Pacific Northwest photo spots

I've been looking around for a website with a listing of places to take nature photos here in the northwest and I haven't been able to find one. There are several hiking websites with trails here in the Northwest but none that have an emphasis on photography. I'd like to see a website like this designed with nature photographers in mind with quality photos of the area. It would be great if it didn't just directions to the location but also directions to where you may want to stop to take photos at the location. Lets say I wanted to do a backpacking trip on timberline trail next summer. I'd like to see a website with information on the area as well as where to side track on another trail (such as the trail to ramona falls) for photo ops. It would be a great help for first timers to the area so they know exactly where they need to be during the magic hour.

Does this website exist to anyone's knowledge? I'm considering creating a website like this if it doesn't exist. I work for a local company that offers web hosting as one of many services so I could run a website like this very cheaply. As I've only been in the area for about a year I don't have enough images to use only my own though. It would require a lot of user submissions of photos and location descriptions. What do all of you think of this Idea? It would be not for profit but as a resource for local photographers so any photos as well as written material would be credited as well as a link to your website if you helped out.

I'd really appreciate any feedback, suggestions and your thoughts on this idea. Thanks.

Austin Booth

For several years I ran a website called OutdoorPhotoOp.com where anyone could add a location to a database that would then show up as markers on Google Maps. The markers linked to a page where photos and descriptions could be added, and the web pages themselves could be searched and contained buttons that would bring up the location in Google Earth, Topozone, etc. There was also a forum for discussion. In the end, there was very little participation in adding locations, so I finally let it die. Unfortunately, I don't know of anything similar for this area.

Have you checked out Bryan's website for waterfalls? It's awesome.

The book in question is by Rod Barbee. It's great for what it covers, but it leaves out a lot; practically everything from east of Bellevue or south of Puyallup (except for Olympia) is considered not part of the area. (If you notice, that includes Mount Rainier!) Barbee's website (http://www.barbeephoto.com/) includes a free supplemental guide for Rainier -- the text will give you a good idea of what to expect in his book, but the guide lacks images.
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Not a website, but another book: headed to the printer right now is "Photographing Oregon", a new guidebook which covers the state and gives detailed info on photography opportunities. Several forum members contributed to the book. Look for it on bookshelves in March. The book is part of a series published by www.PhotoTripUSA.com .

- Greg

www.GregVaughn.com

Good to know. Thanks greg.