Let’s just get this part out of the way: I live in one of the most beautiful cities in the world. You’d be hard-pressed to come up with a list of international cities that even come close to our spectacular terrain and vistas.
Photographing my surrounding is a common theme when I’m out and about, and as you may expect I have a tremendous number of pictures in and around Seattle (and Bellingham as well). Although I only sell ones that stand out for some reason or another, the Seattle keyword in Lightroom is second only to my dog for pure volume of pictures.
For the second year in a row I shot the Fourth of July fireworks over Gasworks park from a very nice location just north of the park, from a height and distance that gives an excellent perspective of the fireworks, city, and boats that line up to watch the show (and line up to leave after the usually short display).
The entire 2009 fireworks gallery is posted here, but my favorite picture from the set is the last one I took: a view of Seattle as the firework smoke was dissipating and local revelers were shooting of their own smaller fireworks. I've posted that picture in a new gallery I've created featuring some of my favorite shots. As you can imagine I expect this gallery to grow rapidly. :)
Seattle: What an amazing city, rain and all.
Seattle at Night: Nikon D90, 50mm f/1.4, 10s at f/8 ISO 200
