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Seattle is one of my favorite places to take photographs. It is such a photogenic city. From the streets and traffic, to the skyline that is so bright and colorful with some of the best sunsets and cloud formations you will ever see and on a clear day you get some of nature in the background as Mt Rainier can be seen looking down upon us.
Unfortunately that thin patch of blue sky on the right is just about as clear as it gets. ;) This is one of my last captures of the iconic Space Needle and Seattle skyline before moving away. While I can't say I miss the seemingly endless overcast days, I sure do miss the view sometimes. The light was unusual here as the clouds began to break up right before sunset casting a warm sidelight across the city. It created an unusual sense of depth I've rarely seen in all the time I lived there.
The most common and well known viewpoint of this skyline is from Kerry Park, but I never did like how it seemed to diminish the Space Needle's stature against the skyscraper backdrop.
Camera: Nikon D90
Lens: Nikkor 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
Location: Queen Anne, Seattle, Washington, USA
The "Emerald City" during rush hour at the confluence of I-5 and I-90. Seahawk stadium is on the left.
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I almost didn't make this set. I saw some dark clouds and then just as I was about to turn around I noticed some fading light way up North. I figured what the hell and made my way. I arrived a little late so I rushed to find a comp I liked. I set up shop along beacon hill and got the sun setting over the horizon. After the sun had set I rushed over to rival bridge to catch the after glow. Wow, there were at least 10 other lens pointed at the city from that bridge! I got my shots and quietly left just after running into a friend who filled me in on one of the coolest photography tips I've learned yet!
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Kubota Garden is a 20 acre Japanese garden in the Rainier Beach neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. A public park since 1987, it was started in 1927 by Fujitaro Kubota, a Japanese emigrant. Today, it is maintained as a public park by the Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation and the Kubota Garden Foundation.
Fujitaro Kubota emigrated from Shikoku, Japan in 1907 and established the Kubota Gardening Company in 1923. Projects of his included the garden at Seattle University and the Japanese garden at Bloedel Reserve in Bainbridge Island. In 1927, he bought 5 acres of swampland in Rainier Beach to start the garden and in 1930 increased the size of the garden to 30 acres. Kubota Garden served as cultural center for the Japanese community in Seattle, as well as a home, office and nursery for his business. During World War II, Kubota Garden was abandoned for four years as Kubota and his family were interned at Camp Minidoka in Idaho. During his internment, Kubota supervised the building of a community park, which included a Japanese rock garden. After the war, he and his sons Tak and Tom Kubota rebuilt the business.
The Japanese government awarded Kubota the Fifth Class Order of the Sacred Treasure in 1972 "for his achievements in his adopted country, for introducing and building respect for Japanese Gardening in this area." Kubota maintained the garden until his death in 1973.
In 1981, the Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board declared the core 4.5 acres of the park to be a historical landmark of the City of Seattle. In 1987, the City of Seattle bought the garden from the Kubota family, and it is now maintained by the Department of Parks and Recreation as well as volunteers from the Kubota Garden Foundation.
In addition, 17 acres surrounding the park has been purchased by the Open Space Program in the City of Seattle in order to protect Mapes Creek, which runs through the park. The Tom Kubota Stroll Garden broke ground in 1999 and was opened in 2000. The garden received a new entrance gate designed by Gerard Tsutakawa in 2004.
The garden has encountered the problems associated with vandalism when the staff has left for the day—as evidenced by beer bottles strewn about on the property. Shell casings are a sign that firearms have been fired; and graffiti has appeared.
The Kubota Garden Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization founded in 1989 to "support, enhance, and perpetuate the Kubota Garden within the spirit and vision of Fujitaro Kubota." Kubota's vision included opening the garden to the public and increasing American understanding and appreciation of Japanese Gardens. The foundation provides additional fundraising, volunteer work, and publications to support the garden.
(source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kubota_Garden)
The skyline of downtown Seattle, Washington with a glimpse of Elliott Bay on the left looking northwest.
Seattle is a West Coast seaport city and the seat of King County. With an estimated 668,342 residents as of 2014, Seattle is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America, and, as of July 2013, is the fastest-growing major city in the United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of around 3.6 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the United States. The city is situated on a narrow isthmus between Puget Sound (an inlet of the Pacific Ocean) and Lake Washington, about 100 miles south of the Canada–United States border. A major gateway for trade with Asia, Seattle is the 8th largest port in the United States and 9th largest in North America in terms of container handling.
The Seattle area was previously inhabited by Native Americans for at least 4,000 years before the first permanent European settlers. Arthur A. Denny and his group of travelers, subsequently known as the Denny Party, arrived from Illinois via Portland, Oregon on the schooner Exact at Alki Point on November 13, 1851. The settlement was moved to the eastern shore of Elliott Bay and named "Seattle" in 1852, after Chief Si'ahl of the local Duwamish and Suquamish tribes.
Logging was Seattle's first major industry, but by the late 19th century the city had become a commercial and shipbuilding center as a gateway to Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush. By 1910, Seattle was one of the 25 largest cities in the country. However, the Great Depression severely damaged the city's economy. Growth returned during and after World War II, due partially to the local Boeing company, which established Seattle as a center for aircraft manufacturing. The Seattle area developed as a technology center beginning in the 1980s, with companies like Microsoft becoming established in the region. In 1994 the Internet retail giant Amazon was founded in Seattle. The stream of new software, biotechnology, and Internet companies led to an economic revival, which increased the city's population by almost 50,000 between 1990 and 2000.
Seattle has a noteworthy musical history. From 1918 to 1951, there were nearly two dozen jazz nightclubs along Jackson Street, from the current Chinatown/International District, to the Central District. The jazz scene developed the early careers of Ray Charles, Quincy Jones, Ernestine Anderson and others. Seattle is also the birthplace of rock musician Jimi Hendrix and the alternative rock style grunge.
Have you seen the future building plans for Seattle? It's pretty interesting to wonder what this view will look like in 5 years....
Another 'almost didn't go' sunset shoots. A friend invited me out to shoot but I was hesitant to go because of the storm clouds, I didn't wanna shoot in the rain to be honest. I almost turned around when I noticed the massive dark cloud looming above me. I could swear there was some mammatus action going on too!
When I arrived which was about 20 minutes before sunset, I quickly ran to a location I had been thinking about shooting. I followed the Jose Rizal dog park trail down and around to the Mt.Baker bike trail. I walked up and down looking for a good view and settled after slashing my way through some bushes!
I shot until the sun was down behind the mountains. All of a sudden the clouds started to light up! I quickly grabbed my gear and ran to the bottom of the dog park stairs close to the fence to set up for this shot. I'm glad I moved because I always like coming home with more than one good shot! After a couple good exposures from here to get the car trails, I moved up to the bridge to see if I knew any of the 10 photographers there!
I ran into my friend Aswin in the bridge, he was too late due to dinner altercations. But that didn't stop him from watching and also giving me a crazy awesome photography tip for sun flares!! Two photos, thumb over sun in one photo, blend out unwated flaring with second exposure. Genius!
Chased another wicked sunrise this morning. I was up early and everything was falling into place. Cloud ceiling above 1000ft, check. Eastern horizon unobstructed, check. Moisture in the air, check. Picking the right spot to shoot, I'd say so;-)
On a clear day, you can see Mt. Rainier, St. Helens, Adams, and Hood. You can see them from a hiking summit, from a commercial airline flight headed south, from Deception Pass on Whidbey Island, and sometimes Rainier is viewable from the San Juans. These views and the geologic history of the area make the PNW special. What happens when you get up close and personal, and experience the mountains in a tiny Cessna 185? Time stops, the earth below you stands still, and you’re able to take in the vast desolate beauty of the mountains. I now have a new perspective of Mt. St. Helens. Washington is the land of sleeping giants. Its a pretty cool place to be.
Another sunny day in Seattle and another lunch hour...this one filled with some downward POVs courtesy of a fav prime, my fiddy f/1.4. :)
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During all my time living in Seattle this is easily the bridge I have revisited the most. I've shot it at night, day, dusk, sunset, from inside, from a distance, straight on, crooked and twisted every which way. If you've never seen it and are in the area, I recommend walking through it at least once. There's something really compelling about this DNA inspired bit of quirky architecture.
Camera: Nikon D90
Lens: 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6 VR
GPS: Amgen Helix pedestrian bridge in Belltown, Seattle, Washington
Pike Place Market is the heart of Seattle with nearly 10 million visitors passing over the brick road ever year. Sometimes, on rare occasions in the early morning hours you can get the entire place to yourself. Seattle WA 2015
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This is Episode 9 of the fourth season of TIA International Photography's Seattle timelapse series, "Emerald City Infinity".
This episode features the same terrific and exciting footage of Seattle, but with a wicked twist. 👿 Thinking back on the satirical intro skits to each episode of Season Three, I began to ponder how I would portray Seattle if I was the city's perpetual detractor or an obstinate malcontent who cannot be persuaded to see Seattle in a more positive light. This video was the result.
A combination of elements collaborated to create this presentation, including: 1) Moody weather for which Seattle is renowned; 2) An industrial, headbanging tune that I had never previously devised to use as a soundtrack; and 3) Some unusual visual effects applied to many scenes.
I hope you enjoy this somewhat extraordinary chapter from the ECI series. It is definitely an outlier episode.
"Emerald City Infinity" (or "ECI") is a timelapse video series produced by TIA International Photography (TIA). ECI was created from hundreds of timelapse videos recorded between March 2021 and the present date.
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Another sunny day in Seattle and another lunch hour...this one filled with some downward POVs courtesy of a fav prime, my fiddy f/1.4. :)
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Found a few hours to spare when I arrived in Berlin today (no room at the inn) so I went exploring and found this gem. It's a man-made waterfall with a monument to the Liberation Wars at the top that reminds me of the Emerald City. Who knew?
Seattle’s cosmetic surgery continues near the waterfront. This portion of Highway 99 (SR99), which was once part of the bilevel Alaskan Way Viaduct, continues to be redesigned and rerouted as construction demolishes the ground underneath for the new tunnel that will replace the viaduct in a few years. As a result, every couple of months since 2011, either slight or significant alterations are made to change the course of the highway itself.
Typically not your most attractive scene, the onset of what appeared to be a massive thunderstorm (that did not happen) coupled with the last hues of sunset made the scene look beautiful, yet chaotic, futuristic, and even apocalyptic in a manner best portrayed in science-fiction novels and movies.
For comparison, here is what this scene looked like back in April 2011, before any construction took place.
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The downtown skyline of Seattle, Washington with Mount Rainier visible in the far right background as seen from Pier 66 looking southeast.
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I took this shot while waitng to pick up Anna in Downtown Seattle, WA. Editing this picture took some work and was a pain because the sky came out full of noise so I had to black out the sky...it was a mess and could have been done better but I got sick of playing with it.
This was tone-mapped with Photomatix using a single raw file that I converted to bracketed shots. I then detailed it with Topaz. Believe it or not the yellow color of the needle is actually real with some minor saturation.
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Kerry Park
Almost to the top of Queen Anne sits this lovely little park with one of the best views of the city. Seattle can be a bit on the rainy side and during my trip it proved to be mostly true....except for this one day...when it was absolutely perfect. :)
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This is Episode 5 of the second season of TIA International Photography's Seattle timelapse series, "Emerald City Infinity".
This episode features footage of the Seattle waterfront and many locations in downtown Seattle at night.
If the title seems reminiscent of "West End Girls", the popular single by the Pet Shop Boys from the mid-1980s, you are not off track. The clips in this video are a mini-tribute to the song's memorable music video featuring scenes around London. In Seattle, interestingly, we have streets and neighborhoods by the names of "Eastlake" and "Westlake" in relation to Lake Union (the lake featured in the introductory photo above).
"Emerald City Infinity" (or "ECI") is a timelapse video series produced by TIA International Photography (TIA). ECI was created from hundreds of timelapse videos recorded between March 2021 and the present date.
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The Museum of Flight is a private non-profit air and space museum in the northwest United States. It is located at the southern end of King County International Airport (Boeing Field), in the city of Tukwila, just south of Seattle. It was established in 1965 and is fully accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. As the largest private air and space museum in the world, it also hosts the largest K-12 educational programs in the world. The museum attracts over 400,000 visitors every year.[citation needed] The museum serves more than 140,000 students yearly through both its onsite programs: a Challenger Learning Center, an Aviation Learning Center, and a summer camp (ACE), as well as outreach programs that travel throughout Washington and Oregon.
A cliche shot. It was a nice evening, so I thought I'd head to Kerry Park, which I'd never been to before. I'm not usually a city shooter. There were at least 15 other people there with cameras, all lined up taking pictures. I did not like the feeling of it at all. I am used to being alone in nature when I shoot. I don't like jostling for position with other photographers. I'll jostle with tree branches and stream currents for a shot, but not people. Also, there were Canon 1d's on all sides of me, and my little D70 was feeling a bit inferior.
Not really the composition I had in mind, but I didn't bring the right lens for the job. Maybe I will return one day to reshoot it, but it may be hard to bring myself too.
D70
Tamron 90mm Macro
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Just like the real veins feeding in to the heart. A view from Dr. Jose P Rizal Bridge, Seattle, Washington, USA. I feel it is just made to be photographed.
I took this last Friday during one of this year's more color packed sunsets. The sky didn't look very promising at first but in the convergence zone anything could happen! I ran into some lovely ladies and we joined eachother for some good laughs and good shooting.
Also, I was gonna remove the crane but I liked how it looked to be holding a light for the Billy Joel concert at Century Link that night;-)
Jose Rizal Park, Seattle
Images like these are the reason I sincerely live and breathe for night photography and capturing the personality of our cities on camera. This cityscape portrays how beautiful Seattle is on summer evenings. The entire region, during sunset and the proceeding blue hour, often appears to be bathed in gold. It’s exciting, breathtaking, captivating, romantic, and blissful all at once.
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