January 21st, 2015

My last blog post revealed my #5 and #4 favorite on location portrait spots for Seattle and the Eastside.  They were Sammamish Commons Park and Bellevue Botanical Gardens.  Both BEAUTIFUL spots!  But, as beautiful as the PNW is, there are obviously more amazing spots for portrait taking, especially when the weather turns to our all too familiar and begrudgingly loved rainy season .  My #3 spot is a bit farther east, but it has an amazing suspension bridge, and if you're not spooked by the swaying and shaking, or the height of the bridge, you are assured to get amazing pictures!  There is also a river with rocks to traverse.  My number three choice is...

#3- Tolt McDonald Park in Carnation, WA.  Obviously, my favorite photo spot of this park is the suspension bridge.  The lines it creates in the photos are absolutely fantastic.

But, there are other great areas in the park to photograph around as well.  I haven't yet explored the yurts, but I bet they are awesome!  If you cross the bridge, you can follow the trail down toward the river.  You have to climb over rocks and such to reach the river, but when you're there, you feel like you're in a totally different spot.

Finally, back over the shaking bridge, up by the parking lot, there are amazing photo opportunities.

I love this park!  Every time I add an entry, I wonder why it's not in the #1 spot!  But that is reserved for my absolute favorite. 

These are taking longer than I thought. I'll post #2 in the next couple of days!