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My Kit with a side of Holga 120
Just picked up 2 new lenses to round out my current kit for my XTi…
Got the 10-22mm 3.5/4.5 wide angle zoom, and the 100mm 2.0 medium tele…
Walked it through town today, and will take it up to the Tulip Festival tomorrow…
One can only ponder what I will get…we have been getting teased with snow and hail lately………IN SEATTLE!!! lol…in APRIL!?!?! wtf?!?!
Oh, and while at the camera shop, picked up one of those plastic Holga’s to shoot some 120film with…we will see….might take a couple weeks before we see the results of this! I am trying lots of multiple exposure ‘art’ stuff with it…lmao…one can only imagine the troubled messes of images I am creating!
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More Today…
So I think the blossoms are starting to wan, and I just wanted to get a few more…and I wanted to shoot some with better ISO settings for better quality at high resolution so…I ran out this AM and clicked again:)
…See the petals laying on the ground…pretty soon…this is where they will all be……..
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Just out my door…
Can you believe right across the street from my house…so pretty…I had to run in and grab the camera…funny bit…at the same time, the fire department was blocking the road because a car had caught on fire! lol…City life:)
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Spring in the Emerald City!
Happy Easter! LOL…hop hop!
Yesterday, I was searching for something to photograph. To get the kinks out, so to speak ahead of my May travels to Europe with the new dSLR. My plan was, to head over to the Belltown neighborhood and shoot Sculpture Park…
The outcome…almost the polar opposite. Everything on the way to, during and after that drew my eye, was other than this target!
It was a gorgeous early Spring day(just the second!) in Seattle…the sky was clear, though barely blue….very light…the air was quite crisp, and a bit hazy light. It was a great day to: walk the length of the city. To let in the sparkling water, stunning mountains, blooming trees, and fun colors and scenes from around the Emerald City. And to remind us just how there is no place like home.
Just after I loaded up with my grande latte, a bit of humor caught my eye from across the street! I had to snap it…I could not resist!
After this, what was there? That drew me in this second spring day? Well it was that the Trees had ALL bloomed…Of course! The Cherry blossoms, etc…simply gorgeous…and everywhere…
From Harbor Steps and all through walking up to Belltown, this is what I saw…
Gorgeous, no? I was in love with those blossoms!
The next thing that pulled my eye…was after I walked through most of Sculpture Park…perhaps it in and of itself is part of it? I am not sure…but it was this walk way, lined by this varigated glass of rainbow colors…It was so cool…the lines, the colors…I could not get enough of it!
The Live Blog featured the first photo I took of it…here is my favorite that captures the brilliant color on display:
And here, I couldn’t resist taking a picture of the city from this angle, through the colored glass…I think it gives the image an interesting effect…lol…my little version of creativity! ha ha…
Which then drew my eye to the view of the city from here…I don’t head out this way often…the train tracks…plowing their way through this trendy part of the city and waterfront…challenge the popular “right side of the tracks” mantra…
And then…ding…the WATER! This view and the mountains is why I say, I could never live in a land locked city…even if you never go out on it…this vista, in every direction(Lake Washington, Lake Union, and here: Elliot Bay) is inescapable, and purely addictive…
Another bit of humor hits me…not photographic greatness…but…(lol)
I shot the photo of this fountain from above since there was noone around, I thought it made a nice clean image…then when I was down at eye level with it…I come at it from the side…and and what do I have in my face…the ASS of one of the Sculptures in my face…LMAO…I had to click! It made me chuckle…I suppose I am 12!(metaphorically of course;) Simply, I am easily amused…
Ok now…silliness aside…it is now Spring…and it was the buds blooming all over, and the willowy things, twirling bits of ivy and plethora of tulips on sale that one just could not escape…
And with the lovely weather and day…MASSIVE amounts of people were out and about…and with that…walking through Pike Place Market…there were street musicians everywhere…I love this…It reminds me…it has been too long since I have been to a show…I love people playing music. I love music.
My final bit…I have a weird obsession with stairs to places we cannot see…So, I leave off with this…and we will see what Random place we go next!
Photo note: All photos were either shot with my Canon XTi and 50mm 1.8 lense, or with my iPhone…
Happy Spring!
~ems
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Spring in Seattle…
On this second day of Spring the emerald city is shining…more photos to be posted from todays walkabout soon-ish …
~live blogging from my iPhone
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Spring in Seattle…
On this second day of Spring the emerald city is shining…more photos to be posted from todays walkabout soon-ish …
~live blogging from my iPhone
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Randomly Friday, Thank God!
Thoughts to ponder………….
…It shouldn’t be so difficult…whatever…easy is good…
Girls are crazy……..myself included…
Life can be both achingly slow, and excessively fast…all at the same time…….
Rock is sex………….does there need to be any more to that bit?! lol…
Cool is an attitude…Hottness is perception…the Beholder grants both…
Happiness is our own to have or leave…at our own volition…
Reality…is ours…
Love…is bliss.
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Seattle St Patricks Day Parade ~ 3/15/2008
AY matey! Arggh! lol….it looks like even the Pirates are Irish this weekend…
As are the Scots…
And how cute is he?!?
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Rock or Kitchy Catchy Pop?!
LOL…Confession is good for the soul, no!?
My most recent Itunes purchase…I can’t get these songs out of my head…
I may be a rock girl…but I will go super sugary sweet pop on occasion……..
Starting strong…
The Pretender – Foo Fighters <---must see live
Slightly more catchy kitch…
Paralyzer – Finger Eleven <---majorly addicted to this song
Ok, now hold onto your trenchcoats… I know the Platinumback(ha ha) is the fave snark of some…but I adore the song …
Rockstar – Nickleback <--- da lyrics are tres true!!! lmao...it kills me...
Now for the MAJOR kitchy catch poppy gooey mess…
Um-br-ella-ella-ella – Rihanna <---hey, I live in Seattle...and I don't wear parkas!
Glamorous – Fergie <---spell it girl...I'm flying first class...mmm hmm, I wish...
And to reign(ha ha) it all back into semi respectability…
Anyone Else But You – The Moldy Peaches <---thank you preggers teenagers...lol Sigh...
And to wrap it all up…of the aforementioned…I adore the saccharine sweet some may say cliche lyrics of Rockstar…and you know…I am all about those dirty boys;)
“NICKLEBACK
“Rockstar”
“Rockstar”
I’m through with standing in line
to clubs we’ll never get in
It’s like the bottom of the ninth
and I’m never gonna win
This life hasn’t turned out
quite the way I want it to be
I want a brand new house
on an episode of Cribs
And a bathroom I can play baseball in
And a king size tub big enough
for ten plus me
I’ll need a credit card that’s got no limit
And a big black jet with a bedroom in it
Gonna join the mile high club
At thirty-seven thousand feet
I want a new tour bus full of old guitars
My own star on Hollywood Boulevard
Somewhere between Cher and
James Dean is fine for me
I’m gonna trade this life for fortune and fame
I’d even cut my hair and change my name
[CHORUS]
‘Cause we all just wanna be big rockstars
And live in hilltop houses driving fifteen cars
The girls come easy and the drugs come cheap
We’ll all stay skinny ’cause we just won’t eat
And we’ll hang out in the coolest bars
In the VIP with the movie stars
Every good gold digger’s
Gonna wind up there
Every Playboy bunny
With her bleach blond hair
Hey hey I wanna be a rockstar
Hey hey I wanna be a rockstar
I wanna be great like Elvis without the tassels
Hire eight body guards that love to beat up assholes
Sign a couple autographs
So I can eat my meals for free
I think I’m gonna dress my ass
with the latest fashion
Get a front door key to the Playboy mansion
Gonna date a centerfold that loves to
blow my money for me
I’m gonna trade this life
For fortune and fame
I’d even cut my hair
And change my name
‘Cause we all just wanna be big rockstars
And live in hilltop houses driving fifteen cars
The girls come easy and the drugs come cheap
We’ll all stay skinny ’cause we just won’t eat
And we’ll hang out in the coolest bars
In the VIP with the movie stars
Every good gold digger’s
Gonna wind up there
Every Playboy bunny
With her bleach blond hair
And we’ll hide out in the private rooms
With the latest dictionary and
today’s who’s who
They’ll get you anything
with that evil smile
Everybody’s got a
drug dealer on speed dial
Hey hey I wanna be a rockstar
Hey hey I wanna be a rockstar
I’m gonna sing those songs
that offend the censors
Gonna pop my pills
from a pez dispenser
When they ask why I drink all day
I’ll say because I can
I’ll get washed-up singers writing all my songs
Lip sync em every night so I don’t get ’em wrong
Then listen to the fans tell me how damn good I am
I’m gonna trade this life for fortune and fame
I’d even cut my hair and change my name”