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Cooking over a campfire on a Washington beach

Second beach may be my new favorite shooting location! It’s smaller than Yosemite, but the potential for stunning shots is very high under the right weather conditions. Unfortunately the weather and lighting conditions weren’t all that good when I visited, but that just means that I have to return soon! I can’t complain though… it wasn’t raining.

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Olympic National Park, Washington.

Knowing that I’d light a fire on the beach for photos anyway, I stopped by the grocery store in Forks and picked up hot dogs and buns on the way to the beach. It’s hard to beat food cooked directly over coals. Next time I’ll bring steaks & s’mores!

My reaction to this beach can best be summed up as, “Second to what?”

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Jeff Sullivan

Jeff Sullivan leads landscape photography workshops in national parks and public lands throughout California and the American West.

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