To the Rosy City

Over Memorial Day Weekend, I sojourned down to Portland. The entire trip is a wealth of photographic opportunity, and I was more than happy to make use of it. By the time I returned to Spokane, I had some 300 exposures, and given more time--and places to stop along the freeway--I would have had more. There are two primary locations from the lot: the Portland Zoo and along the Columbia Gorge. Lighting was a bit of a bugger for me, as the sun was high and bright most of the time, and the zoo doesn't seem to know how to light its interior sections. At any rate, I'm sure I'll be posting a few more shots from the trip as I get to them.

The trains running along the Gorge were absolutely beautiful.

There was a train rounding the bend just as I was taking this shot.

40? Sure, maybe when the people aren't swarming everywhere.

Bubbles in the polar bear tank. Need to keep them carbonated?

First Shots

My office is right next to a train yard. Ugh.

Sometimes, even the rainy days give me something good.

Beer and poker chips.

Empty wine bottles make excellent candle holders.

Flying Beauty

I had the good fortune of driving to the airport on the right day today. Originally, I had intended only to photograph small, private craft, but instead I came across this gorgeous sight. The "Liberty Belle," a restored B-17G Flying Fortress, was on tour and open to the public. Sadly, the interior was closed off. This week has been rather gray, and has made for generally low-contrast and gray-tone photos. To compensate, I used GIMP (free!) to adjust contrast, as well as some minor burning.

F1rst!!!1~

Okay, this is just the obligatory first post, letting all my stalkers out there know that I now have a blog (and yes, I do hate that term). I'll be using this space almost exclusively to post select photos that I have taken.

Usually, I'll be using my brand new Nikon D90 dSLR. On occasion, if I am able to scan prints, I'll show off shots from my Pentax ME Super 35mm SLR. Enjoy!