299/365

Picture info: ISO 800, 1/40, f/1.80, 50mm, M

This old loading dock is attached to our vacant Red Apple. I saw the cool shadow after shooting around for a few minutes and liked how this turned out.

269/365

Picture info: ISO 1600, 1/200, f/1.80, 50mm, Av

Shot this through the windshield on the way home tonight. No big deal.

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Picture info: ISO 3200, 1/10, f/5.60, 55mm, M

After my gig last night, I drove near downtown Tacoma because of this bridge. I know not what it's called, but I thought it looked great in the early morning (1:30).

Trouble is, I didn't have my tripod with me so I propped myself up against light poles for a few shots that didn't turn out.

I wanted a shot that showed the bridge, but simply shooting the bridge was sort of boring. When I saw the little wildflower, I thought that might be cool.

It was windy and since I was shooting hand held, I was unable to get the flower in 100% clear focus. As it is, I dodged (lightened) it a little in PS to make it pop some. I also applied a noise reduction filter to, well, reduce noise.

Hope you like it.

15/365

It's a toss-up. I'm writing this without knowing what I'm going to post. Is it going to be from the morning shoot with Malcolm at the Volunteer Park Conservatory? It could be. There were a bunch of great pictures taken there and I'd be happy with one from that batch.

Or will it be from my evening shoot, where I took a tripod and went out at night and experimented with long exposures, small apertures, and walking around downtown Bellevue?

Which will it be?

Truth be told, there's better ones from the flower/plant shoot this morning. I could also post a good ol' long-exposure-over-the-freeway shot, but, cool as it may be, it's kind of boring.

After looking at everything, I'm going with one from tonight that I just like. It's grainy and a little out of focus, but I think it looks cool.

Picture info: ISO 1600, 1/80, f/1.8, 50mm

I was walking across 108th in downtown Bellevue, crossing from the transit center to the other side. I decided to pause in the turning lane and snap a few shots. It's definitely not my best picture of the day, but I really like it. In fact, I'm sure whatever I choose for my reject pile, people will probably like more.

Let's see what tomorrow will bring.

PS: after driving around Cap Hill and Seattle today and seeing the flavor and personality, boy is downtown Bellevue boring.