closing time (again)

I parked outside and walked into the park just before sundown so I could stay after closing. Got some shots of people waiting for the sun to go down.

shoes in hand

Update 05/29/09. I guess this might be considered a romantic theme. Something that is conspicuously absent from my previous work. Actually, I was just shooting anyone on the beach within reach of my lens, and this couple had been perched on a log with their backs to me until the got up to leave and I grabbed two quick shots as they approached. Any romance here is more or less accidental.

The Guardian - Fiserman's Wharf

Just moments before sundown on 03/29/09. One of the classier looking fishing vessels.

report to office

detail - Fisherman's Wharf

Another detail of a fishing boat at Fisherman's Wharf in Seattle. Not sure about the crop. I tried cutting off just below the horizontal bar to remove of some of that busy detail at the top but after looking at both versions, side by side, I kind of like that top part. Sort of spooky looking.

on the bench

to an unknown god

... as I passed along, and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription, ‘To an unknown god.’ Acts 17:23

dog house

This dog was just curious at first but then he started barking and the owner came out to see what I was doing. I told him I liked the looks of his house. He laughed and took the dog inside, shooting session over, four exposures. Two keepers.

white wall & windows

Returning to a theme I developed at great length several years ago.

iPod Man

A frustrating day with the cameras. Went back to some old haunts out of desperation and expected to come back with nothing. After several hours working my way south I did some hill walking in the park to get over it. This shot was a marginal intrusion on this man's privacy, as private as you can be with several hundred people standing around. After cropping it several different shapes I decided to go with wide

suit & tie

If you want to attract attention at the Pike Place Market all you need to do is come wearing a suit and tie. That will make you stand out. No other sort of clothing, no matter how bizarre, will attract attention because weird is normal. But a suit and tie is certainly going to make people look at you.

Homage to Rauschenberg

I posted this first with a frame and then it occurred to me that Rauschenberg would not have used a frame and after some thought I decided he was right.

Jordan 23

This one asked to cropped square. Not a normal practice.

closing time

This image was less than an hour old when posted. It was taken a few moments before sundown as the park closer was chasing us out with his bullhorn, threatening to lock us in.

Blue on Blue

fresh paint

Russian Dance

texture of spring

le danse

Yesterday I took my old e500 and the 40-150mm Zukio with me to the beach and spent some time capturing various activities on a cool but pleasant Saturday afternoon. There was a group of Russians (from Moscow) having a family outing. I talked briefly with one young man who wanted to see my photos of this fellow preforming some traditional dance.

Swamp Scene

The last several images were taken in the same place where I first tested my e500 in April 2006. While this isn't really the same camera (there were two replacement e500 bodies under warranty) it is a return to the area where I first used a DSLR. Had some mishaps in this swamp, like the day I busted a pair of "can't bustem" Lee Dungaries by trying to leap over a wet place and going down on one knee into the muck fairly hard, kept the camera above my waist so there was no damage to the photo gear. The logs that look like you can walk on them are often in an advanced stage of decomposition and will not support your weight. The photo opportunities for nature freaks are there for the taking. I actually photographed a young man stalking through the brush with a DSLR and a long telephoto. I wasn't making much noise and I don't think he was aware of my presence.