Archive for the 'Photography' Category



Moon Rise

As you can probably guess by the title, this is the moon rising, not the sun. The exposure was 65 seconds, so that’s why the moon looks somewhat bright (and why anything else is even visible). I actually took this photo on my trip to South Carolina, but I happened to be clearing out a [...]

The Time Away

I recently took a trip away from my home state (the always rainy Washington) to The South where it is always sunny…. Two days after arriving, it rained more in one day than it does in Seattle in July and August put together. The official weather claims were a bit over two inches, but a [...]

Happy Fourth of July to everyone (even if you aren’t American, I hope you don’t mind having a good day). I pushed my cheap digital camera to the limits tonight to capture a few of the fireworks going off way out in the distance. The apartment complex I live in is on a bit of [...]

Snoqualmie Falls

Snoqualmie Falls (Wikipedia entry) is just one of the many beautiful places in the Pacific Northwest.

Every year on March 1st, the people of Bellingham wake up to a day with an average high of 50°F and average low of 36°F (stats courtesy of AccuWeather). Winter has parted and they know that shorts will start being used again soon. And, of course, every year there are 4-5 inches of snow on [...]