While visiting Cannon Beach, OR over the summer, I took these three shots of Haystack Rock, then somehow forgot about them. And being that you only get twelve images out of a single roll of 120 film, you’d think that would be pretty hard to do. Well I did, so now I’m trying to right my wrong and give these photos some recognition. Enjoy!
In my book, anything that’s described as a monolith is pretty cool. And anything that appeared in the movie The Goonies, is also pretty cool. Therefore, Haystack Rock is pretty cool. Take that Arthur Fonzarelli.
You may notice the title to this photo is Haystack Rock Holga No.3. Yes, that is indeed the world famous Haystack Rock near the coastal town of Cannon Beach, OR. And it was indeed taken through the plastic lens of a Holga medium format camera on Kodak Professional 120 Portra 400VC film. But, “No.3” you say? “Where are the other two?” Well, tune in tomorrow you’ll find out.
As for this photo, if you look closely you’ll notice little purple-ish red specks in the sky. Those are actually kites, and there were a ton of people flying them up and down the beach. Never before did I feel such a strong urge to buy, rent or build a kite, or even attach a sting to a seagull. Anything to make use of the constant winds coming off the mighty Pacific.
Over the weekend, a few friends and I took a trip over to Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula to camp along the coast and do some hiking in the Hoh Rain Forest, all within Olympic National Park. And it was during our hike through the beautiful Cape Alava that these fine sea glass specimens were discovered by our watchful eyes.
Since living on the West Coast, I’ve taken to looking for these little guys whenever I find myself on a beach. It’s kind of like searching for gold or precious diamonds, only you can actually find what you’re looking for. Although, it does get more complicated when you take into account the rarity of the different colors. So let’s just say if you find an orange piece, you are a damn rockstar.
Note: A big thanks goes to West Coast Sea Glass for putting together and letting me use this handy rarity chart. They make some really nice jewelry using sea glass too, so be sure to check them out.