Hummingbirds 2017
Here are the photos I’ve captured of hummingbirds over the last couple of years. These little buggers are crazy fast, and even at shutter speeds over 1/1000 of a second, the wings are still a blur.
on Nov 21, 2017
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Stennis Arriving 111617
The USS John C. Stennis arrived back home this afternoon, completing a cruise in the Pacific. As you can see it was an overcast, starting to rain kind of day. I had been scouting locations last summer for just such an event. However, due to the lack of good light, I headed down to Bachmann…
on Nov 16, 2017
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Black and White
A brief history: A century and a half ago, when the process of photography was in its infancy, there was only monochrome. There were some browns and blues, it wasn’t until much later that the process of black and white moved to the forefront. As you can imagine, the earliest versions didn’t have the contrast…
on Nov 10, 2017
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The Rainbow
I was doing my usual trip around the town when I saw a rainbow over the Port Washington Narrows. So I headed down to the boat launch in Tracyton. I had the 24-70 on the camera but it wasn’t wide enough. So I quickly swapped it for the 14-24 and snapped this photo before the…
on Nov 2, 2017
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Bachmann Park Sunrise 101417
As I was doing my usual morning route around the town, this scene caught my eye. Fortunately, one of the Washington State Ferries happened by. This is kind of a longer exposure at 1.6 seconds which gives the ferry a bit of motion blur.
on Oct 14, 2017
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Manchester Beach 100817
This was particularly gray day in the Pacific Northwest. So black and white is the theme. The boat launch at Manchester Beach has a spectacular view of downtown Seattle. Truth be told, clouds are better than a bare sky. The water was much calmer than normal for an October day.
on Oct 8, 2017
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