Sunset Moonrise

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It isn't often you get to see the sunset and the moonrise at the same time, considering they happen on the opposite sky from each other. To be fair, this is really the reflection of the sunset, but I still think I was pretty lucky to be at the right place to capture this. Please enjoy my favorite picture of Seattle.

Cool Late Afternoon Light

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After spending the better part of the day helping a friend move from Bellevue to Seattle, we went for a late lunch in South Lake Union. As we were leaving the restaurant I was floored by the blue light tinting the entire city to match the icy winds coming from the south. What you are seeing here is the water of Lake Union and boats in one of the many marinas around the lake. In the background you can see the city's towers along with a TON of cranes. There is a huge amount of new construction in the South Lake Union neighborhood, including Amazon.com's new campus.

What A Difference 30 Minutes Make

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Oh, hi there. I'm Shawn. I told Kim I would be sharing new pictures with all of you (actually, I should say "us", since I am a huge fan of this site as well). I have to admit that I cheated just a little bit for this first one though. I took these photos a couple of days ago and thought they would be a good introduction to my corner of Seattle; West Seattle.

As you probably already know, Seattle has had some crazy snow over the last couple of weeks. It was so strange to look outside and actually see snow AND fog, so I snapped a quick shot. Not 30 minutes later I looked outside again and saw an actual sunset. Since the forecast shows rain for pretty much the foreseeable future, I hope this is a reminder of just how amazing Seattle can be.

Chilled Curls

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Ah, the Sunday after Christmas and the rain has melted away all but a trace of snow here in Seattle. I took some shots of the chilled curls of the Salmon Wave sculptures at the locks while they were still snow dressed. I will be spending this week catching up with myself and have asked another of my favorite Seattle photographers to share his particular gifts and vision with us for a week starting tomorrow. This will conclude the guest photographer series.

I have been a follower and admirer of Slightlynorth's camera work for a couple years now through his photostream on Flickr. He shoots all over town and must pack his camera at all times as he is very prolific. He is well acquainted with the huge posse of Seattle's digital photographers who regularly get together for fun and to encourage each other in photography skills. Shawn's images have an edge to them that I really enjoy, often employing a wide angle lens or trying new techniques, and always covering something really interesting and esentially Seattle in a refreshing way. He has documented a lot of Seattle's street art and I have learned a lot about these ephemeral works through his attentive lens. I know he likes a lot of the same things I do: sushi, cats, art, music, this beautiful city, camera gear, people, and a new slant on things. I know you will enjoy seeing his unique insider's take on Seattle and can't wait for you to meet him and experience the scenes he walks through, so take a peek here! Thanks for leaving him comments and welcoming him into the City Daily Photo community this week. Enjoy, and I'll pop in on theme day :-).

Still and Bright

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We arrived home last night to a very quiet Boxing Day scene, having missed the height of the big white dump drama and the airport shutdown nightmare it caused a few days ago. The main roads and freeways are clear of snow now, but the neighborhood streets are deep with slush, and median turn lanes still have 8 to 10 inches to contend with.

I want to extend huge thanks and deep appreciation to you, Penseroso, for sharing your wonderful work with us this past week. You gave me a double holiday: a rest and a great view! Having sampled this brief week's worth of Ervin Vice's portfolio, I hope all of you SDP readers will indulge yourselves in a full portion of his hundreds of images (click here) as you have leisure to do so this weekend. Grab a cuppa, and point your browser here to begin a feast for the eyes. You will find his urban Seattle scenes to be highly original and drop dead gorgeous. And this news just in. . .check out his own new blog Alegro - Penseroso. Thanks to all of you who visited and welcomed him so warmly while I was away!

Railroad Crossing

Railroad Crossing, originally uploaded by penseroso.

photo and text © ervin vice

There are many approaches to street photography.

I've seen Youtube instructional videos of photographers quite literally getting right in people's faces and snapping off shots, even with flash. Of course, that was New York City, where sidewalks are very crowded and people cannot avoid you easily. I even saw a photographer get into a loud verbal joust with a passerby who objected to his presence. Suffice it to say the photographer won that round.  Again - that was New York City.

This is Seattle. Photographers stand out here.  I do, anyway. And sane people do not engage in loud arguments on the street.  But I think I found a way around the dilemma (sanity is always a dilemma, isn't it?).

Locate an interesting backdrop that also happens to be in a spot where people have to pass if they are going to get from A to B. It also helps if you are doing this during the work day, when people are too busy to be bothered by you and your snooping. Simply stand off to the side and wait.

This was one such place and one such time. It was taken in an alley behind Qwest Field during the lunch hour. The guy actually saw me right before I took this shot, but he was obviously on a schedule, and wasn't going to waste time asking me what I was up to. He simply continued on course, his head no doubt filled with work and meetings and money, as is the case with most sensible people at that time of day.

I do think, however, that he should have looked both ways before crossing those tracks.

Scrooge at Dawn

space needle at dawn, originally uploaded by penseroso.

photo and text © ervin vice

Well, first of all, I hope everyone is having a great Christmas. And I know that I should be posting something Christmasy . Well, I don't mean to be a Scrooge, but I don't feel like doing that. Instead, I'm stuck in the past, specifically, the morning when the clouds at dawn were ablaze in colors that probably hadn't been invented yet. Ask Kim - she'll vouch for me. She was out taking shots on the same morning and she'll tell you it really looked like this - no Photoshop (which I don't even have)! This was the JPG right out of the camera. When Nature gives you a gift like this, you don't argue; you take it and say thank you. Oh darn - I wrote something Christmasy after all!

NOTE: My name is not Kim. Kim is away on vacation, as explained by her on the 19th. All photos posted on this blog beginning on the 20TH have been courtesy of Yours Truly. Don't worry, though - Kim will be back soon. :-)