• Candid Portraits,  Canon Powershot G12,  Documentary/Street,  People/Portraits

    Red Hair

    October 25, 2011
    Red Hair

    I walked to the top of one of the cruise ship buildings where people could look out over the Sound towards Bainbridge Island. I noticed this young lady as she stared out over the Sound, seemingly lost in her thoughts. I quickly took two images and then moved on to leave her with her solitude.

    A Place to Read

    I had taken the ferry boat earlier in the day over to Bainbridge Island. The gentle movement of the ferry through the water felt soothing to me. Totally different than an aircraft. I walked around the ferry on the upper deck looking out across the Sound while a light mist fell. I found this young lady avoiding the elements and reading her book. After the 35 minute ride I walked through the small town. It really is small so I immediately fell in love with. I meandered through a small bookstore then stopped in for a hot chocolate and scone at the Blackbird Bakery. It was another good day!

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  • Candid Portraits,  Canon Powershot G12,  Documentary/Street,  Food,  People/Portraits

    The Colors

    October 24, 2011

    Peppers

    Last week I spent a couple of days in Seattle, flying up on Wednesday and coming back on Friday afternoon. I took one small backpack with spare shirt, shorts, socks, toothbrush and just the G12. I stayed at the Green Tortoise Hostel which is located at the corner of Pike and First Street. It is literally across the street from Pikes Market Place. First of all the hostel was great. I stayed in a room with four beds with only three of them occupied. Andrew was from England and Bosco was from Miami. The hostel provided breakfast each morning: eggs, pancakes and toast. The only stipulation required you to make your own breakfast and then cleanup after yourself. On Tuesdays from 1:00-5:00 pm they offered the Dead Guy tour where they load you up in the hostel van for a tour of Seattle. Along the way they take you to the graves of Jimmy Hendrix, Bruce Lee, and Brandon Lee. I passed on that. They offered free dinner on Tuesday and Thursday. So, I did indulge in the taco dinner on Thursday.

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  • Canon Powershot G12,  Travel,  window

    It was Break Time

    September 21, 2011
    Clover

    Everyone likes taking a break, at least I do. The schedules for flight crew can seem strange to those who are accustomed to a straight 40 hour work week. It would take more time than I want to commit to try and explain these schedules. By FAA regulations we cannot have a duty day longer than 16 hours and I wholeheartedly agree with that. However, I just finished a trip where one of our duty days was almost 14 hours. So when we had a break, we took a break. After grabbing something to eat I went back on the airplane to just relax, away from the hustle of the airport. As I sat down I noticed the tail of the aircraft next to me and knew I wanted this framed image of the fawn. It’s always fun to watch children look out the windows of our aircraft to see what animals they can find on the airplanes tails. In the background you can see the main terminal of DIA, where the roof looks like a series of tents.

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  • Canon Powershot G12,  People/Portraits,  Self-portraits

    In the Shade

    September 15, 2011

    In the Shade

    Over a week ago I sat in the shade at our hotel to get out of the 103 degree heat. It actually was too cold for me in the hotel so I needed to be outside. While today in Colorado our temperatures during the night were in the high 40’s and we had mixed snow and rain in the high country. The dark clouds along the mountains reminds me, winter is approaching. Have a super day!

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  • Art,  Canon Powershot G12,  quotes

    Simplify

    September 3, 2011
    The Chair

    “The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak.”

    Hans Hofmann

    I begin another trip tomorrow morning then when I get back I intend to visit my parents for a few days in Phoenix. I talked to dad and he said it will probably start cooling off about the time I get there with highs around 106 degrees. While out here yesterday felt and looked like fall with a high of only 80 degrees then some good old thunderstorms and hail on the afternoon. Good grief, what am I thinking? Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

     

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