X100T - SB Hopper

In the Darkroom: Lightroom

If you take photos, you’ve probably thought about your approach to backing up your images. It’s challenging, and I haven’t figured out my ideal solution. I haven’t worried too much about it because I do have backups, and while I don’t want to jinx myself

Arizona

Harley's Italian Bistro

This happens every time I need to pull work from my Lightroom catalog – I get distracted. This is a photo of the long since closed Harley’s Italian Bistro in the Melrose neighborhood of Phoenix, Arizona. When I visit Phoenix I like to go to Copper Star Coffee across the

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

Auto

My Terrible Photos

I got my Fujifilm X100T a few months before I left DC in March 2016. I drove from DC to Phoenix with a stop in Taos to see friends. I took some really awful photos along the way, like this one. It’s an orange auto repair shop. Somewhere just

Adobe

Photography: Lightroom Odds and Ends

I revisited some photos I took at Hearst Castle in 2016 during my drive to Seattle. I decided to have a quick look at what the cropping tool can do. These are all taken from the same JPG, shot on a Fujifilm X100T. ISO 400 | f/13 | 1/800th ISO

Fujifilm X Series

Parsons, West Virginia

I used part of today to clean up my photo catalogs and hard drive. I’m fighting that constant battle of trying to keep my laptop’s internal hard drive free of clutter. I hardly use it at all for permanent storage, but I still only have a little more

Capitol Hill

On the Streets: Hana Restaurant

I’m not always good about eating at consistent times. I can see the advantages. It seems like it would be healthier, and you’d avoid those food moments akin to going to the grocery store on an empty stomach. Yesterday I skipped breakfast or didn’t have much, and

California

Northern California 2016

I probably could have added these in with the previous photos of San Francisco. I intended to put my photos from my Phoenix to Seattle trip in 2016 into one post but haven’t gotten around to it. Some day maybe. On a side note, ever worry your best photos

Cup a Joe Coffee House

San Francisco 2016

The danger of looking back through archives to find a few photos is that you find other photos. Hard to believe I was driving through San Francisco about two years ago on my way to Seattle. All images shot with the Fujifilm X100T.

Capitol Hill

In the Darkroom: Editing in Lightroom (quick post on leveling)

I have to make this a quick post. Most of you who work regularly in Lightroom or Photoshop already know about all of the leveling features in the Develop module. I thought I had a pretty good grasp of those features, but I find with Lightroom and Photoshop I learn

Capitol Hill

On the Streets: Capitol Hill

This winter hasn’t been as bad as last year’s, but I’m ready for a little spring in the Pacific Northwest. I promised myself after last winter that I’d get out into the wintry mountains. I haven’t done it yet. I headed out for a walk

On the Streets

On the Streets: Pike Place Market

I went downtown last night to see a friend who was working. I walked around for a bit after that and took some quick snaps. Pike Place Market, Seattle, February 2018. ISO 800 / f2 / 1/60th / X100T Well, it was Tuesday. I had no choice. Fish tacos at Yard House,

Capitol Hill

Leica IIIa

Some good news bad news on the Leica front. My folks sent me my grandfather’s Leica IIIa the other day. I jumped online and watched some Youtube videos on loading the film and shooting. I’m a bad blogger, I meant to make a note of the sites I

America

Train Shooting: Seattle to Vancouver

I left Seattle on 20 July 2017 to meet up with my extended family in Vancouver. Took the train [https://www.amtrak.com/home]. I don’t think there’s any better way to travel if you can afford the price and the time. Maybe by yacht, but I definitely

Black Lives Matter

Black Lives Matter, Seattle, 9 July 2017

On Sunday 9 July 2017, people marched through Capitol Hill, Seattle, in support of Black Lives Matter. I didn’t know about the march until I noticed police motorcycles blocking the intersection at Broadway and Mercer. I grabbed my camera and took some photos of participants delivering impromptu remarks just

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.

Bartenders

Behind the Bar: Seattle's Manhattan Experience

On 6 March 2017, five of Seattle’s top bartenders put their creativity and cocktail crafting skills to the test at the Palace Ballroom [http://tomdouglas.com/index.php?page=palace-ballroom] for the Woodford Reserve-sponsored ‘Manhattan Experience’. Their task –create [http://woodfordmanhattan.liquor.com]“an original Woodford Reserve Double Oaked

Black and White

On the Streets: Bar Sue(y)

Night and Day. Bar Sue and Chop Suey, Madison and 14th Avenue, Seattle.

Architecture

On the Streets: Top Pot

One’s own neighborhood can be full of surprises. Let me back up. I can be a creature of habit. Joe Bar is close to my apartment, and it serves up great coffee, tea, crepes, panini (according to Wikipedia, that’s the plural form), and conversation. I could go there

Black and White

On the Streets: All the World a Stage

This gentleman was not afraid of the camera. He saw me taking shots of the dumpster set against that great wall. He’d already walked by once or twice. He walked by again as I had my camera raised, and it seemed like he instinctively knew when to turn to

Architecture

On the Streets: Loveless Building

If you’ve read this blog, you know I’m a fan of Joe Bar [http://www.thestranger.com/locations/24515/joe-bar](link goes to The Stranger’s writeup about Joe Bar). It took me a little longer to warm up to the Loveless Building, which only seems appropriate given

Books

Finding Common Ground in America

On 2 March 2017, authors Joel Berg and Matt Taibbi, both experts on American politics, took the stage at Town Hall Seattle [https://townhallseattle.org] to discuss their most recent books. They then sat down for a joint Q&A session. The event, Finding Common Ground in America [https://townhallseattle.

Behind the Bar

Behind the Bar: Jacyara de Oliveira, Seattle's Reigning Speed Rack Champion

I still get surprised by small world stories. I moved to Seattle in August 2016. A friend of mine lives in Belltown; when we catch up for a drink, we usually head to Rob Roy [http://www.robroyseattle.com]. It’s a cool setting. They make great cocktails, you can

Black and White

In the Darkroom: After the storm

27 February 2017 was a good day to not have to drive in Seattle. Traffic got off to a terrible start with an overturned tanker truck that caused terrible delays on I5. And then some intense, weird weather added to the misery. I’m not exaggerating when I write that

Backstage Pass

Backstage Pass: Tobias the Owl

For the past few years I’ve been in a new music rut. I’ve never been great at discovering new music. In my twenties I benefitted from being around friends who were. They were the ones who read Rolling Stone or Magnet, always knew who was playing at the