We adopted a 6-month-old lab/hound mix puppy from Dog Gone Seattle! They knew her as “Pippi,” and since Haleigh let me name Tango with no reservations, it was only fair that she get to name this hound. We’re absolutely in love. Tango is adjusting well, despite a high-energy puppy being a lot for a 10-year-old dog to take in. Moby…
I took a little time off to coincide with Haleigh’s spring break, and we checked out the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. The drive up to Mount Vernon was relatively peaceful. Clear views of the mountains, gray clouds giving way to blue skies. We arrived at RoozenGaarde Farms right as it opened, so we were among the first annoying tourists of…
Our Sonata died unexpectedly last week, but thankfully on our street. On the bright side, at least it happened on our street and I could’ve walked home – not that that stopped Haleigh from coming to pick me up after the tow truck hauled it off to the repair shop. After nearly a week of “wait and see,” we were…
Late February isn’t exactly the most picturesque season in the Seattle area. I think I’m violating the local code by saying this, but much like Mark Twain’s original demise, news of the PNW rainy season has been greatly exaggerated. If you’re persistent, you can spot a nice sunset coming in the late afternoon every so often. I shot this using…
As I was eating breakfast this morning I looked outside and noticed the morning light breaking through the trees. I recently shaved off most of my beard and wanted to conduct a small experiment. I’ve been looking for a new job for a while. Lots of reasons not worth getting into on a personal blog, but suffice to say I’m…
I may have been a bit overzealous in shooting family candids over the Christmas break. I’m about halfway through the edit, but wanted to share something in the meantime. This was one of my favorite photos from the trip. I was using the Plena 135mm f/1.8 wide open at 1/125s, ISO 800 (I know I know I’m depending on the…
Yesterday I woke up at my usual 0630 (the unusual part was it was Sunday) and saw the sky was on fire. Metaphorically. I play things a little fast and loose with my camera settings these days. I’m too much of a control freak to use auto-ISO, so this was set at 800 ISO. I didn’t specifically have to stop…
Surprising exactly no one, I tend to forget to write a blog post here and there. But I do often take pictures. As I reflected on this blog and what reason I’d give myself to maintain it, it occurred to me: documentation is important. A picture tells plenty of the story. For the sake of posterity and leaving a story…
Another weird thing I love about Seattle: the scream of jet engines in the middle of summer. Sea Fair is an annual air show that also coincides with “Fleet Week.” When I was with WPNS 2/24 in Chicago, I remember there being an annual call for volunteers to set up trucks and guns on Navy Pier. The whole thing is…
I can never decide if it’s just the extra hours of sunlight, the constant guilt to be doing something outside (and the subsequent caving to this urge), or curbing my smoking habit, but I’m almost always taken aback by how great I feel in Seattle this time of year. Don’t get me wrong – the rainy season can be a…