiful and surprisingly accessible. Tens of thousands of acres of public lands are interconnected with a network of forest service roads. It is a unique and rewarding way to travel, camp, and photograph the…
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Chelan County – Silver Falls Trail
By Photographer Dominic Urbano Silver Falls in Chelan County is a ‘hidden’ gem. A bridal veil waterfall that would rank with the best if it were on the beaten path near a high traffic tourist destination. As it is the un-heralded Silver Falls is an easy/moderate hike that awaits travelers who are willing to make…
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Vancouver Whale Watch – J pod orcas
By Leavenworth WA Photographer – Dominic Urbano A trip with Vancouver Whale Watch out of Richmond/Steveston BC was a worthwhile experience. During our four hours on the boat we spent about an hour tracking along with the J Pod orca whales as they made their way north between Mayne and Giliano islands and on towards…
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Olympic National Park
Olympic National Park by Photographer Dominic Urbano. Photography in the Olympic National Park. Crescent Lake, Hurricane Ridge, Sol Duc Falls, Marymere Falls,…. Isolated on Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula, Olympic National Park does take some effort to visit. Traveling to the peninsula rewards visitors with an area of concentrated beauty second to none. One of the…