…just another photo blog
Some random images from my excursion in Portland & Seattle in 2014. I was trying my hand at street photography which, I confess, I still don’t understand what makes a good image and doesn’t but it was my attempt at doing it.
In 2014, we took the kids and my sister, Jerrielynn, to see my wife’s family. Unlike the previous two vacations we took out there, I had actually gone out with a photography game plan and I had my D7000 with me. All of my photography, save for one excursion, was confined to the locations that we had planned on visiting while we were out there. Cannon Beach was my photography bucket list item. I know that countless photographers have taken pictures here but it was still someplace I wanted to visit. I wasn’t really concerned with capturing anything that others haven’t already had the chance to do before and I’m sure that I could find much better quality images on …
One of the benefits of my job as a FedEx courier is driving around and seeing photo opportunities every day, even as an in-town driver. I have, many times, taken my camera to work with me and have been able to get some really nice shots, especially during the late fall as the sun goes down earlier in the day and during the summer when storms roll in. A benefit of my particular route would be the fact that it covers an area of town that is ever-expanding, which means that I find myself in areas that were once open farmland and I now have the benefit of seeing new areas that were previously inaccessible without trespassing on private land. …
Another oldie, taken in 2010 with my D40. Quarry Park was my go-to spot to go and putz and practice with nature and HDR, once I got into it. I don’t think I’d had my camera for too long when this was taken. I was still putzing with Photoshop and working with layers when I attempted to do the whole black & white and color thing.