Ballard Locks City Park Having photographed the Independence Day

Having photographed the Independence Day show last year I knew the location I wanted to shoot from this year

I watched this sequence happen a couple of times and towards the end of the second sequence zoomed into the fin to catch the water which was dripping down and off the fin

Looking west the Rocky Mountains join the skyline in the distance

Standing in front of the main entrance to The Spire I looked up and took the photo

Ballard Locks City Park Having photographed the Independence DayHiram M. Chittenden Locks, or Ballard Locks in Seattle carry more boat traffic than other locks in the United States. On the morning I visited they had just started on a project on the large locks and thus they were fully drained. This allowed me to see a different view of the locks than normal with the various growth along the sides and gates fully visible. With a long lens I was able to photograph these details which may only be partially visible as