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I had this idea about capturing an image of Fort Casey in a panoramic look. I made sure to get there early in the morning so that I didn't have people in the image. The picture I saw in my mind's eye was far more dynamic than the shots I actually made to replicate what I saw in my head, but I...

I don't know who Josh Wilson is or was but this is a section of a road named after him. (Perhaps he is or was a local farmer, since roads round these parts are sometimes named for a person or family who live nearby.) This is in the Skagit Valley of Washington State, USA. As you can see in the...

Snow began falling here on Christmas Day. It made for a delightful White Christmas. It stayed on the ground a week or so. I took this image on December 28th when the sun had come out for a few hours. I was hoping then and still am that "harmony" characterizes our new year. (But hopeful doesn't...

Shot this one a few years ago with my Sigma SD Quattro. That is Catalina Island on the horizon, the vantage point being Newport Beach, California.

I suppose it may look as if that second funnel is emitting steam or gas or something, at least it does to me. But it's not. That's actually just a cloud above the funnel. These funnels are mere air vents at the north end of the underground portion of Highway 99 in Seattle. There is an identical...

West Beach, Oak Harbor, Washington. Infrared with Sigma Quattro Sd, Sigma 30/1.4 and Hoya R72 filter.

Ebey's Landing National Historic Reserve, Whidbey Island, Washington. The view is looking west toward Port Townsend and the northeast tip of the Olympic Peninsula. Sigma Quattro Sd with Sigma 30/1.4 and Hoya R72 filter.

When I first saw this image I immediately thought of Fritz Lang's sci-fi classic Metropolis. It's the Nexus building in Seattle. Infrared with Sigma Quattro Sd, Sigma 30/1.4 and Hoya R72 filter.

This lighthouse is located in Discovery Park in Seattle. It has been in service since 1881 I believe, and is still a working lighthouse today. Infrared with Sigma Quattro Sd, Sigma 30/1.4 and Hoya R72 filter.

Viewed in late afternoon from the Bluff Trail at Ebey's Landing National Historic Reserve on Whidbey Island, Washington. Infrared with Sigma Quattro Sd, Sigma 30/1.4 and Hoya R72 filter.

Ebey's Landing is a National Historic Reserve in central Whidbey Island, Washington state. My daughter Meg and I went there for a short hike on Tuesday afternoon and I snapped this image of her as she struck a cheeky pose. Infrared image with Sigma Quattro Sd, Sigma 30/1.4 and Hoya R72 filter.

Coupeville is a tiny, picturesque town on Whidbey Island in Washington state, USA. Despite its diminutive size (listed as 1.23 square miles), it is the county seat of Island County. Infrared with Sigma Quattro SD with Sigma 30/1.4 and Hoya R72 filter.

I was relaxing outside with a beer on Sunday afternoon. It was a glorious day here. I glanced up from my beer and saw these cirrus clouds and felt inspired to photograph them. They had similar qualities to my beer in that they dissipated quickly but were quite wonderful while they lasted.

Seattle. Infrared with Sigma SD Quattro, Sigma 30/1.4 and Hoya R72 filter.

Camano Island (actually pronounced "cameeno" around these parts) is accessible by bridge and that bridge is about a one hour drive north of Seattle. This view is looking East from near Oak Harbor on Whidbey Island. Infrared monochrome with Sigma SD Quattro with Sigma 30/1.4 and Hoya R72 filter.

Crazy reflections enhanced by the infrared light. Sigma Quattro SD with Sigma 30/1.4 and Hoya R72 filter.

For some years Seattle has been a hotbed of construction and I find the cranes that facilitate the builds to be very interesting things. There must be hundreds of them at work in the city on any given day. Here's just one.

Shooting reflections in infrared monochrome often seems to reveal the light more intensely. On Wednesday we had a cloud-free sky and so I took a walk around Seattle to capture some architectural images. I was looking for that dark sky effect but also had my eyes peeled for reflected light. This...

I made this shot while visiting Discovery Park in Seattle. Infrared with Sigma Quattro SD with Sigma 30/1.4 Art lens and Hoya R72 filter.

A continuation of a series of high rises shot in infrared monochrome. Sigma Quattro SD, Sigma Art 30/1.4, Hoya R72 filter.