Category Archives: Photography

Beautiful photography from the Seattle Times’ readers photo gallery

Thanks to Marilyn W. Click here for incredible photos to brighten your New Year!

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Have you ever seen an eagle blink?

Thanks to Janet H.

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Where in the world?

Please send in your off-the-beaten-track photos taken in Northwest that we might visit. Here are a couple of Indianola, a tiny town (one store and a post-office) just beyond the Agate Pass bridge leaving Bainbridge Island. It used to have … Continue reading

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September Sunset

At least two residents saw this sunset from the 26th floor deck tonight.

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Playing with the moon

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Moon over Sydney

Thanks to Jim S.

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Reverse bucket list

Thanks to Gordon G. And to all those (still living) who tried this list. Keep scrolling down for more)

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The artistic moon

Thanks to Sybil-Ann.

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Whale surfaces in a gym

Holographic projection of a whale. Thanks to Mary Jane F.

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The Vanishing View

Those in the -04 stack have had a pocket view, available only from the balcony or its window, of the Space Needle. And here is Skyline’s own contribution to our vanishing views:

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Some cool pics

Thanks to Yvonne P.

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Philosophy for growing old

Thanks to Al MacR. Make sure to scroll down–wonderful pictures to go with the thoughts!

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Jupiter And Saturn Will Be Together Again For The Holidays

From NPR by Colin Dwyer. Thanks to Mike C. for finding this! If popular culture has taught us anything about the holidays, it’s that this is a season of reunions: a time when people conquer great distances and lengthy separations … Continue reading

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The view that is left (and other recent photos)

Sigh. I grew up in Missouri and Kansas, and now they seem foreign, a place I would not enjoy visiting. We do not want a second American Civil War.

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Unpaid babysitters

Thanks to Mary Jane F. Go to page 2 for many more!

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Transforming pictures from B&W to color

Click here for amazing pictures from Japan. Click also on each B&W picture to see wonderful color! Thanks Sybil-Ann.

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Imagenes del mundo

Thanks to Sybil-Ann!

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The blossoms don’t need social distance

But we do. The UW web site urges us not to visit this year šŸ™

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Even the troll is staying safe

Thanks to Jim S. for sending this pic Form Narcity: It seems like everyone in Seattle is sporting some kind of coronavirus protection, and theĀ Fremont TrollĀ is no exception. An image of our famous monster wearing a blue medical mask has … Continue reading

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Difficult meeting

Thanks to Margarete B. We’ll be posting more of these amazing photos over time.

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What goes up must come down

Thanks to Mike C. for the great photo!

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Seeing Green Lake on the northern horizon

Having sent off the book, finally, my mind wanders to such little projects. The book is EXTREME WEATHER: and what to do about it.

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15th Century Flemish Style Portraits Recreated In Airplane Lavatory

Thanks to Don and Sue P for send this along. While on a long-haul flight, when most people would sleep, read a book or chew on complimentary snacks, Nina Katchadourian spends her time locked in the airplaneā€™s lavatory taking selfies … Continue reading

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Looming over Lake Washington today

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The Annotated Panorama (2019 version)

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Yes, they are too small, as seen below, for the annotations to be legible. But my 11×14 prints line the corridor on the 26th floor leading outdoors (Skyline administrators like them well enough that they are considering a more permanent … Continue reading

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