Sunrise at Mt. Rainier
Posted Sep 29, 2018
Looking south to the Cascade Mountains from Paradise, Mt. Rainier
Bridal Veil Falls
Posted Sep 09, 2018
Bridal Veil Falls, Washington
Sept. 7, 2018
A four mile hike near Stevens Pass in the Cascade Mountains leads to Bridal Veil Falls.
Fuji X‑T2, Fujinon 10 – 24mm (10mm), 1 second, f22, ISO 200
Windmill Lights
Posted Aug 21, 2018
Windmills at night, near Goldendale, WA
Aug. 11, 2018
This is from my first attempt at astrophotography and photographing the Milky Way.
Shot with Fuji X‑T2, Rokinon 12mm, 25 seconds at f2.0, ISO 3200.
Rowena Loops
Posted Aug 19, 2018
The Rowena Loops, in the Columbia River Gorge.
Aug. 12, 2018
Night sky near Goldendale
Posted Aug 13, 2018
The Milky Way, as seen from Goldendale, WA
Aug. 11, 2018
This is from my first attempt at astrophotography and photographing the Milky Way.
Shot with Fuji X‑T2, Rokinon 12mm, 25 seconds at f2.0, ISO 2500.
Milky Way
Posted Aug 12, 2018
Milky Way, with Mars near the bottom
Aug. 11, 2018
I’d been wanting to try astrophotography for a while; a weekend spent in eastern Washington was my first good opportunity. Goldendale is a tiny town with very little light pollution, and an observatory that I’d visited a few years ago. We stayed in a cabin about 15 minutes from the town, and it turned out to be a terrific setting.
Leading up to the weekend, I spent a good bit of time on the website Lonely Speck, reading up on lenses, camera settings, and the need to buy a headlamp (good advice, it turned out).
The first night there, I was excited to finally get to try things out but by then had forgotten a few of the finer points — details like how to focus in the dark. I did get a couple of decent shots, but I was in a hurry, not to mention a tired from the four hour drive from Seattle.
The second night (shown here), I think I got it right.
Shot with Fuji X‑T2, Rokinon 12mm, 25 seconds at f2.0, ISO 1600.
Sauk Mountain Trail
Posted Jul 16, 2018
View from the summit of Sauk Mountain trail, Cascade Mountains
July 15, 2018
Japan, Spring 2018
Posted Apr 15, 2018
In March and April 2018, I visited Japan for my first time. I took a LOT of photos. To see all of them, check out my gallery on Flickr.
Cherry Blossoms, Seattle
Posted Mar 17, 2018
A cherry tree in bloom in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood.
Mar. 17, 2018
Cacti
Posted Mar 10, 2018
Cacti
Mar. 10, 2018
Secret garden
Posted Feb 25, 2018
A peek into a private garden in Lucca, Italy
Oct. 8, 2017
Blue snow
Posted Feb 02, 2018
Blue snow, Lake Kachess
Jan. 15, 2018
Dragonstone
Posted Jan 31, 2018
Gaztelugatxe, Spain
Oct. 2, 2017
Sunset
Posted Jan 29, 2018
A dramatically-lit sunset over Florence, Italy
Oct. 5, 2017
At the end of a calm and quite afternoon on our first day in Florence, the air suddenly whistled, then howled. It took me a few moments to comprehend that the crashing sounds all around were the outside window shutters, flapping about and banging in total abandon. I ran around closing windows and grabbing the laundry that had been hanging to dry out on the balcony, so that our pants and shirts wouldn’t end up in the streets three floors below, or stranded on a neighbor’s roof.
An hour or so later, it became still again just as suddenly, and the sun broke through the clouds and lit up the sky for a few last minutes. I grabbed my camera and snapped this photo.
Snoqualmie Pass
Posted Jan 15, 2018
Jan. 15, 2018