ENTRY DESCRIPTION
I took this photo standing under the bridge at Deception Pass on Fidalgo Island in Washinton, US. George Vancouver gave it the name "Deception" because it had misled him into thinking Whidbey Island was a peninsula. The "deception" was heightened due to Whidbey's failure to find the strait at first. There are a mixture of currents that flow through the pass that makes it extremely dangerous to boat across. It seemed only fitting to take this photo topsy turvy; I simply turned my camera upside to take this shot.

AUTHOR
Heather McDowell is a digital photographer who lives and works in the Denver area. She was first introduced to photography by her mother as a child and has been honing her skills over the years. Her inspiration comes from a variety of sources; whether it’s rusty old cars in an abandoned field or a zigzagging alley in Havana, Cuba. She loves the challenge of creating artful images from ordinary places and objects. McDowell’s photography has been featured in exhibitions along the Front Range including the Historic Elitch Theatre’s ‘Colorful Colorado’ Gallery, and at the Bemis Library in Littleton, Colorado.

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