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This photo of tulips was taken at the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival and digital artwork was applied.The Skagit Valley Tulip Festival was officially inaugurated in 1984 by the Mount Vernon Chamber of Commerce. Chamber directors Jerry Diggerness and Joan Houchen saw that people were coming by the thousands to view the tulips and, through a retreat, decided to add events and festivities to enhance the visitors’ trip to the Skagit Valley. In 1994 the Tulip Festival broke off from the Chamber of Commerce and became an entity of its own, eventually opening a separate office and store.

From humble beginnings, the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival grew. It moved from 2 days to 10, then 17 and then to 30 days. The expansion to 30 days was to ensure that the huge fields of tulips grown in Skagit Valley by Washington Bulb Co./RoozenGaarde would actually bloom sometime during the festival, since a shorter festival sometime missed the blooming of the fields.

Today the festival boasts an a...

I am a photographer living in the Pacific Northwest. I became very interested in photography in 1985 when my grandfather died & left me his father, Omar Vernon photos of Mt. Rainier. I began attending photography classes at a local college, and was overjoyed when Photoshop came out! I love adding my own unique creative touches and colors to my photographs, as well as creating beautiful digital artwork with my signature style. I prefer landscapes in quiet places near bodies of water where I can concentrate on capturing just the right image. My photos were taken in the Pacific Northwest and places I have visited around the US. My great-grandfather was a professional landscape photographer in the early 1900 era with a style...