Wenatchee 2.0

I am taking advantage of the crummy, rainy dreary weather & trying to get caught up on my editing & posting. Kinda nice to have a lazy Sunday every now and then :)

Its hard to believe that just about three years have gone by since DMA and I drove over to Wenatchee. Back then, we were seeking sunshine after a particularly rainy week; this time, we were just looking for a change of pace.

Bison Ranch

Our first stop of the day was a side road in the Swuak Prarie area. Along one of the dusty county roads, we found a bison ranch. Who knew? The bison were contained inside an electic fence, but rustic, more primitive old fence was still in place along the road. The lighting that day was muted and lightly cloudy; like a great big soft box. Wonderful conditions for photography! We were surrounded by rolling hills, but I was captivated by the old fence. Here are a couple frames:

Monitor, Washington

We hit the road again, and our next stop was the tiny town of Monitor, Washington. We were in the middle of apple country, and this little town was full of 'em.

There was a small orchard behind the Collins Fruit building... apples, I think, although there were crates of disgarded pears nearby, so they could be pear trees? It looked like they had some type of powder sprayed on them, fertilizer or pesticide, perhaps? It gave the trees an eerie feeling; and reminded me of something out of a wierd fantasy. I thought that the lens baby would be a good choice to accentuate the eerie.

Classic vs. Modern

We finally made it to Wenatchee in the late afternoon and found ourselves retracing our steps from 2007. Our shoot centered around a bridge that extends over the railroad tracks that connects the riverfront park to downtown. I liked the architecture in that part of town; to me, the buildings and railroad areas had a timeless feeling.

As we left the bridge and headed back to my car, we came across a sculpture that wasn't there the last time we visited Wenatchee... hmmm. weird. I just don't really get modern art. I am pretty sure the artist's intent was to capture a tender moment from childhood; two siblings or cousins or something with their cherished pony... but C'mon! I mean really?

And that sums up our trip to Wenatchee! Thanks for checking out this round of pics!