Category Archives: Photography

Due east, Bellevue arises

Posted on October 16, 2017 by William Calvin

That’s radiation fog forming behind Bellevue. Light from the predawn blue sky warms the ground enough to warm the bottom layer of air, which has extra humidity from overnight settling (no wind to mix it). Warmer air rises but soon … Continue reading →

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Here today, gone tomorrow and so it goes

Posted on October 10, 2017 by Jim deMaine

This is a trip down memory lane. So many things the younger generation will never see. What do we have now that will so quickly be forgotten? Thanks to Rosemary Wehrman for sharing!  

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The sunset colors

Posted on September 3, 2017 by William Calvin

Taken using the HDR on my Canon 5D Mark 3 DSLR.  The iphone and ipad cameras on HDR setting usually fail to capture the shading.

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Sun Dog at Seattle Sunset

Posted on August 14, 2017 by William Calvin
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Dawn in the West

Posted on August 11, 2017 by William Calvin

About 30 minutes before sunrise, looking west from First Hill to Downtown Seattle..

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The Greening before The Smoke

Posted on August 10, 2017 by William Calvin

Satellite photo 7/31/2017 from a few days before the BC smoke obscured the area.  That’s a phytoplankton bloom covering all of Hood Canal. The source of discoloration is a huge bloom of microscopic phytoplankton plated with white calcium carbonate. Under … Continue reading →

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Sailing in the Smoke of Seattle’s Elliott Bay.

Posted on August 10, 2017 by William Calvin

Sailing in the Smoke of Seattle’s Elliott Bay.

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The Setting Sunspot in the Seattle Smoke

Posted on August 8, 2017 by William Calvin

I’ve been practicing for the total eclipse.

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Blue Angels in Sunday’s Silvertone Skies

Posted on August 6, 2017 by William Calvin

The view from the 18th floor of that building next to Park Shore.  The second photo shows them passing directly overhead; the third shows a pass where the pilot was at the same altitude as the photographer.

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Meandering

Posted on August 4, 2017 by William Calvin

The Jurea River in the Amazon and its many abandoned meanders.  Note all of the pale green loops that have revegetated.  Spring floods break through the narrower of the necks, as has happened at the center of this picture.

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Why no travelogues?

Posted on July 10, 2017 by William Calvin

In six years at Skyline, no one has ever asked me over to see their vacation pictures. It is only in the past year that I’ve seen a returned traveler pull out their iPhone and show off a few pictures … Continue reading →

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Scanning Skyline’s skyline

Posted on July 6, 2017 by William Calvin

I hope to do annual panoramic views from the 26th floor observation deck.  This pair used the iPad’s camera set to Pano: Alas, one cannot blow it up for details or it gets all fuzzy, so I used a good telephoto … Continue reading →

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The Art of the Skybridge (at least in Denver)

Posted on July 1, 2017 by William Calvin

This connects two buildings of the Denver Art Museum that are separated by a city street.  It is what the Skyline 1-2 Skybridge could be like: a few tables, some art, maybe a few lounge chairs.  The street is several stories … Continue reading →

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That emerging roof to our west

Posted on June 19, 2017 by William Calvin

 

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Sunrise in the West from Skyline

Posted on June 19, 2017 by William Calvin

It is the 43-story 5th & Columbia Building we see immediately west of Skyline. The picture was taken several months ago as the sun rose in the east.

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The new face of the Boren & James intersection to our east

Posted on June 19, 2017 by William Calvin
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What was here before Skyline?

Posted on October 9, 2016 by Jim deMaine

There’s a wonderful “before and after” story in today’s Seattle Times about a mansion that used to be literally at our front door – 9th and Columbia. The address on the picture should have correctly been 725 9th, not 727. … Continue reading →

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Incredible photography

Posted on October 6, 2016 by Jim deMaine

Enjoy this world wide photography slide show from Google sent by Dorothy W. – just click on the pictures to advance to the next one. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1bG6OnjM38BOgNVnyJjrC E40_Fn1u2xtUaIutI1tOFGU/preview#slide=id.p17

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The “seat of civilization”

Posted on September 23, 2016 by Jim deMaine

From Gordon Gray History repeating itself: gender-neutral bathroom – My father said that as a rowdy youngster, he used to tip these over at Halloween – until one time a farmer was on the throne. They barely escaped!

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Remarkable Journeys With Six Photographers

Posted on September 22, 2016 by Jim deMaine

We all have traveled, often to exotic places and have wonderful pictures to share – a child, a sunset, a safari, a Greek temple, etc. Please consider sending your story and picture(s) to post in order to share your unique … Continue reading →

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