MaryBeth, in her infinite wisdom, told me it was time that I left the house for a couple days and took a break from everything - work, clients, screaming toddlers, stinky diapers, etc.  So I jumped in the car and spent last weekend on the Olympic penninsula.  

I'm not a landscape photographer - I've shot landscapes maybe three times in the past 5 years - but I thought it would be good to get outside my normal comfort zone. And nothing is further away for a people photographer than shooting landscapes.  I'm talking tripod, polarizing filters, f20, mirror lock-up, cable release - really bizzaro stuff!

Anyway, here are a couple of my favorites from Ruby Beach at the Olympic National Park.

(tech notes: tripod-mounted Canon 20D w/Tamron SP 24-135mm lens @24mm, circular polarizing filter, ISO 100, f20, 1/4 sec, mirror lock-up)