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<p>I am travelling to the Oregon coast in late May/early June and wanted to photograph sand dunes in the western half of Oregon.<br>

I am looking for areas with clean expanses of sand dunes devoid of vegetation and footprints. On a previous trip I searched south of Florence along the coast but could find little which wasn't covered with low lying shrubs. Any advice?<br>

Thanks in advance, anil.</p>

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<p>Thanks Bob for your helpful info.</p>

<p>Thanks to all for taking the time to respond</p>

<p>I'm interested in travelling to the Smoky Mountains this spring sometime between late April and early June and am looking for advice for shooting. My main interest is landscape but I'm also interested in colour and design.<br>

When is the best time to catch the spring flowers for the most visual variety of color and when in the spring is the best window to catch the smoky layered effect of the receeding mountains. I've resisted travelling there in the fall for the smoke because I hear the traffic is atrocious!<br>

Are there other interesting things to photograph in the spring within a 3-4 hour drive from the national park? I would also like to go to any nearby cities if there is any exciting architecture to shoot - ultra modern architecture intrigues me much in the style of the famous architect Frank Geary. <br>

Any subject is appealing to me if it has great colour and design - buildings/street scenes/city skylines/landscapes/closeups - I'm pretty much open. I will also have about 2 weeks total to shoot not including travel time to get there.<br>

Thanks in advance!<br>

anil</p>

<p>Thanks all to everyone who took the time to respond. I was wondering where might be a good place to shoot the Seattle skyline - with car trails and stuff. My preliminary research suggested North Beacon Hill as a good spot. Any advice?</p>

<p>I'm travelling to Seattle in the first week of August and have about 10 days to shoot. I would like to spend some time within Seattle and then move on to Olympic NP and also Forks, WA area. Any suggestions for shooting? I prefer landscape but am also interested in architecture and people.</p>