XT2 - SB Hopper

On the Streets: Eastlake to Capitol Hill

On the Streets: Colorful Kids in Fremont

It’s a catalog maintenance day (or days, months, never ends), so I’m revisiting some old shots. I’ve always liked this one. Fremont, Seattle, October 2016. Fujifilm XT2.

Fujifilm X Series

On the Streets: Lower Queen Anne Deli, from the archive

Doing some routine catalog maintenance and stumbled on this old photo. It’s of a deli in Lower Queen Anne. There’s nothing special about the actual photo, but I remember taking it just after shooting an event at On the Boards [https://www.instagram.com/ontheboards/]. It was a

On the Streets

On the Streets: Space Needle as Lunar Module

I’m in the process of reassessing my hard drive setup, which has me going through my Lightroom catalog a bit. I saw a couple of photos of the Space Needle I took shortly after moving to Seattle. I shot them with an X-T2, probably just a few days after

Cal Anderson Park

On the Streets: Cal Anderson Park

It’s been a while. Sorry about that. I was on the road. Took this last night after walking around looking for election night photos. I found it reassuring. Cal Anderson Park, Capitol Hill, Seattle, 6 November 2018. Fujifilm XT2 | 5000 | f/2 | 1/250

Capitol Hill

That Classic Chrome look

I mainly shoot JPGs (Fine) with my Fujifilm X Series cameras. I just really like the look of them right out of the camera. If I’m shooting color, it’s generally set to Classic Chrome. It’s a popular film simulation setting, but there’s a particular look to

Fujifilm X Series

In Focus: We see things differently

Protest, Seattle Tacoma International Airport, 28 January 2018. (Fujifilm XT2: ISO 2000 / f2.8 / 1/60th.) I can’t remember if I ever posted this image. When I moved from WordPress to Squarespace the transfer brought with it a lot of drafts that I’d forgotten about. It’s possible

Capitol Hill

North Broadway

Took this shot late the other night. I like how it turned out in black and white. I think I lost all the data in the dark areas. I don’t mind too much, but I know that’s a deal-breaker for some people. Broadway and Mercer, Capitol Hill, Seattle,

Bait Shop

On the Streets: Bait Shop and Lightroom

The rain and dark skies have returned to Seattle. I ducked into Capitol Hill’s Bait Shop [https://www.instagram.com/baitshopseattle/] the other day for some veggie tacos. I sat at the bar, idly surfing news on my phone. Most everyone else was doing the same thing. It’s

Capitol Hill

On the Streets: Views from Capitol Hill

Fog rolled through Seattle in the very early morning hours a few days ago. By the time I grabbed my camera and got to the roof, the fog was gone. I figured I’d try a few hand-held, longer exposure shots. I keep meaning to try some with the tripod.

Fujifilm X Series

Goodnight Seattle

Capitol Hill

A Mocktail and a Sunset

Took the Fujifilm Fujinon XF10-24mmF4 R OIS [https://www.amazon.com/Fujifilm-16412188-Fujinon-XF10-24mmF4-OIS/dp/B00FPKDPF2] for a quick test drive last night before I head out of town with it. I think I’m going to like it.

4th of July

Shooting Fireworks

I love watching fireworks displays on the 4th of July, and I love seeing the epic photographs of them after the celebration. Who doesn’t? But I haven’t had much interest in shooting photographs of fireworks. To get the best shots, you probably need to get to your preferred

Capitol Hill

June's Twilight

Great evening for wandering around Capitol Hill. Loads of people were out, doing summer evening sort of things. Bumped into a friend who was working a second job. People in the food and drink industry work hard. Kept wandering around. Everywhere you looked, people were hanging out over food, grabbing

Charleena Lyles

Say Her Name - Charleena Lyles

On Sunday 18 June 2017, Charleena Lyles contacted the Seattle Police Department (SPD) for assistance related to a burglary at her Sand Point home. According to multiple reports, including audio released by the SPD [http://www.seattlepi.com/local/crime/article/SPD-releases-audio-of-Charleena-Lyles-shooting-11230410.php] (links to audio at seattlepi), two white

Fujifilm

On the Streets (Water): Magnolia

I finally made it to Seattle’s Magnolia neighborhood. I liked it. I’m sure some will cringe when I say this, but it reminded me of close-to-the-beach towns (as opposed to beach towns) in New England. I don’t want to overstate the comparison, only that the cottages, the

Daily Grind

On the Streets: Short Train Ride

Met up with a friend in downtown Seattle yesterday. The walk between Capitol Hill and downtown is a pleasant one, but so is the ride on the train. Both options are better than driving if you don’t need a car. Grabbed a couple of quick photos.

Backstage Pass

Backstage Pass: Roselit Bone at Doug Fir Lounge

I didn’t anticipate that one result of picking up photography again after such a long break would be an increase in concert attendance. Safe to say that my presence at shows jacks up the median age of the crowd a bit. But having been overseas for a good chunk

Capitol Hill

Standing Tall...

This beauty is often elusive. I shot that image RAW and then made some adjustments in Lightroom. Added some graduated filters, adjusted contrast, and selected the Fujifilm Velvia film simulation. Unfortunately, I wasn’t very methodical about it and didn’t make any notes before hitting Reset on the image.

Fitness

PNW Communities: Run & Walk with Pride (Seattle)

On 4 June 2017, runners, walkers, and their friends (many of the four-legged variety) enjoyed a beautiful day of friendly competition at the Run & Walk with Pride 4k/10k [http://www.runwalkwithpride.org], which was held at Seattle’s Seward Park. Seattle Frontrunners [http://www.runwalkwithpride.org/general-info/], “one

Capitol Hill

On the Streets: Saturday on Capitol Hill

Ate breakfast at Glo’s Coffee Shop [http://www.gloscafe.com] again. That place has become a favorite. The fruit bowl is a generous serving of mixed fruit. After breakfast I took some photos here and there.

Backstage Pass

Backstage Pass: Thurston Moore Group

Thurston Moore Group at Neumos, Capitol Hill, Seattle. The Thurston Moore Group played at Capitol Hill’s Neumos [http://www.neumos.com/] last night, 9 May 2017. Great show. My music credibility will take a hit here, though – I didn’t immediately associate the name with Sonic Youth. Once I

Capitol Hill

Onslaught

The Seattle / Western Washington area got pounded by an intense storm on 4 May 2017. According to the Seattle Times (citing the National Weather Service) [http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/weather/2500-lightning-strikes-yesterday-check-out-photos-from-across-the-seattle-area/] , the region had “about 2,500 lightning strikes hit the ground from Lewis County to the Canadian border.

Broadway

On the Streets: King of the Hill

An American classic. Capitol Hill, Seattle. [https://i1.wp.com/static1.squarespace.com/static/5a71229df9a61eb777aa9262/5a7132b3cab33971eba6277f/5a71285f469ba09fc5a9d742/1517367131621/img_7776.jpg]

Capitol Hill

On the Streets: Capitol Hill, Seattle

Walking home.