Seattle Fishermen's Memorial

This is the statue that resides atop the Fishermen's Memorial at the Seattle Fishermen's Terminal.

Cormorant

A cormorant sitting on a pier at the Seattle Fishermen's Terminal.

Fishing Nets

Here is another image I took. I was interested in it for the same reasons as the chain that I earlier posted. I wanted to knock this down to its basic lines and textures so once again I deemed black and white the way to go.

Chain

I came upon this seemingly discarded chain near the docks while at the Fishermen's Marine Terminal. I saw that this would be a good black and white subject. In color most of this image is rust red. I opted to convert this to black and white and also use a red filter to really bring out the textures evident in the subject. While its not very exciting to look at, I find that this is a good black and white study of texture. After the conversion to black and white and applying the red filtering, I also sharpened this image using a high-pass filter technique that I read about in the February 2013 issue of "Outdoor Photographer" magazine. I think it really gives this image some much needed punch and works to the benefit of the varied textures.

Salvager 1

The unfinished surface of this boat caught my eye today as I was wandering around the Seattle Fishermen's Terminal. I don't know why exactly I liked it enough to photograph it, but I'm glad I did. Once again, I used the "HDR" process on this image to give it extended tonal range. I hope you like it too.

F/V Wonderland at Seattle Fishermans Terminal

 

Took this image today at the Seattle Fishermen's Terminal. Image is a composite made up of 3 separate images, each taken at a different exposure and then combined on my computer to make a single image. Admittedly, the technique, known as "High Dynamic Range" or "HDR" for short is a bit heavy handed here as you can see a distinct "halo" effect around some of the objects in the photo. However, while I typically try to avoid the halo effect, I sort of liked it in this image and left it that way.

 

Picture Lake and Mt. Shuksan.

This is a composite image of 3 separate exposures taken at Picture Lake. The mountain is Mt. Shuksan and you can see it reflected nearly perfectly in the still waters of the lake. I feel particularly fortunate to be able to get this shot! The last time I had been here, the mountain was shrouded in clouds and it was quite windy. Today, all conditions came together to give me this amazing opportunity!



Flying Heritage Collection IL2 Sturmovik and P47 Thunderbolt!

Jetty Island Kite Boarders pt. 2

My Trip to Mt. Rainier

Moon Over Seattle

This is a composite image. The first image is a typical shot taken from Kerry Park in Seattle. The second image was from the "Supermoon" event that occured earlier this year. I photographed that moon from Paine Field in Everett, Wa. I was then able to combine the two shots to form this image that you see before you. Enjoy!



Kite Boarders at Jetty Island near Everett, Wa.

Aurora Borealis

"Echoes of Blue and Gray"

This scene was shot at Evergreen Cemetary in Everett, Wa. There was a civil war veterans rememberance ceremony there as well as some demonstrations of the weapons used manouvers used during some of the battles. You can learn more about Civil War Re-enactments in Washington state at www.wcwa.net



Blue Heron at Dusk

I shot this image on the north side of Camano Island at the English Boom park. I was waiting with some other photographers when we noticed this Blue Heron fishing at dusk.

NASA Super Guppy Aircraft! Transporting the FFT!

I took this photo today at Paine Field in Everett. It shows NASA's "Super Guppy" aircraft doing an escorted low pass as it proceeds towards its destination at Boeing Field in Seattle. This aircraft is transporting the FFT (full fuselage tra...iner) used by all the space shuttle astronauts during their preparation for their missions. Interesting note: only 5 of these aircraft were ever built!

Seattle Skyline June 21st 2012

I took this shot from Kerry Park last night. ISO 100, F7.1. About a 30 second exposure. I set the white balance to tungstun to give the image a dramatic blue hue. It also really helps the lights look a lot better as well. Finally I nudged the overall saturation a little bit (it didn't need much!)



This shot I had previously rejected because at its full resolution the sharpness wasn't quite good enough for me. However, I spent a little bit of time with it this evening and found that after reducing it in size and applying some careful sharpening techniques in photoshop that I was able to retrieve a perfectly acceptable image. Enjoy!

"Supermoon" rises over Paine Field in Snohomish county. In the foreground you can see one of Boeings new 787 Dreamliner jets.



Boulder Creek Falls in Snohomish County