…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.
One of my bucket list items ever since my first trip there in 2011 and I couldn’t have asked for a better night if I’d prayed for one. On our first night in Seattle, after we’d arrived and got settled in our hotel, we took in some of the sights (of course). There were a few bucket list items that I’d wanted to photograph and visit – the market, the original Starbucks, and finally, the Space Needle. The market was all but closed on the the Sunday we’d arrived but luckily, Starbucks was open and I’m glad that we went Sunday night as the lines were insane the next morning. The Space Needle was the end of our first day …
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, Washington (July 2014) During our family trip to Oregon/Washington in 2014 we managed to spend a couple of days putzing around Seattle, mainly around the market area. Overall it was a great day and contributed to more than 400 photos. I had spent time trying to put together a photo bucket list before we went out there and an old church is something that I really wanted to photograph. Old churches, in general, have become something of a general bucket list item for me and I generally try and scope them out when I’m out and about. Shooting on this day, in particular, did not go as I had planned. My allergies were acting up which, …