Win or Palouse par Anna Gorin
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Oh no, the award for absolute worst photo title ever goes to me! Sorry guys, although this seems more like an occasion for a #sorrynotsorry tag. Anyway, I made it up to the Palouse! This is a gorgeous area of farmland around Colfax, Washington (but only an hour from Moscow, Idaho if you're from my state), and I'd seen so many beautiful pictures that I'd been longing to check it out for a while (preferably in spring when everything was nice and green). The general consensus of the landscape photographer community seemed to be that the best views were to be had from Steptoe Butte, so to Steptoe I went! The view from Steptoe definitely didn't disappoint. More gusts of wind than I would have liked and the narrow road that winds up the Butte is a bit scary and pothole-ridden, but it's worth it for the panoramic scene before you. Apparently a lot of other photographers feel the same way too, though, because I saw something like 30-50 that evening. There was even a van ("Aperture Academy" or something) seemingly giving people photo tours. On this hillside alone I bet there were 10-15 other people, although for a while none of them ventured down the hill with me. Why? No clue, but I think I ended up being in a few of their shots, which is funny. So, I don't know if I'd return to Steptoe in a heartbeat, even though the views are great, just because fighting for space with that many other photographers isn't a huge draw for me. (They're also all at least twice my age and mostly male - why??) But I figure sometimes you have to see the famous places before you can break the rules and find your own spot for your own take on stuff, so I'm glad I went. I feel like this wider angle including the beautiful wildflowers is a bit different from the normal telephoto take on the landscape, too, so I can live with that. So, visit Steptoe! Highly recommended. ...just prepare for the crowds. 500px | Blog | Facebook | Tumblr
