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feather grass

We have this gigantic ornamental grass (Stipa gigantea, if you want to know)in the front yard that has just burst into bloom. Rain has bowed the stems down so we walk through the little dangling flowers going to and from the front steps, and I was determined that the first time the sun came outContinue reading “feather grass”

pink

It rained a lot last week. I had driven to work one day and was walking through the parking lot when I saw a pink rhododendron that was shedding its flowers all over the pavement. I decided getting the shot was more important than trying to keep my camera dry.

storm troopers

Something I love about taking photographs is the way it forces me to really look at things. Instead of just walking to work, I look up at powerlines, down at puddles, through windows and open doors, and generally keep an eye out for visual opportunities. When I saw that someone had decorated the Empire AleContinue reading “storm troopers”

fun with screensavers

Do you know what happens when you spend all day staring at a computer? You start to take pictures of your screensavers. Or maybe that’s just me. In any case, that’s what this image is – one of the preset Windows screensavers, exposed for several seconds to smear it across the frame. I think itContinue reading “fun with screensavers”

flower bokeh

I generally save my flower shots for my garden blog, but I wanted to share this one here because I think it’s just so gosh-darned pretty. Every year there’s one white California poppy that comes up amid the regular orange ones in our front garden, and I love how this shot captures the texture andContinue reading “flower bokeh”

eyes of Mount Vernon

We’re presenting our main projects at photography class tonight. I’ve been working on a series of shots taken in downtown Mount Vernon, all windows, mostly in back alleys, many barred or broken. You wouldn’t know by looking at this image that it shows the back side of a brand new coffeeshop. If windows are theContinue reading “eyes of Mount Vernon”

feline intensity

As the owner of three goony cats, I do tend to use them as photographic material quite often. It’s a real challenge, as my first photography instructor commented, to shoot a cat in a way that’s not a total cliche. No-one could say my cats aren’t thoroughly documented at this point, but I’m always tryingContinue reading “feline intensity”

Snow Crocus

I just got a letter in today’s mail, letting me know that one of my images was accepted into the juried gallery for the Edmonds Art Festival! The show hangs from June 18-20, and all art is for sale. The piece that I’m submitting is a slightly abstract snow crocus from my garden, and willContinue reading “Snow Crocus”

weather brewing

I’ve been spending a lot of time the last couple of weeks just wandering around downtown Mount Vernon, working on a project for my photography class. Last week while I was out I happened to notice the clouds piling up behind the tulip tower near the river. What drama!

Ala Spit

Last weekend I went out on a photoshoot with my friend Dana to Ala Spit on Whidbey Island. I’d never been there before, but it’s a beautiful place – a sandy spit covered with samphire and driftwood and rocks, looking over the water to Mount Baker and the Cascades. I took many, many pictures, butContinue reading “Ala Spit”