Tag Archives: Seattle

Sept 25th: Let’s try this again!

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I know I’ve said this before, but I’m baaaaack! Again. Since, the last time I wrote a similar post I only offered you, the reader, maybe a weeks worth of posts before I seemingly disappeared from the face of the Earth again. Oops. Sorry ’bout that.

I just finished up a long and painful house-sitting job. It was the most difficult and stressful job I have taken, and I can’t remember what I ever did with so much free time before I took this job! :D I’m sorry to be a whiner. I usually try not to talk negatively about something like this, but in this case, I just really can’t help it. I’m trying to think of something to compare the experience to, but I’m drawing a blank. The last day of the job, I was so indescribably HAPPY, just knowing it was the last time I would have to be doing the things I was doing. Mainly, cleaning up cat barf and diarrhea, as well as the occasional dog pee. Which is literally how I spent the last three weeks.

Whew! All that is behind me now, and I will try to hold on to the good memories I have from the experience. The dogs weren’t so bad, we went on some fun walks. Their owners are nice people.

In other, happier news, my dad came up recently for a weekend visit, and we packed our days FULL. We went to the Museum of Flight the first day, and though we had initially planned other activities as well, we ended up spending about 5 hours there, and we were both TIRED by the time we left. The second day we went into Seattle, and went both as high as we could go (Columbia Center Building) and as low as we could go (Underground tour)! We also went up into the Smith Tower.

This was taken from the top of Seattle, and tweaked using tilt shift and an action called Faded Ink.

Though I can’t actually promise that I will be posting daily from here-on forward, I can give my most sincere word that I will try my very best. We have settled into our new apartment, I’m no longer housesitting, and my work hours have calmed down a bit.

July 30th, photo of the day: Seattle shore

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The ferry ride to and from Seattle is always full of photographic opportunities. Great views of the Seattle skyline, the Space Needle, The sky, the water, and the islands nearby. Oh, and you can’t forget to get yourself standing in front of those things too!

On my most recent trip out to Bainbridge I found myself returning the Seattle about the same time the sun was dropping below the horizon. EVERYBODY on the boat had their camera out, everything from phone to big heavy-duty zoom lenses were in use.

And with a little tilt shifting…

July 26th, photo of the day: Boat ride from the past

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There’s something about riding a ferry that seems very sweetly old fashioned. I love it. Last week my mom was out visiting with friends on Bainbridge Island and I took the ferry from Seattle to see her.

This one was taken on the ride back home, as the sun was going down.

I wanted to capture a sense of movement, and a sense of leaving. And I was loving the clouds.

In sepia tone:

And in color:

 

May 26th, photo of the day: A Few More From Rizal’s Point of View

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I hope everyone is enjoying this beautiful Memorial Day Weekend! Well, anyway, it’s beautiful here in Western Washington!

I’m sitting here at my desk listening to the sounds of the neighborhood – children yelling, adults greeting each other, and dogs barking. We live right next to the “Residence Center” which houses one of the complex’s pools.

I went up to Rizal Park in Seattle last night to get some long exposure shots, and I wanted to share a few more with you.

So here we go!

We weren’t the only ones out there

Vertical view

The beautiful sunset

If Seattle suffered a nuclear meltdown, it might look something like this

I think this is my favorite

my favorite, subjected to a little pse changes.

May 25th, photo of the day: Long Exposure

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Isaac and I just got home (10:30) from Rizal Park in Seattle.

Rizal Park is perfectly situated up on a hill overlooking the convergence of I-5 and I-90 with the Seattle skyscrapers behind.

I’ve been wanting to get up there to take the quintessential Seattle shot since I first heard of it, and today I finally did! I am working on two different challenges this week that have to do with long exposure times, which is why I was motivated to go this week in the first place, but I had to share one with you today anyway!

We arrived just as the sun was setting over the Olympic Mountain Range, making them look like they were on fire. (Which of course I took loads of photos of. Those to come tomorrow) Then we walked into the park a bit further to find the best shot to capture the city lights.

This is the last photo of the night, taken at f/13, for 30 seconds.

I’ll post more tomorrow, but tonight I’m going to bed! ;)