The dark shadow in this image serves as evidence that there is a bridge above the action. Deception Pass, low tide.
Canoe Pass Bridge, still showing evidence of a restoration and paint project, casts a shadow on the south cliffs of Fidalgo Island. As viewed from Lighthouse Point.
Shadow of Deception Pass Bridge cast on the bluffs of Pass Island, as viewed from North Whidbey. Scaffolding serves as evidence of two-year maintenance, repair and paint project by state Department of Transportation (WSDOT).
Weekend sunshine prompted many Deception Pass travelers to park and walk the beautiful spans connecting Fidalgo and Whidbey islands. This photographer focused on a bald eagle as sunlight cast the shadow of Canoe Pass Bridge on a nearby cliff.
With the sun to my back, the wind blowing and the temperature dropping, I took this photo of the shadow of Deception Pass Bridge “projected” onto Pass Island in the center of the pass.
A short hike from the Whidbey Island side of Deception Pass yielded this view of the bridge, which is actually two steel spans linked on a small island in the center of the swirling pass.