West Seattle sees that mysterious orb in the sky

Five beautiful photos from WSB contributing photojournalist Christopher Boffoli, capturing the rare sighting of the sun. First – driftwood and surf along Beach Drive:

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A freighter heads north, with the snowy Olympics peeking through the clouds in the distance:

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Heathers in bloom on Beach Drive:

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A cormorant keeping watch atop a piling:

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And the troubled (but lovely, we think) steel-electric ferry Quinault, one of the 80-year-old ferries that the state is ready to scrap because of their hull problems:

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Forecast suggests this may be the last we see of the sun till sometime Sunday.

14 Replies to "West Seattle sees that mysterious orb in the sky"

  • Aim January 11, 2008 (2:17 pm)

    what the heck IS that weird color in the sky???
    I’ve been inside with the flu. Guess I’d better go stock up on more medicine now so I can bump up the vitamin D levels while I’m at it.

  • Bobo January 11, 2008 (3:04 pm)

    I don’t have to leave my apartment to see beautiful scenery anymore thanks to WSB…:)

  • hello insomnia January 11, 2008 (3:07 pm)

    The first one has an almost HDR quality to it.

  • Wes January 11, 2008 (3:43 pm)

    I have seen the light!

  • Christopher Boffoli January 11, 2008 (4:39 pm)

    hello insomnia: Good eye there but the photo is not HDR. I find the Shadow/Highlight filter in Photoshop CS3 produces similar results with just a few keystrokes. This photo was processed just a bit because I was shooting almost directly into the sun.

  • Ron Burgundy January 11, 2008 (5:45 pm)

    And the seals get all the attention. Does anyone know why there are all those dead trees on the beach? :)

  • Bonnie January 11, 2008 (9:04 pm)

    Thank you Christopher for the great shots. It makes me realize why I love West Seattle so much.

  • JunctionMonkey January 12, 2008 (9:16 am)

    Ron,

    Tress on beach came as a result of last month’s storm/flooding. Many tress washed out by the flooded rivers ended up in Puget Sound where they are pushed by the wind and tides to our shores.

  • JunctionMonkey January 12, 2008 (9:16 am)

    Trees….that is…. sorry.

  • Ron Burgundy January 12, 2008 (11:07 am)

    JM-It’s a relief to know that these trees died of natural causes and not a mass suicide.

  • TheVelvetBulldog January 12, 2008 (12:17 pm)

    Christopher – I continue to be a huge fan of your work. Thanks for sharing it so freely with the community!!

  • Erik January 12, 2008 (12:58 pm)

    Ron –
    The dog and I walked by there this AM and I think I saw some well worn Nike’s on some of the roots of those trees…coulda been a mass suicide?

  • JunctionMonkey January 12, 2008 (4:29 pm)

    Did I miss the comet? :-)

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