All Your Muscles

Building Fun

2009-06-24T16:17:00.000-07:00

Giving up on the plugin and moving back to Live Writer.

I am liking this shot of the pipes The brick is set off nicely:

This one I am not as fond of but still like it:

Stairs

2009-06-23T15:58:00.000-07:00

Not sure if I really like this workflow. The plugin is ok but needs to be a little more fully featured to really take the place of a dedicated text editor.

This pic of stairs is one I really like. Makes me think of a mental institution:

Just picking flowers:

Gorging

2009-06-22T15:54:00.000-07:00

Trying something a little different with this one. Got a plugin for Lightroom that let's me export all my photos right to the blog without going through Live Writer. Might take a few tries to get it to work.

Eileen's favorite spot in the house.

Everybody Loves A Sculpture Park

2009-06-21T19:28:00.000-07:00

And by the end of this you will be able to tell my favorite part of the sculpture park.

Found graffiti on the way there. Very hippy futuristic:

And now for a ridiculous amount of shots of essentially the same thing. My goal now is to commission a Richard Serra work when I am rich and famous. Just hoping he can last that long.

I like how the black and white flattens the depth of this some:

Showing off the curves. Everybody loves curves:

Another flattened one:

Texture:

And more:

And just in case you did not have enough:

The camera is in macro mode so a meta shot of even more close up texture:

Everybody Loves A Parade

2009-06-20T19:22:00.000-07:00

Especially a naked parade. Starting the morning off with some Bloody Marys and then watching a pretty cool parade is not a bad way to spend a Saturday.

After the parade we caught these guys playing out front of a liquor store on the sidewalk. Their first couple of songs were pretty good but they kind of fell off after that:

My holding the little one during the parade:

Some dancing in front of one of the floats:

More dancing although with many more people:

Calla enjoying my hat more so than the parade:

On the way there:

Waiting for the parade. Her enthusiasm matches everyone elses:

People wanting to get run over by the Katamari:

The good stilt walker:

Something having to do with the fall of the French empire (It was at this point I realized I needed a program):

more stilt walkers:

Ring Of Fire

2009-06-19T19:12:00.000-07:00

The ring of fire:

Baby falling into the ring of fire:

Lighting the ring of fire:

Getting The Love

2009-06-18T19:10:00.000-07:00

You almost cannot identify what is going on in this picture which I like:

And how can you not think that these whiskers are majestic?

Invisible Man

2009-06-17T19:09:00.000-07:00

Who is that incredibly sexy invisible man?

Eileen is peeved that I woke her:

Kitty Reflection

2009-06-16T19:07:00.000-07:00

Again a reflection shot. I like how it is not really out of focus but just doubled or trebled in some places:

Time Slips On

2009-06-15T19:05:00.000-07:00

I like that you cannot really tell what time it is here:

Unhappiness

2009-06-14T19:01:00.000-07:00

Is having to wear a head band. Happiness is taking it off:

Dust Rolling In

2009-06-13T19:00:00.000-07:00

Or perhaps clouds:

Tunnel Vision

2009-06-12T18:36:00.000-07:00

Or at least partial tunnel vision

Park And Ride Run

2009-06-11T11:03:00.000-07:00

When I look back on the shots I have taken I realize I spend a lot of time at bus stops. Here is the area around the Factoria park and ride.

I like the double fence size in this:

This was a random piece of glass in some electricity thing. I like the fuzzy edges with the actual object in focus:

I liked this more when I took it:

Another of the glass I liked because it looks like it is a window through the object:

Work Out

2009-06-10T10:54:00.000-07:00

Hanging shorts:

Chilling On The Balcony

2009-06-09T10:53:00.000-07:00

And not liking the intrusion:

Jennifer Says Sh!!!

2009-06-08T10:51:00.000-07:00

The title says it all:

More soft focus texture:

Post Blackberry

2009-06-07T10:42:00.000-07:00

These are the scars I was talking about:

Seattle Works

2009-06-06T10:36:00.000-07:00

After lots of planning Seattle Works day was pretty successful. I helped setup an event at the Nature Consortium in West Seattle. It was probably the best setup event I have seen since I have been working with Seattle Works. We managed to clear around 1800 sq. ft. of mountain blackberry form the area so that native species could return.

After the event hanging out with the little girl sharing hwo the day went:

Bianca and Morgan at the place after we finished up:

Some flowers there:

Wounds from the blackberries. An interesting note was the only people who wore shorts to this deal have the same genetic makeup. I still have scars:

A sampler of what I was drinking that night to celebrate:

Bianca giving the dehydrated girl:

More of the bottles although it is hard to tell:

Is Anyone Paying Attention?

2009-06-05T10:31:00.000-07:00

Not Yachi. Looking off into the distance:

Not Morgan or Calla:

Gimpy is though. That is why I love her:

Even the elephant is. Animals are where its at:

Cheap And Easy

2009-06-04T10:30:00.000-07:00

Told you. Although this is kind of cool in that you can see the rain rolling in:

Just more sky shots:

Sunset

2009-06-03T10:25:00.000-07:00

It is cheap but easy to take shots that I really like from the balcony:

All From The Balcony

2009-06-02T10:03:00.000-07:00

But still a surprising amount of variety. More tweaked sky shots:

More reflection shots. This one if of the courtyard:

Not sure what this was but it reminded me of the Luxor:

Max peeking at me:

Flowers?

2009-06-01T09:53:00.000-07:00

This is one of my favorite flower shots I have taken. I just wish the symmetry were a little better between the two stems on either side:

This is a shot of the sky but a little messing around with it makes it look a little more like flowers as well:

Fill And Grill

2009-05-31T08:10:00.000-07:00

More filter fun. I tried it more with the black and white and like the effects it gives. It is cool to be able to see these in the camera as opposed to trying to add them after the fact through software. I think it enables you to make a better composition because you are thinking the shot through a little more:

And a lighter effect on the shish-kebabs that ended up being purty delicious: