Signal Builder

Tour of Portland Bridges With Sharon and Ed Wortman, a set on...

Thu, 02 May 2013 10:08:25 -0700

Tour of Portland Bridges With Sharon and Ed Wortman, a set on Flickr.

Tour of Some of Portland’s Bridges

Boston Strong by donpdonp on Flickr.Pdx In solidarity: Boston...

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 09:06:02 -0700

Boston Strong by donpdonp on Flickr.

Pdx In solidarity: Boston strong - photo by @donpdonp

Hooded woman on Flickr.“There is no greater agony than bearing...

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:45:25 -0800

Hooded woman on Flickr.

“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” – Maya Angelou

Watch out for this guy! He will steal you in a photo. He is a...

Sat, 23 Feb 2013 15:47:47 -0800

Watch out for this guy! He will steal you in a photo. He is a face thief. on Flickr.

Headed home on Flickr.

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 09:46:54 -0800

Headed home on Flickr.

A car built from imagination on Flickr.

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 10:15:00 -0800

A car built from imagination on Flickr.

Instapdx, a group on Flickr.If you are around Portland and use...

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:03:33 -0800

Instapdx, a group on Flickr.

If you are around Portland and use Flickr we just started an instapdx Flickr group. It’s auxiliary to our Facebook group that is our main event and digital meeting place

Crime and Punishment - Portland Edition on Flickr. This is a...

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:46:00 -0800

Crime and Punishment - Portland Edition on Flickr.

This is a mural that is on the side of a Building at Hawthorne & 33rd. It was painted in by artist Jane Brewster in 1997. The mural depicts different literary characters from classics. The characters in the photo are from Crime and Punishment. See a Flickr photo set from the artist Here.

I used the random double exposure effect of the salvador84 lens in hipstamatic to capture the shot. The second exposure is inverted vertically at the same scale as the original. You have to sort of know what you are looking for to see the second exposure and recognize it.

I like the way the shapes of the second exposure makes the people in the mural look like they have Tattoos on their faces. Portland is a bit tattoo crazy and this makes me imagine Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s Crime and Punishment story happening in Southeast Portland.

History on Flickr.This is part of the artistic releif on a car...

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:57:27 -0800

History on Flickr.

This is part of the artistic releif on a car known as the “art car” or “funky car” that is usually parked near SE Hawthorne. I shot it on the 2nd anniversary instapdx photowalk.

As I composed the shot I thought of a future archaeologist sifting though the strata of 2013 Portland. Circuit boards, the mirror tiles and other detritus painting a picture of what might have gone on on Hawthorne hundreds of years ago.

Taken with the iphone 4s photo app and gently post processed in snapseed to bring out a few more details and make the colors pop.

Associated Quote: “History is an account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and soldiers, mostly fools.”
Ambrose Bierce

Broken Balloon Theory on Flickr. I took a whole bunch of photos...

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:13:00 -0800

Broken Balloon Theory on Flickr.

I took a whole bunch of photos on the instapdx anniversary photo-walk using hipstamatic. I thought I was using rw-11 film with the John s lens to get some contrasty black and white shots. turns out i was using blackkeys ultrachrom + salvador84. So I got some funky color shots that were unexpectedly double exposed.

Many of the shots were people and just didn’t really turn out well. I liked this shot of some balloons tied to a sign. The Red pops out and the patterns look kind of interesting double exposed.

It’s always darkest before the dawn on Flickr.

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 13:29:27 -0800

It’s always darkest before the dawn on Flickr.

Woman on Hawthorn on Flickr.

Sat, 19 Jan 2013 21:28:21 -0800

Woman on Hawthorn on Flickr.

Portland’s Marquam Bridge on a cold but sunny day on...

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 15:20:09 -0800

Portland’s Marquam Bridge on a cold but sunny day on Flickr.

Sin City Seattle on Flickr.

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 20:20:50 -0800

Sin City Seattle on Flickr.

Lines and negative space inside the Oregon Convention Center on...

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 09:21:41 -0800

Lines and negative space inside the Oregon Convention Center on Flickr.

Leaving Timberline Lodge to walk out into the winter world is...

Tue, 27 Nov 2012 09:45:27 -0800

Leaving Timberline Lodge to walk out into the winter world is really a cathartic experience. It’s like being born. (at Timberline Lodge)

In the depth of winter I finally learned that there was in me an...

Tue, 27 Nov 2012 06:48:36 -0800

In the depth of winter I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer. — Camus (at Timberline Lodge)

I’m sorry that I have failed you. I can’t make them...

Thu, 04 Oct 2012 18:34:05 -0700

I’m sorry that I have failed you. I can’t make them see you. I can’t make them wash your face. All I can do is put my arms around you with my photograph and hope others will do the same in their hearts. (Taken with Instagram at Steel Bridge)

Portlandia (Taken with Instagram at Portland Building)

Thu, 04 Oct 2012 15:41:27 -0700

Portlandia (Taken with Instagram at Portland Building)

You must not blame me if I do talk to the clouds - Henry David...

Mon, 01 Oct 2012 15:21:05 -0700

You must not blame me if I do talk to the clouds - Henry David Thoreau (Taken with Instagram at Harvey Scott Elementary School)