Quote Originally Posted by stangvert View Post
I live just East of Seattle. It is true that is rains alot and it gets dark around 5:00 in the winter time.
Ha! It never gets light! Pitch black > black > dark grey > grey > light grey on an exceptionally clear winter day > dark grey > black > pitch black.

That being said, if I weren't so affected by the lack of light, I'd move back to Seattle in a heartbeat. Amazing city! Rain gear will be your second skin, and while it rains a lot, its mostly drizzle and light rain (heavy rain bands seem to hit further south, and west on the Olympics). Winds are typically high only when a front is coming through, so you really only have to worry about keeping mist/drizzle off the camera and lens, as well as fogging/condensation on the ground glass.