Antique Refinishing Barn – Redmond

16. March 2012 · Write a comment · Categories: Image a Day · Tags: , , ,

Last week I was going though a bit of a panic over my Picture a Day challenge.  I figured I was around 70 days in and I was running out of things to shoot.  Then I was driving home the other night and just figured I should stop complaining and just go out and take some pictures, and the result was some nice shots.  Tonight I continued my, “get out there with the camera” plan and took this shot of an Antique Refinishing Barn on the Redmond to Fall City road.

I’ve driven past this barn many times and considered stopping for a picture but the weather has been so drab I didn’t bother.  However tonight we had some blue sky so I figured it might be the time to grab a shot.

When I got there I pulled over on a side road and got the camera out.  I tried taking some shots from the road but they didn’t look very good.  So I checked nobody was around and ran onto the property and took the shot below.

There is kind of an ironic joke when you look at this image, I mean the company finishes antiques, yet the barn they do it in is falling apart!  I guess it’s like the old adage of a mechanic’s car is always falling apart.  Anyway I think it makes a really nice image.

Hopefully we have some nice weather this weekend and I can get out there and grab some more images.

Carter is continuing his efforts in learning everything circus!  Tonight it’s hoop spinning.

Abi in Charlotte & Wilbur – Redmond Ridge

15. March 2012 · Write a comment · Categories: Image a Day · Tags: , ,

Tonight Lisa and I went to see Abi in her school play that was an adaptation of Charlotte’s Web – the play was called Charlotte and Wilbur, I’m guessing the school is not allowed to use the Charlotte’s Web name or something.  Anyway she played “Child of Family 4” and was great.

They had a huge set, a live band and everyone (including all the teachers) were in costume.  I was really proud of Abi as she was super nervous.  She was awake really late last night as she couldn’t sleep and was pretty worried this morning.  Well she needn’t have been because she was fab, she danced round the stage and remembered her lines in front of nearly 200 people.

She actually performed the play three times today (twice for the school and once for the parents in the evening) and she has another evening performance tomorrow.

After the play I asked her if I could take her picture on stage and she jumped up for a final shot.  Poor baby was exhausted but still managed to smile for her dad.

When we got in after the play we found Carter practicing his high wire act!  I thought he was pretty good and had no idea he had such great balance.

Marymoor Park Coffee Hut – Redmond

14. March 2012 · Write a comment · Categories: Image a Day · Tags: , ,

I was driving home this evening wondering wheat I should photograph, when I looked out over Marymoor Park from the 520 freeway and saw this small hut.  When I saw it I immediately thought black and white, as it was raining quite heavily and everything was gray and drab.

At the end of the day to make an interesting picture you need something to draw the eye, color, texture, contrast or brightness, you need something.  Anyway I saw the hut and thought as a black and white the grayness of the scene would be lost and the sky, trees and wet ground might make a nice image with the hut as the principal subject.

So I drove to the end of the freeway and then doubled back through Redmond to the park.  I found the hut really quickly and found that it’s actually a coffee shop / store room / rest room.  I got the camera out but it started to rain (quite heavily).   So I ran over to the side of the road, put up the tripod and took the picture.  I then ran back to the car (those who know me know I very rarely run anywhere) and headed home.

When I got in I looked at the picture and I have to say it turned out pretty well.

I think Carter and Master Chief watched an old Buster Keaton film or something today, because this evening I found them playing with a train set.

Tree Socks – Redmond

13. March 2012 · Write a comment · Categories: Image a Day · Tags: ,

Today was a bizarre weather day.  On the way to work this morning there was light snow, then rain at lunch, late in the afternoon there was amazingly heavy snow, then hail and finally just before leaving work beautiful blue sky!  Unreal.

So I’m driving home thinking “what am I going to photograph today”?  And then it hits me.  The sky looks amazing, blue sky, black and white clouds – real funky!  So I pop into Redmond and go to Anderson Park to take a picture and find the strangest thing.  Anderson Park is full of trees covered in wool socks.  The socks are all bright colors and about 15 feet tall.

I’ve never see this before but apparently they were knitted and put on the trees by Suzanne Tidwell in partnership with the Redmond Arts Commission.  There were loads of them, and I took several pictures.  By this time of course I’ve completely forgotten the “interesting sky”.

At one point I noticed that there were three trees with Red Socks on that were quite close together.  I wondered what an upshot would look like so I walked back to the car and picked up my ground mat (always carry one with me for situations just like this).  Went back to the trees and laid the mat on the floor.  I then got on my back on the mat and took a picture shooting strait up into the sky.

I should point out that people were walking past me at the time looking at me like I was a loony – which I probably am.  Anyway the image I captured is below.

The Halo guys do the strangest things to keep themselves entertained!  Tonight it was knife throwing.

Lippy Building – Seattle

12. March 2012 · Write a comment · Categories: Image a Day · Tags: ,

I think I’ve mentioned this before but something you are encouraged to do when your into photography is look around a lot.  Yeah I know that’s obvious but the premise is to look up and down and not just around you.

Anyway I was walking down 1st Avenue in Seattle and walked past the Lippy Building.  Now there’s nothing special about the building (at least I don’t think there is, I didn’t really check it out), but on the floor just outside the building is an amazing mosaic stating the buildings name.

I kind of walked over the mosaic, it caught my eye and went back to check it out.  I think it’s really cool so decided to take some pictures.  I love the way the mosaic also includes the companies inside – very cool.

I have an eight year old daughter and up until a couple of years ago she used to make me play this terrible game – Pretty Pretty Princess.  It basically involves you taking turns around a board putting on plastic jewelry.  Anyway Carter found the game and played it with Master Chief tonight.

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