summer blues

It's the possibility of having a dream come true

that makes life interesting.

~ Paul Coelho

Coming home from a small gathering on Friday night,

I saw this sky and had to stop.

No one was at the bridge...a first, to be sure.

I quickly grabbed a few shots.

And then a few more.

This image was captured at the tail end of the Blue Hour.
This is the time around sunrise/sunset when the sun is well below the horizon
and the remaining light is of a blue hue.
Shooting with your camera set to daylight white balance gives good results,
or try a fluorescent option for some creative blues.

I felt I needed a wider angle lens to get the shot I was envisioning.

This will be a good placeholder until that happens.

Fuji XT1 ISO 250 f/8.0 1/30 XF18-55mm

peace train

Oh, I've been smiling lately

Dreaming about the world as one

And I believe it could be

Some day it's going to come.

~ Cat Stevens

We saw this train graffiti on our way home the other evening.

We turned the car around, I quickly grabbed my camera 

and ran across a 4 lane highway to capture the shot.

As luck would have it, the train began to move.

I literally fired off one shot, then proceeded to chase after the train...
...shooting all the while.

I lost the race.

But I got this one image.

It just takes one.

I love graffiti. And I especially love graffiti on trains.

Peace out.

Fuji XT1 ISO 3200 f/4.0 1/50 XF18-55mm

afresh

You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.

~ Rabindranath Tagore

It has been a long time since I last posted here.

A very long time.

It's time to start afresh.

It's time to stop staring at the water.

It's time to begin the crossing

into becoming a real photographer.

This image was captured near sunset - at the blue hour - on the boardwalk 

at Longbeach, WA. The blue hour has quickly become one

of my favorite times of day to photograph.
The very shallow depth of field (f/1.2) made this image dreamy,
and using a fluorescent white balance enhanced the blueness.
Just as I wanted.

Thank you for stopping by!
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what has been happening 

between my last post and this one,

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Canon 5DMkII ISO 200 f/1.2 1/800  EF 50mm f/1.2L