Fujifilm - SB Hopper

On the Streets: Captain Blacks has great customers

Captain Blacks, 6 September 2019. Fujifilm X-H1, XF35, cropped.

Roselit Bone at McMenamins Alexander School

Roselit Bone [https://www.instagram.com/roselitbone/] has been touring with their new album, Crisis Actor. I caught a show in California that was part of the album release tour. They don’t let up, though. They’ve been doing a smaller tour through McMenamins [https://www.instagram.com/mcmenamins/

Camera Sensors

La Push, Olympic National Park

In mid-December two friends of mine and I shared a small cabin in Olympic National Park for a couple of days. I’ve been meaning to get out there for the 2+ years I’ve lived in Seattle. You can see the snow capped mountains off in the distance across

Arizona

Late December Sunset in Phoenix

Phoenix sunsets are incredible. I’ve read that pollution is partly responsible for the dramatic colors. I don’t doubt that, but I’m not also sure how accurate that is. I could tell that the sunset on Christmas was going to be impressive, so I hopped in the car

Acros

Olympus XA: first results

A few weeks ago I was in Portland, which invariably means a trip to Blue Moon Camera [https://www.bluemooncamera.com] in the St. Johns neighborhood. I bought some film, and then made the “mistake” of asking about their point and shoot film cameras. I walked out of there with

Filiberto's

Filiberto's in Melrose, Phoenix

I’ve probably posted this image before, maybe even a couple of times. Occasionally I’ll see a photo in my Lightroom catalog and revisit it, perhaps changing an edit here and there. I think some people call that procrastination. This is a photo of Filiberto’s in Melrose. My

Ballard

Looks Pretty But It Isn't

The Pacific Northwest has been covered by a stifling blanket of toxic smoke from wildfires*. It has been so bad that wearing a mask seemed like the sensible thing to do. In the past I just assumed masks were for people with asthma or other respiratory challenges. I thought about

Capitol Hill

Harry's Fine Foods

I ate at Harry’s Fine Foods the other night. I love that place. It’s fairly small and often busy, so there’s a lot of activity and energy. I like being able to see into the kitchen. It’s a parade of great food, but you also get

Capitol Hill

Fujifilm Quick Snap 400

I recently bought a few disposable cameras for my niece to take on a trip. She’s a really good photographer and has a good digital camera, but there’s something to be said for slowing down, shooting on film, and not knowing what you’ve got until you can

Food

Capitol Hill's Ristorante Machiavelli

I’ve been to Capitol Hill’s Ristorante Machiavelli a few times. It’s a long-time neighborhood Italian restaurant. The few times I’ve been there, it’s always been very busy. There’s a main restaurant area and a small bar area with some small tables. I always sit

Cal Anderson Park

On the Streets: Cal Anderson Park

Cal Anderson Park, Capitol Hill, Seattle, June 2018.

Capitol Hill

On the Streets: Joe Bar

Joe Bar is still my favorite coffee shop on Capitol Hill, but I haven’t been in there for a while. Trying to cut costs and also explore Capitol Hill’s other great options. Went in this morning, though, and it was nice to see some familiar faces. The best

Barrio

On the Streets: A few images from Capitol Hill

On Saturday 20 January I took photos at the Women’s March Seattle 2018. I thought it was inspiring. I went home, downloaded the photos, and started the post-processing. I don’t do a lot to images, but it still takes time. By the evening I still had a lot

Blue Moon Camera

A few days in Portland

A friend of mine was in Portland, Oregon, last week for work, so I drove down from Seattle to hang out with him for a couple of days. I’ve been to Portland a few times. I like it more with each visit. I arrived fairly late. I checked into

Black and White Photography

On the Streets: Morning in the Market

I was up early this morning and headed for Pike Place Market. It was really cold out. Before you say that we don’t know cold in Seattle, I’ll mention that I spent 20 years off and on in DC and a couple of years in NYC. It was

Ashenden

On the Streets: Saturday Morning on Capitol Hill

I went for a very early breakfast at Capitol Hill’s Lost Lake. I wanted the poached egg salad that I had last time, but I must have been in the in-between hours because they had an abbreviated menu. I got poached eggs, dry wheat toast, and the hash browns.

Capitol Hill

On the Streets: Rainy Morning

It’s that time of year in Seattle. Wet and cold. I told myself after last winter that I needed to get smarter about Seattle winters if I’m going to make it here. I like rainy, grey days, but Seattle is full on. Several friends of mine who have

Capitol Hill

On the Streets: Capitol Hill

I caught a show at Chop Suey [https://www.instagram.com/chopsueyseattle/] last night. After the show I headed to Lost Lake for a late dinner. It was ugly out last night, and I was pretty soaked when I walked into Lost Lake. I ordered a vegetarian BLT with avocado.

Blogging

Better Rainy Day Photography from The Fujifilm Blog

I live in Seattle, so I can’t not shoot in rain. I liked this Fujifilm Blog [http://www.fujifilm-blog.com] post and decided I’d test out WordPress’s “Press This” feature to see how it works. via 9 Ways to Gain Better Rainy Day Photos [https://fujifilm-blog.com/

Alki

Afternoon at Alki

On Saturday I helped Tony with two photoshoots. One was at Alki in West Seattle. I finally made it out there. If you’ve looked at photos of Seattle, you’ve probably seen a photo of Pike Place Market, the Space Needle, and a view of the Seattle skyline from

Capitol Hill

On the Streets: Windy City (Seattle)

An intense storm rolled through Seattle and western Washington on Monday 13 November 2017. At around 1600 (give or take) I figured I’d grab a coffee and some food before things turned ugly. I was too late. I was near Capitol Hill’s Tashkent Park when I heard the

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.

Bill's Off Broadway

On the Streets: Linda and Bill

It’s dark again in Seattle. I walked around Capitol Hill tonight after the rain. Grabbed a bite to eat at Linda’s Tavern [https://www.instagram.com/lindastavern/]. I promised myself I would only have a few fries. I lied. The photos outside Linda’s might appear to be

Eastlake

A Little Walk

I had an appointment in Seattle’s University District last week. I had my camera with me, so I decided to walk home and see if I could get some shots. It was a beautiful day, but I didn’t get any great photos. Still, I thought I’d post

Analog Coffee

Flashflood

On Sunday I grabbed my camera and walked around the Pike/Pine corridor of Capitol Hill. I didn’t anticipate getting any interesting shots. It was the day after the Saturday closest to Halloween. People were out in some of the bars watching football, but for the most part it