May 8th, 2012: Pink
Clematis Flower
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JayT
May 7th, 2012: Sanctuary
While photographing the exterior of this Seattle Catholic church, I wondered what beauty must lie on the interior. I wasn’t aware that it was generally open to worshipers during off-service hours so I hadn’t bothers to bring tripod along which made it a little tough shooting in the sanctuary. Since there were also a couple of worshipers in the space I tried to stay as unobtrusive as possible while capturing a few images.
St. James Cathedral.
Seattle, Washington
Sony NEX 5N+ Sony E 16mm/f2.8
3-Exposure HDR, Photomatix, Lightroom 3, Photoshop CS5, Topaz Adjust.
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JayT
May 6th, 2012: Supermoon Over CityCentre
With all the excitement about the Supermoon last night, I ventured out in hopes of Seattle’s cloudy skies clearing up enough to see it. Clouds on the horizon delayed viewing of the initial rise, but we got a peek at it for minute .
Two Union Square and CityCentre
Seattle, Washington
Canon 1D Mark III+ Canon EF 500mm/f4 IS USM
Lightroom 3, Photomatix Pro, Photoshop CS5, onOne Perfect Effects.
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JayT
May 5th, 2012: S-Curves
Here is a shot from an often photographed location in Seattle. Even though I’ve been here many times, there always seems to be different perspectives with various lighting conditions at different times of the year and time of day. I’m looking forward to shooting a few more sunsets from here this summer.
Cityscape from Jose Rizal Bridge.
Seattle, Washington
Canon 5D + Rokinon 14mm/f2.8
5-Exposure HDR, Lightroom 3, Photomatix Pro, Photoshop CS5, onOne Perfect Effects.
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JayT
May 4th, 2012 – Avian Friday: Double-crested Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant
Huntington Beach, California
Canon 1D Mark III+ Canon EF 500/4L IS USM
Processed with Lightroom 3, Photoshop CS5.
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JayT
May 3rd, 2012: Rufusized
As with many other radio markets around the country, Seattle lost its contemporary jazz station at the end of 2010. They were the promoters of an annual two-day festival held every summer that featured a star-studded line-up. It was a venue that I and a lot of other folks in the area looked forward to every year. The past couple of years I’ve made trips down to Southern California to attend the BB Jazz Festival. Last year I had the pleasure of seeing one of the all time legends of funk guitar; the incomparable Tony Maiden, perform there with the Tony Rich Project and Rachelle Ferrell. Best known for his role in the 70′s funk band Rufus featuring Chaka Kahn, Tony continues to master his craft playing with many of the best artists in the industry. I’ve seen Tony play with a few bands over the years and his talent never ceases to amaze me.
Tony Maiden at BB Jazz 2011
Huntington Beach, California
Canon 1D Mark III+ Canon EF 135/2L + 2X Rear Extender
Processed with Lightroom 3, Photoshop CS5, onOne Perfect Effects.
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JayT
April 2nd, 2012: Seattle Nightscape
Today’s image was captured from a ferry-boat on a return trip from Hood Canal for a fun day of oyster & clam harvesting with relatives. It was a challenge to get something decent with such low light combined with the motion of the moving vessel. I cranked the ISO up to 6400 to get a shutter speed of 1/30 of a second for this hand-held exposure.While a similar view can be taken from a much more stable land position from across the bay, you get a slightly different perspective shot from the water.
Downtown from Elliott Bay.
Seattle, Washington
Sony NEX 5N+ Sony E 16mm/f2.8
Lightroom 3, Photoshop CS5, onOne Perfect Effects.
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JayT
May 1st, 2012: April Showers,….
Clematis Flower
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JayT
April 30th, 2012: Gimme Some Skin
Here is a shot of Seattle’s tallest building, the 76-story Columbia Center. Completed in 1985, this skyscraper is was the tallest building west of the Mississippi. I had originally processed a color HDR version of the image, but was not satisfied with the tone-mapped result. Curious to see what it looked like in monochrome, I opted instead to just use a single image to emphasize the shapes and forms of the towers set against the softness of the sky.
Columbia Center.
Seattle, Washington
Sony NEX 5N+ Sony E 16mm/f2.8
Lightroom 3, Photoshop CS5, onOne Perfect Effects, Topaz Adjust.
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JayT
April 29th, 2012: Olympic Glow
Sunset on the Olympic Mountain Range.
Seattle, Washington
Sony NEX 5N+ Canon EF 70-200/f2.8L IS USM II
3-Exposure HDR, Lightroom 3, Photomatix Pro, Photoshop CS5, onOne Perfect Effects, Topaz Adjust.
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Thanks for stopping by,
JayT
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