Above the Locks: Silken

Carl S English, Jr. Botanic Garden, Seattle

Silk/Glow Effect

Above the Locks

Carl S English, Jr. Botanic Garden, Seattle

Hammer of the Gods – recut

The Space Needle and Downtown Seattle from Hamilton Viewpoint Park, West Seattle

Over the past few years I’ve happened upon some amazing scenes and, for one reason or another, failed to do them justice. So as I improve and get better tools I sometimes revisit them. This was taken 12-23-2013. My first couple of attempts left much to be desired.

And no, I haven’t saturated the sky here. I actually toned the blues down a bit.

Caffeinated Water

“Caffeinated Water”, Seattle Waterfront, 2018-09-18. Captured while testing a new lens.

Lion King

Carousel, Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle

Carousel

Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle

Architecture: Seattle Central Library

Seattle Central Library: Abstract

Monorail to the Future: Reboot (EMP Museum, Seattle)

This is a shot I tool in late 2013 when I lived in Seattle. The original process used HDR, which I have always thought made it a little noisy. Today I reworked it for a contest. See what you think. (Original follows.)

Monorail, EMP Museum, Seattle

Orca and the Moon

My Little Dragon

I took my nice new Nikon 200-500 lens out and practiced trespassing near WA-520 to see if I could get a cormorant pretending to be a fire lizard.  I need a little more range, but the model was cooperative 🙂

Seattle @ Night, from Kerry Park

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Early Evening, Seattle from Kerry Park

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The Bluest Skies You’ve Ever Seen Are In Seattle….

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Seattle Sky

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Waves

I find curated spaces to be fascinating. This small passage way was as interesting as the larger rooms it connected. The lines, paint color, lighting, and balance of objects made for a pleasant journey as the waves washed you into the next room.

Surf and turf

Deception Pass – Washington State

The bear was both comfort and witness.

I shot this at the Wing Luke Museum – Belonging: Before and After the Immigration Act of 1965 . This case was part of a group of objects from the Japanese American internment camps from the second world war. I found the only way I could photograph this was from behind…leaving the bear to tell the story.

Barred Owl

From my Stained Glass period…

Of course, my “stained glass” period is pretty much ongoing. I have several of these taken annually.

Bearded Mescalero Iris, Seattle, WA

One of my first photographic loves is macro and near-macro images of flowers. This is from Sara’s Iris garden here in Seattle. Taken this spring on a mostly cloudy day.

Spring just appeared out of nowhere