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International District/Chinatown, Seattle

Ting, my mom, and I took my niece, Frankie, to the dragon dances in the ID. Frankie had seen a dragon dance last summer and thought it was awesome, so this being the year of the dragon and all, we thought we'd treat her to a day out to see the dragons again.

Unfortunately, there everyone else had the same thought, and there was almost no way to see the dragons without assaulting other Seattleites.

--Of the Air Photography--

Discovery Park, Seattle, Washington

It's embarrassing to admit this, but I've never been to Discovery Park in Magnolia. I know. My mom used to live in that neighborhood, a stone's throw from the park itself, and I never walked through it.

I walked through a meadow to get this shot, and although it was frigid, it was an amazing sunset. The color just south of where I was aiming for this frame was ablaze with rich orange and pinks.

I love the northwest!

--Of the Air Photography--

International District/Chinatown, Seattle

Ting, my mom, and I took my niece, Frankie, to the dragon dances in the ID. Frankie had seen a dragon dance last summer and thought it was awesome, so this being the year of the dragon and all, we thought we'd treat her to a day out to see the dragons again.

Unfortunately, there everyone else had the same thought, and there was almost no way to see the dragons without assaulting other Seattleites. I have a couple crummy shots, and that's it. Luckily, someone left the lanterns unguarded. :-/

--Of the Air Photography--

Discovery Park, Seattle, Washington

It's embarrassing to admit this, but I've never been to Discovery Park in Magnolia. I know. My mom used to live in that neighborhood, a stone's throw from the park itself, and I never walked through it.

Today was gorgeous, and I thought maybe, just maybe the Olympics would be visible. They weren't - not fully, anyway. This is better.

I walked through a meadow to get this shot, and although it was frigid, it was an amazing sunset. The color just south of where I was aiming for this frame was ablaze with rich orange and pinks.

I love the northwest!

--Of the Air Photography--

Seattle, Washington

Pike Place Market in Seattle is probably one of the most well known landmarks in Seattle (aside from the Space Needle). Every tourist goes there; every photographer takes pictures of the neon signs above the market's roof.

I was down at Pike Place trying to take some shots for an upcoming project (more on that much, much later), and found a little walkway with a view I hadn't come across before.

Voila! The forgotten back side of the market. Only two people walked by me as I was making this image. I doubt many people come back here.

I also discovered something disturbing about my 11-16 f/2.8 - my go-to ultrawide: it has massive amounts of dust inside it. Only judicious use of the spot correction tool in Lightroom could rectify the craziness. Anyone know how to get dust out of a lens? Crap.

--Of the Air Photography--