Dale R. Carlson
Professional Photographer, based in the U.S. Pacific Northwest
- Emphasizing landscapes, architecture, cultural icons.
- Striving to capture places of beauty for all time!
- bluemoonistic.com
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- Sunset on Cannon Beach, OR yesterday evening! It was a spectacular light show! #sunset #evening #pacificocean #sunshine #PNW #cannonbeach #cannonbeachOR #ocean #surf #beach #waves #pacificnorthwest #bluemoonistic
- Love the reflection of #haystackrock on the sand of Cannon Beach! #cannonbeach #cannobeachOR #Oregon #beach #surf #pacificocean #PNW #pacificnorthwest #landscape #photography #bluemoonistic
- For #blueskymonday, "Puget Sound Solitude". The calm waters provide a serene frame for the vista of the Olympic Range. #pugetsound #buddinlet #sailboat #pnw #pacificnorthwest #olympiaWA #olympicrange #olympicmountains #bluemoonistic
- Chincoteague Ponies for #mothersday! #happymothersday #ponies #horses #chincoteague #assateague #bluemoonistic
- On #forestfriday, a shot on the "Ancient Groves Trail" in the Olympic National Park. #forest #woodlands #ancientgroves #olympicnationalpark #pnw #pacificnorthwest #trail #hiking #oldgrowth #bluemoonistic
- For #waterfallwednesday, "Otter Falls" in Seven Devils, North Carolina. #waterfall #sevendevilsNC #blueridgemountains #nature #landscape #photography #bluemoonistic
- On #rockintuesday - "Mary's Rock Tunnel" at mile marker 32.2 on the Skyline Drive in Virginia. Constructed in 1932, the tunnel workers took three months to drill and blast through the east slopes of Mary's Rock (3,514 ft elevation). #skylinedrive #blueridgemountains #landscape #bluemoonistic
- For #blueskymonday, "Rocky Mountain High! taken at Lily Lake just outside of Estes Park, Colorado. #lake #mountains #mountainvista #mountainscene #estespark #colorado #bluesky #landscape #photography #rockymountains #nationalpark #bluemoonistic
- We have this beautiful "Taurus" Red Rhododendron in our yard which is in glorious full bloom. Coincidentally, Becky is a Taurus, so it is appropriate that this Rhodo is blooming now! #rhododendron #perennials #gardening #garden #flowers #blooms #blossom #Taurus #bluemoonistic
- For #waterfallwednesday, "Rainbow Falls" in the Nantahala National Forest near Gorges State Park, North Carolina. It has a drop of 150 feet into a deep pool littered with giant boulders. #watefall #rainbowfalls #nature #landscape #gorgesstatepark #photography #bluemoonistic
- "Snowy Mt. Baker" on #blueskymonday! #mountains #cascades #pacificnorthwest #pnw #pugetsound #mtbaker #mountbaker #mountainscene #mountainvista #mountainscape #landscape #photography #bluemoonistic
- On #stunday, the "Far Blue Mountains" in the Blue Ridge of North Carolina! #blueridgemountains #blueridge #clouds #mountainvista #mountainscene #mountainscape #landscape #photography #hdr #highdynamicrange #sunrise #dawn #bluemoonistic
- Blue Ridge Reflections for #blueskyartshow and #earth! #blueridgemountains #blueridge #reflection #solitude #serenity #clouds #lake #lakejulian #blueridgeparkway #landscape #photography #bluemoonistic
- On #forestfriday Virginia Bluebells in full bloom in the Shenandoah River State Park! On the forest floor they bloom en masse for a short period of time in April. #bluebells #virginiabluebells #shenandoahriver #statepark #landscape #photography #flowers #blooms #blossoms #bluemoonistic
- For #waterfallwednesday, Looking Glass falls in the Pisgah National Forest near Brevard, North Carolina. #waterfall #lookingglassfalls #pisgahnationalforest #nature #landscape #photography #blueridgemountains #bluemoonistic
- Happy #Earthday to all! View from Roan Mt, looking from Tennessee into North Carolina with the Rhodos in full bloom. #rhododendrons #roanmountain #mountainscene #mountainvista #blueridgemountains #landscape #photography #spring #bluemoonistic
- On #blueskymonday, the view from the Raven's Roost Overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia, milepost 10.7, elevation 3200 feet. #blueridgeparkway #parkway #blueridgemountains #ravensroostoverlook #mountainvista #mountainscene #photography #landscape #bluemoonistic
- I post this photo to recognize and celebrate the 250th Anniversary of the beginning of the American Revolution. On April 19, 1775, the first shots were fired at Lexington and Concord. #americanrevolution #revolutionarywar #photography #reenactment #americanhistory #bluemoonistic
- The Tulips created a colorful and vibrant spring palette at Tulip Town in the Skagit Valley of Washington! #palette #spring #tulip #tuliptown #flowers #blooms #blossoms #garden #farm #skagitvalley #tulipfestival #pacificnorthwest #PNW #photography #landscape #bluemoonistic
- On #blueskymonday, the vista of the Olympic Range over Budd Inlet taken from Olympia, Washington. #olympicmountains #olympicrange #olympiaWA #buddinlet #pugetsound #mountainvista #mountainscene #landscape #photographersofbluesky #photography #pnw #pacificnorthwest #bluemoonistic
- A "Blue Ridge Sunrise" greets one on #stunday! #blueridgemountains #blueridgeparkway #sunrise #daybreak #dawn #blueridge #sunshine #landscape #photography #mountainvista #mountainscene #bluemoonistic
- The perfect "Reflection in Red" taken at the Poulsbo, Washington marina this morning! #reflection #poulsboWA #pacificnorthwest #pnw #poulsbo #marina #harbor #photography #bluemoonistic
- On #treethursday, we have "Old Mossy" taken in the Olympic National Park. #moss #trees #forest #woodlands #olympicnationalpark #pacificnorthwest #nature #photography #bluemoonistic
- On #waterfallwednesday, Iguazu Falls on the border of Argentina and the Parana State in Brazil. This is the largest waterfall system in the world. It is truly a wonder to behold from every perspective! #waterfall #iguazufalls #falls #brazil #argentina #landscape #nature #photography #bluemoonistic
- On #transformationtuesday, I show the result of the colorization feature in Photoshop! The B&W version is my grandfather and his younger brother taken by a professional photographer in Chicago. The color version is my transformation from photoshop! Pretty cool! #photography #bluemoonistic
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- For #blueskymonday, the view from "Turk's Mountain Overlook" at milepost 93.5 on the Skyline Drive in Virginia! #skylinedrive #turksmountain #blueridgemountains #mountainvista #mountainscenes #landscape #photography #bluesky #bluemoonistic
- Just returned from the "Hands Off" protest on the grounds of the state capitol in Olympia, Washington. There was a great turnout and such imaginative signs! Power to the People! #handsoff #protest #democracy #olympiaWA #resist
- The Yoshino Cherries frame the Legislative Building beautifully on the grounds of the state capitol in Olympia, Washington! #capitol #washingtonstate #olympiaWA #olympia #cherries #yoshinocherries #spring #bloom #blossom #flower #architecture #bluemoonistic
- The Wilson Point lighthouse at Fort Worden, just outside of Port Townsend, Washington. The entire complex is now under restoration. #lighthouse #fortworden #porttownsend #pacificnorthwest #architecture #historicbuilding #photography #landscape #bluemoonistic
- For #waterfallwednesday, "The Cascades" waterfall at milepost 272 at the E.B. Jeffress Park on the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina. #waterfall #blueridgemountains #blueridgeparkway #nature #landscape #photography #bluemoonistic
- For #tropicaltuesday, here is my photo of "Paradise" from the big island of Hawaii! #tropical #sunset #hawaii #pacificocean #palmtrees #paradise #serene #aloha #bluemoonistic
- On #blueskymonday I post a photo of the "Parkway Spring Vista" taken on the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina. #blueridgeparkway #parkway #mountains #spring #mountainvista #mountainscene #blueridgemountains #landscape #photography #bluemoonistic
- The Japanese Yoshino Cherry trees in the Bicentennial Grove are in full glorious bloom on the grounds of the state capitol in Olympia, Washington! #olympiaWA #olympia #cherrytrees #Yoshinocherries #flowers #photography #landscape #capitol #washingtonstate #pacificnorthwest #bluemoonistic
- The 107-foot Grays Harbor Lighthouse is the tallest lighthouse in Washington. It marks the entrance to Grays Harbor, Westport, Washington, which is one of Washington's few outer-coast harbors, and was first lit in 1898. #lighthouse #westportWA #graysharbor #architecture #photography #bluemoonistic
- On "flashbackfriday I post a photo of Jefferson's Monticello that I took on a night tour. Thomas Jefferson, the 3rd President of the United States built this version of the house between 1794 and 1809. #monticello #architecture #thomasjefferson #charlottesvilleVA #bluemoonistic
- Wahkeena Falls, is a 242-foot tiered type of waterfall, named after the Yakama word for "most beautiful". While not as tall as nearby Multnomah, it is no less lovely. #waterfallwednesday #wahkeenafalls #waterfall #landscape #photography #oregon #columbiarivergorge #bluemoonistic
- For #traveltuesday, I post a photo of the "North Window" in Monument Valley, Arizona. #monumentvalley #desert #desertscape #arizona #travel #landscape #photography #bluemoonistic
- On #museummonday, I post photos of the Walton's Mountain museum in Schuyler, Virginia. Schuyler was the birthplace and early home of screenwriter Earl Hamner Jr. (1923-2016). He is best known for the long-running CBS network's TV series The Waltons. #museum #thewaltons #bluemoonistic
- The path to the Japanese Garden in the Bloedel Nature Preserve on Bainbridge Island, Washington. #garden #path #gardenpath #bainbridgeisland #bloedelnaturepreserve #naturepreserve #bluemoonistic
- For #flashbackfriday, I post a photo of the venerable Norfolk & Western 611 steam locomotive on one of its fall excursions in Virginia in 2023. #steamengine #steamlocomotive #norfolkandwestern #train #railroad #railroadheritage #NW611 #bluemoonistic
- For #waterfallwednesday, I post a photo of L'Eau d'Or (pronounced Ladore) Falls in the Tallulah Gorge State Park in northern Georgia. Ladore falls drops 46 feet into the Hawthorne Pool at this point in the gorge. #waterfall #ladorefalls #tallulahgorge #landscape #photography #georgia #bluemoonistic
- "Williamsburg Tulips" in the formal garden of the restored Governor's Palace in Williamsburg, Virginia on #tuliptuesday. #tulips #flowers #spring #colonialwilliamsburg #colonial #williamsburgva #colonialamerica #garden #bluemoonistic
- A 1700s Irish farmhouse relocated from Ulster in northern Ireland to the Frontier Culture Museum in Staunton, Virginia. On this St. Patrick's Day, it looks like a leprechaun photobombed my pic! #stpatricksday #stpatrick #ireland #irishcottage #leprechaun #bluemoonistic
- "Sun's Last Rays" for #Forestfriday. Photo taken on the trail to the Grove of the Patriarchs in Mt. Rainier National Park. #trees #forest #woodlands #trail #hiking #mtrainier #mtrainiernationalpark #nationalpark #landscape #photography #bluemoonistic
- "Cascade Falls" for #waterfallwednesday #waterfall #cascadefalls #pembrokeVA #landscape #nature #photography #bluemoonistic
- "Flying High" on #Blueskymonday ! #balloon #balloonfest #hotairballoon #bluesky #skyblue #bluewave #flight #flyinghigh #bluemoonistic
- Thought this picture of "Somewhere over the Rainbow" would be good for #stunday ! #rainbow #rainbowmagic #sky #clouds #impressions #landscape #photography #bluemoonistic
- "Serenity Saturday".... Blue Ridge Reflections....The mirror-like reflection of the mountains and sky in Julian Price Lake just off the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina. #blueridgeparkway #blueridgemountains #blueridge #lake #reflection #clouds #serenity #solitude #photography #bluemoonistic
- "Flower Friday".... Bloodroot, Sanguinaria canadensis, is a flowering wildflower native to eastern North America. It flowers very early and is a true harbinger of spring. It gets its name from its sap, which is red and poisonous. #flower #wildflower #bloodroot #spring #photography #bluemoonistic
