Category Archive: lights

Spring is in the Air

Please hurry Love is in the air Sunsets are later New bud’s New growth

Monuments & Memorials

Most of these shots were at sunrise, notice the lack of people. This is the Lincoln Memorial from one of its corner, nice sky. Sunrise of the Washington Memorial and Capital Building. Vietnam… Continue reading

Olympic Mountains in the morning

Sunrise on the Brother’s. I turned around looking for another lens and almost missed this shot. This happens within seconds. A little later on the Brother’s A wide angle shot of the Eastern… Continue reading

Mushroom Day

If you can identify any of these mushrooms…great, please leave a reply. All mushrooms shot in Western Washington state. Thanks Twist and shine. 100/2.8 macro @ f/8, 2 sec, ISO-200, Center weighted meter… Continue reading

Flora

Spot free ladybug, unusual to see. Looks harmless, but is the Tyrannosaurus Rex of the bug world. Used in many gardens for bug control. Dahlia’s and bee’s…perfect match! Used a flash for some… Continue reading

Simple

Moonshine

Found an old pier pylon and streetlight to border the moon. 100/2.8 @ f/11, 2.5sec, ISO-100, spot meter Got lucky with the clouds, makes it a little mysterious. 100/2.8 @ f/8, 1/10sec, ISO-100,… Continue reading

Serene Sunset

This was a spectacular sunset and I caught the very end. Stagnate air allowed pastel colors to affect sunset. SMC-Tak 50/1.4 @ f/11, 1/4sec, ISO-100, +2comp Large Russian fires affected sunset in Washington… Continue reading

Fireworks and Lightning

Captured these night shots within a month of each other. Luckily, the fireworks settings were exactly as the lightning shot except catching the lighting is a little more tricky. The lightning is an… Continue reading

Mt. Rainier Sunrise

Captured this looking east between the Olympic and Cascade Mountain Ranges. This is Washington’s highest peak at 14,411′ (4392m). Shot this with a 300/4 lens @ f/29, 1/3sec, ISO-100.