tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41457308774521696422024-03-05T19:48:11.504-08:00King County Creative CommonsPhotos in Creative Commons, taken in King County WA.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15168803552771302287noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145730877452169642.post-47101580980483927022013-04-06T15:30:00.001-07:002013-04-06T15:30:13.250-07:00Opportunist<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kdavidclark/8625081733/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8383/8625081733_32bcbe3303.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kdavidclark/8625081733/">Opportunist</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kdavidclark/">KDavidClark</a>.</span></div><p></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15168803552771302287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145730877452169642.post-51682951814854945432013-03-16T10:12:00.001-07:002013-03-16T10:12:43.179-07:00Cook With Meat [1968]<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/seattlemunicipalarchives/8513088711/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8246/8513088711_33c0d01f30.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/seattlemunicipalarchives/8513088711/">Cook with meat, 1968</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/seattlemunicipalarchives/">Seattle Municipal Archives</a>.</span></div><p>Lay that one on my plate please, grilled up a bit and garnished with some A-1 steak sauce!</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15168803552771302287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145730877452169642.post-17401705482076498812012-02-13T11:50:00.001-08:002012-02-13T11:50:54.451-08:00Red Van, Seattle<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cronncc/6867981381/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7206/6867981381_cd06717ff0.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cronncc/6867981381/">Red Van, Seattle</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cronncc/">Curtis Cronn</a>.</span></div><p>Seen in Seattle by Curtis Cronn.</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15168803552771302287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145730877452169642.post-88134519565596619612012-02-09T16:23:00.001-08:002012-02-09T16:27:22.913-08:00Oranges<div><p>Cameraphone picture processed through <a href="http://pixlr.com">Pixlr-O-Matic</a> using the red scale "Ivan" filter. Love this app!</p>
<br/><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOzSkiJoPreX4OkyvyYJMzjAWDS6Y3K6VwLOGJkxxuh6GAIVYaKIXzpzInk1rhht8uB54DFYipwqlMvxV0Y8sMiedjg71cn2LVsmTGJugfNua6kQP3RTvTpFCe5qCSMjmEVXmjw6vMLWo/' /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15168803552771302287noreply@blogger.com0Wilburton, Bellevue47.615044 -122.17176tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145730877452169642.post-69523648035614483332012-01-24T07:43:00.001-08:002012-01-24T07:55:10.389-08:00Lake City Car Show by Peter Charbonnier (CC)<div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;">
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kdavidclark/6754840865/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7032/6754840865_31f586e724.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kdavidclark/6754840865/">Lake City Car Show by Peter Charbonnier (CC)</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kdavidclark/">KDavidClark</a>.</span></div>
Here's a good example of what is possible with <a href="http://creativecommons.org/">Creative Commons</a>: A picture taken by one person, and edited by another.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/petercharbonnier/">Peter Charbonnier</a> took this photo of a Chevy Corvette at a car show in Seattle's Lake City neighborhood. It captured the distinctive details of the mid-60s Sting Ray: Curved back, external gas cap, and a hint of tail light. The angle was perfect.<br /><br />I've been experimenting lately with <a href="http://pixlr.com/o-matic/">Pixlr-O-Matic</a> on my cameraphone, and found recently that they also have an online photo editor with cool filters like their mobile app. So I ran Peter's <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/petercharbonnier/3780545258/" target="_blank">original picture</a> through the "Metal" and "Dirty" filters in Pixlr-O-Matic, which gave the shot some urban low-fit character. I like the results.<br /><br />But they would not have been this good without Peter's great picture to start with. It just shows that collaboration through Creative Commons can also provide a unique vision!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15168803552771302287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145730877452169642.post-57668667862347630112011-12-30T22:09:00.001-08:002011-12-30T22:09:46.726-08:00Jefferson Skate Park<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/joellee/6567650019/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7001/6567650019_4966aca37d.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/joellee/6567650019/">Jefferson Skate Park</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/joellee/">dreaming_of_rivers</a>.</span></div><p>Sunset on Beacon Hill, Seattle - Christmas Eve. Doesn't get any more beautiful than that.</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15168803552771302287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145730877452169642.post-46132060853969689342011-12-27T05:26:00.001-08:002011-12-30T22:13:30.414-08:00Renee<div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;">
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/invisiblehour/5792504871/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3528/5792504871_d3817f7ed3.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/invisiblehour/5792504871/">Renee</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/invisiblehour/">Invisible Hour</a>.</span></div>
Inked Girl holds machine gun in gritty parking garage. Epic urban awesomeness.<br /><br />Check out more from David Choe <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/invisiblehour/" target="_blank">on Flickr</a>.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15168803552771302287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145730877452169642.post-91762580244609757912011-12-21T19:37:00.001-08:002011-12-21T19:37:53.244-08:00Solstice Sundown<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kdavidclark/6552239795/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7015/6552239795_b5c35d3ac4.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kdavidclark/6552239795/">Solstice Sundown</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kdavidclark/">KDavidClark</a>.</span></div><p>Solstice Sundown</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15168803552771302287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145730877452169642.post-74378138524008153862011-12-19T15:20:00.001-08:002011-12-19T15:20:55.818-08:00Bellevue Skyline from Mercer Slough<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kdavidclark/6540440549/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7149/6540440549_16a66df044.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kdavidclark/6540440549/">Bellevue Skyline from Mercer Slough</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kdavidclark/">KDavidClark</a>.</span></div><p>Bellevue Skyline from Mercer Slough</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15168803552771302287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145730877452169642.post-48534197753592303312011-11-09T11:13:00.001-08:002011-11-09T11:13:42.525-08:00Sieze The Day<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kdavidclark/6329080401/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6223/6329080401_ea3f39420b.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kdavidclark/6329080401/">Sieze The Day</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kdavidclark/">KDavidClark</a>.</span></div><p>Sieze The Day</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15168803552771302287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145730877452169642.post-17511875317242281832011-11-08T16:42:00.001-08:002011-11-08T16:42:19.557-08:00Fall is Here<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kdavidclark/6327614720/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6218/6327614720_9701e5d3ba.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kdavidclark/6327614720/">Fall is Here</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kdavidclark/">KDavidClark</a>.</span></div><p>Fall is Here</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15168803552771302287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145730877452169642.post-78410525813502870782011-10-11T18:33:00.001-07:002011-10-11T18:33:32.451-07:00Fall Tree<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kdavidclark/6235868711/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6217/6235868711_d6dfbcf72a.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kdavidclark/6235868711/">Fall Tree</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kdavidclark/">KDavidClark</a>.</span></div><p>Fall Tree</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15168803552771302287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145730877452169642.post-9868197520004163602011-06-28T11:10:00.001-07:002011-06-28T11:10:45.401-07:00Street Cred...Finally<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haroldhollingsworth/5827240073/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5315/5827240073_548202b493.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haroldhollingsworth/5827240073/">Untitled</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haroldhollingsworth/">Hollingsworth</a>.</span></div><p>After seeing shiny happy Prius cars running around the Pacific Northwest for so many years, It's nice to finally see one that has been pounded and repaired. Primer on a Prius? I never imagined it until now. <br /><br />This one appears to have the color a ex-taxi cab, or at least one that will be back to trawling the streets after new paint is applied. <br /><br />It finally has some street cred.</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15168803552771302287noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145730877452169642.post-22972424187164769862011-03-29T19:21:00.001-07:002011-03-29T19:21:32.327-07:00The Poor Kalakala<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/soggydan/4495321601/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4031/4495321601_2417492ef1.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/soggydan/4495321601/">Kalakala</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/soggydan/">Soggydan</a>.</span></div><p>It's a ship that is always on the verge of doom.<br /><br />The old <a href="http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=312">Kalakala ferry</a> is currently <a href="http://kc2.us/hJRgMa">taking on water</a> and listing to the side in a Tacoma waterway. This photo, taken over Lake Union in 2004 by SoggyDan, shows the Kalaka at rest in one if its other spots where it awaited repairs that never came. <br /><br />About ten years ago I toured the Kalakala when it was in this spot with my car club. We visited every deck, including the engine room. The boat had a particular smell, an unusual mix of diesel and history.<br /><br />Is the end near for the Silver Slug? It could very well be. So so sad.</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15168803552771302287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145730877452169642.post-2325633202192964912011-02-05T10:50:00.001-08:002011-02-05T10:50:29.046-08:00The Colors of Sunset<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/m33gs/5402345917/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5217/5402345917_770340ca3d.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/m33gs/5402345917/"></a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/m33gs/">m33gs</a>.</span></div><p>I love slow shutter shots; ones like this not only highlight the beautiful colors of the sunset but also the action of a dynamic society on the move. Cars in motion, but caught in time.<br /><br />Perfect.</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15168803552771302287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145730877452169642.post-57000420709189008592010-11-14T09:47:00.001-08:002010-11-14T09:47:42.986-08:00Snoqualmie Falls - Nov 2008<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahren_d/3009215252/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3192/3009215252_0848480054.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahren_d/3009215252/">Snoqualmie Falls HDR</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ahren_d/">Ahren D</a>.</span></div><p>Fall foliage this year has been in full force. Many people I know have mentioned how colorful the season has been. Because the reds, yellows, and oranges have been hanging around longer, photographers have been able to capture the season more. <br /><br /><b>Ahren D</b> took this on November 2, 2008. HDR combines multiple shots - with each taken at a different exposure level - into one shot that uses the best from each shot. While this technique has been around for decades, digital photography brought it into the mainstream because many DSLRs have the ability to take multiple shots of the same scene with one click.<br /><br />This remains one of my favorite fall photos, especially with the dark clouds above the water. In my opinion, this photo is a great one to learn from.</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15168803552771302287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145730877452169642.post-82315735171392502672010-10-20T08:52:00.001-07:002010-10-20T08:57:37.311-07:00The Chinook Motel<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhngs5bqGgD2yt9q-j4OtZE6iDKR84RHd5yvGDElCsfkWrt8EqO3j9cHS6ud0I6F4TPj_247MlzlrUn_07teYO2VX0eG_6Row2H7-58m9FDAq5mrnxQgJY85B-FodlZrWcujlMuN2QgIyU/s1600/201458674_4ced83e0a8_o-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 289px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhngs5bqGgD2yt9q-j4OtZE6iDKR84RHd5yvGDElCsfkWrt8EqO3j9cHS6ud0I6F4TPj_247MlzlrUn_07teYO2VX0eG_6Row2H7-58m9FDAq5mrnxQgJY85B-FodlZrWcujlMuN2QgIyU/s400/201458674_4ced83e0a8_o-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530156903921175202" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brewbooks/">Brewbooks</a> snapped this photo in 2006 along State Route 900 in Renton; the road was also known as The Sunset Highway before the Interstates went in. A sign that was common in the 1960s is now a relic of the past. And this one in particular no longer exists. The lot has been cleared and all vestiges of the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brewbooks/201458674/">Chinook Motel</a> are now only a memory.<div><br /></div><div>Very sad.</div><div><br /><div><br /><center><a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.png" /></a><br />This work is licensed under a <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License</a>.</center></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15168803552771302287noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145730877452169642.post-82124806660428485312010-09-30T17:23:00.001-07:002010-09-30T17:23:53.727-07:00Sunset at the Public Market<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonyjcase/5039191486/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4146/5039191486_c7ef2ca417.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonyjcase/5039191486/">Day 230/365 - Sunset at the Public Market</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/tonyjcase/">Great Beyond</a>.</span></div><p>This is a classic view that has been repeated thousands of times by thousands of photographers. But when it's done with Kodachrome, the site is even more spectacular due to the film's tendency toward red tint.<br /><br />Bottom line: <b>Great Beyond's</b> <i>Sunset at the Public Market</i> is a true winner.</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15168803552771302287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145730877452169642.post-21186919608446734122010-09-28T19:14:00.001-07:002010-09-28T19:14:17.607-07:00Dick's Fries<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rakka/44446405/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/28/44446405_6bb870bcc9.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rakka/44446405/">dick's fries</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/rakka/">Rakka</a>.</span></div><p>This photo was taken in 2005 by <b>Rakka</b>, before Dick's changed the type of oil they use on the fries. The older version - long a cult favorite - were limp, salty, and full of flavor. The new fries are still full of flavor and caked with salt, but they are crisper now. Personally, I like the new ones; I liked the older ones too, but the new ones generate just as much fry happiness in me.<br /><br />All this photo needs is a Deluxe burger too!</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15168803552771302287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145730877452169642.post-70735388762522250642010-09-24T07:00:00.000-07:002010-09-24T07:00:02.127-07:00From Above<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tailspin_tommy/1862660734/" title="Untitled by TailspinT, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2344/1862660734_0e649149cc.jpg" alt="" height="400" width="500" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Photo courtesy of <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tailspin_tommy/">TailspinT</a></span><br /><br />Simple presentation, from above. Float plane on Lake Washington. Miminalism? Subjectively I would say "yes."<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><center><br /><a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width: 0pt;" src="http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.png" /></a><br />This work is licensed under a <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License</a>.</center></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15168803552771302287noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145730877452169642.post-87238149249371150842010-09-23T11:29:00.000-07:002010-09-23T11:33:19.461-07:00Last Day of Summer 2010Only in Western Washington could the last day of summer 2010 look like the first day of January...<br /><br />Granted, the weather got way better by the end of the day. The morning - through about 11:00am looked much like what you see below. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kdavidclark/5015316428/" title="Tam O`Shanter Park by KDavidClark, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4125/5015316428_3ecb08d69f.jpg" alt="Tam O`Shanter Park" height="500" width="500" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kdavidclark/5017044725/" title="Phantom Cargo by KDavidClark, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4126/5017044725_3cf59fa612.jpg" alt="Phantom Cargo" height="500" width="500" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kdavidclark/5017044881/" title="Keaney Park Portal by KDavidClark, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4132/5017044881_aeab6abfbd.jpg" alt="Keaney Park Portal" height="500" width="500" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kdavidclark/5017044975/" title="Keaney Park in the Fog by KDavidClark, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4084/5017044975_0cd501da45.jpg" alt="Keaney Park in the Fog" height="500" width="499" /></a><br /><br /><center><a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width: 0pt;" src="http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.png" /></a><br />This work is licensed under a <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License</a>.</center>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15168803552771302287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145730877452169642.post-74532654831539631772010-09-22T15:35:00.000-07:002010-09-22T16:19:15.523-07:00Shadow As Reality<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cronncc/5010434662/" title="Construction workers, Seattle by Curtis Cronn, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4103/5010434662_82dfbcb106.jpg" alt="Construction workers, Seattle" height="352" width="500" /></a><br /><br />The first thing that popped into my mind when I saw this photo was something philosophical.<br /><br />That's right; construction workers standing behind a construction curtain reminded me of philosophy's golden age of Plato, and a story called <a href="http://www.wsu.edu:8080/%7Ewldciv/world_civ_reader/world_civ_reader_1/plato.html">Allegory of the Cave</a>. In the story, a group of prisoners have been chained their entire lives inside a cave facing a wall. Behind them, life moves back and forth in the form of people on a walkway. Beyond that there is a large fire. The shadows of life are projected onto the wall in front of the prisoners. Because they are unable to see the actual figures making the shadows, the prisoners consider the shadows themselves to be the reality.<br /><br />Plato went on to say that being released from the chains and having the ability to turn around was similar to being a philosopher.<br /><br />He felt that reality revealed itself once the brain was stretched. Probably right.<br /><br />---------------------------<br />WSU <a href="http://www.wsu.edu:8080/%7Ewldciv/world_civ_reader/world_civ_reader_1/plato.html">Study Article</a><br />Allegory of the Cave - On <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegory_of_the_Cave">Wikipedia</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width: 0pt;" src="http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.png" /></a><br />This work is licensed under a <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License</a>.</center>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15168803552771302287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145730877452169642.post-63990108432934605222010-09-08T14:48:00.000-07:002010-09-08T14:50:12.722-07:00Something In Common - The Ballard LocksThe <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiram_M._Chittenden_Locks">Hiram Chittenden Locks</a> in Ballard have been operational for nearly 100 years. I have been visiting them since I was seven years old; a couple of times I was able to go through them on boats. Watching the salmon is one of my favorite activities there.<br /><br />Here are eighteen different photographs of the location, from seventeen different sources. It was a great experience putting these together in the same blog post, because I was able to see this one location from so many different perspectives. I think this collection captures the facility quite well.<br /><br />All photos here are in <a href="http://www.creativecommons.org/">Creative Commons</a>.<br /><br /><a title="Ballard Locks by Premshree Pillai, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/premshree/2399516389/"><img height="332" alt="Ballard Locks" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3191/2399516389_347a2eea55.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/premshree/"><span style="font-size:78%;">Premshree Pillai</span></a><br /><br /><a title="Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, Lake Washington Ship Canal aerial view, Seattle, Washington by UW Digital Collections, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/uw_digital_images/4861195574/"><img height="393" alt="Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, Lake Washington Ship Canal aerial view, Seattle, Washington" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4122/4861195574_b239b1de53.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Circa 1920 - </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/uw_digital_images/"><span style="font-size:78%;">UW Digital Collections</span></a><br /><br /><a title="Ballard Locks by jeffwilcox, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffwilcox/4805933588/"><img height="333" alt="Ballard Locks" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4140/4805933588_b4bdf9206c.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffwilcox/"><span style="font-size:78%;">jeffwilcox</span></a><br /><br /><a title="Water by Fashion Bigot, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/greycat/4550095942/"><img height="333" alt="Water" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4029/4550095942_bcd1e39a06.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/greycat/"><span style="font-size:78%;">Fashion Bigot</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><br /><br /><a title="Ballard Locks by Travis S., on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/baggis/149648289/"><img height="640" alt="Ballard Locks" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/46/149648289_010550b508_z.jpg?zz=1" width="480" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/baggis/"><span style="font-size:78%;">Travis S.</span></a><br /><br /><a title="Ballard Locks by Michael @ NW Lens, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/aboyandhisbike/1411381200/"><img height="375" alt="Ballard Locks" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1156/1411381200_8cdeb3baec.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/aboyandhisbike/"><span style="font-size:78%;">aboyandhisbike</span></a><br /><br /><a title="February Flickr Meetup, Ballard Locks, Ballard, Seattle, WA by djwudi, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/djwudi/101687700/"><img height="640" alt="February Flickr Meetup, Ballard Locks, Ballard, Seattle, WA" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/32/101687700_43dc1e5366_z.jpg" width="480" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/djwudi/"><span style="font-size:78%;">djwudi</span></a><br /><br /><a title="Ballard Locks by akseabird, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/seabird/502834752/"><img height="640" alt="Ballard Locks" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/212/502834752_d99a96e837_z.jpg?zz=1" width="480" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/seabird/"><span style="font-size:78%;">akseabird</span></a><br /><br /><a title="Chittenden locks, dam by sonofabike, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/oyj/2610030340/"><img height="375" alt="Chittenden locks, dam" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3065/2610030340_3f95532000.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/oyj/"><span style="font-size:78%;">sonofabike</span></a><br /><br /><a title="Another look at the Lockspot Cafe by bochalla, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bochalla/2479603306/"><img height="357" alt="Another look at the Lockspot Cafe" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2182/2479603306_ba7029b71f.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bochalla/"><span style="font-size:78%;">bochalla</span></a><br /><br /><a title="Sailboat, Ballard Locks, Seattle by Curtis Cronn, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cronncc/4761943621/"><img height="640" alt="Sailboat, Ballard Locks, Seattle" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4139/4761943621_3831c7f9d5_z.jpg" width="480" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cronncc/"><span style="font-size:78%;">Curtis Cronn</span></a><br /><br /><a title="The Locks by Jonathan Caves, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/j-and-p/2360532154/"><img height="375" alt="The Locks" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3212/2360532154_27146cc197.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/j-and-p/"><span style="font-size:78%;">Jonathan Caves</span></a><br /><br /><a title="Contrast by Photo Munki, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/photo_munki/1433414283/"><img height="375" alt="Contrast" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1299/1433414283_3d31c9a198.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/photo_munki/"><span style="font-size:78%;">Photo Munki</span></a><br /><br /><a title="Fishing boat Caroline in Ballard locks, Seattle, 1938 by IMLS DCC, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/imlsdcc/4733384018/"><img height="416" alt="Fishing boat Caroline in Ballard locks, Seattle, 1938" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1126/4733384018_4b27bbc611.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Circa 1917 - </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/imlsdcc/"><span style="font-size:78%;">IMLS DCC</span></a><br /><br /><a title="014 by mr.hodgson, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hodgsons/3052186122/"><img height="640" alt="014" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3231/3052186122_264962ccfe_z.jpg" width="480" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hodgsons/"><span style="font-size:78%;">mr.hodgson</span></a><br /><br /><a title="ballard railway bridge, under by your mistakes are your style, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pdb206/434686045/"><img height="500" alt="ballard railway bridge, under" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/169/434686045_beaa8215fb.jpg" width="497" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pdb206/"><span style="font-size:78%;">Paul Beard</span></a><br /><br /><a title="Playful Pursuit by liquidnight, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/liquidnight/3339599823/"><img height="500" alt="Playful Pursuit" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3325/3339599823_0d35f7a7d6.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/liquidnight/"><span style="font-size:78%;">liquidnight</span></a><br /><br />--------------------------<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">About the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiram_M._Chittenden_Locks"><span style="font-size:85%;">Hiram Chittenden Locks</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">All works here are licensed under a </span><a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" rel="license"><span style="font-size:85%;">Creative Commons Attribution License</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;">.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="left"><a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" rel="license"><img style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0pt; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0pt; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0pt; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0pt" alt="Creative Commons License" src="http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.png" /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15168803552771302287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145730877452169642.post-30983828187971410412010-08-31T09:46:00.001-07:002010-08-31T09:46:39.862-07:00240 Seconds on Lake Union<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/atomictaco/4900214998/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4121/4900214998_9889f29684.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/atomictaco/4900214998/">Lake Union & Seattle</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/atomictaco/">Atomic Taco</a>.</span></div><p>What can you do in four minutes? <br /><br />Many things can be accomplished int he 240 seconds that make up four minutes on your clock. In our house, we can eat breakfast with enough time to catch the school bus. I can walk into a 7-Eleven, get a Slurpee, pay for it, and be back on the road in that amount of time. What does Atomic Taco do?<br /><br />Takes a stunning picture with a tripod.<br /><br />This time-lapse photo has an "exposure setting" of 240 seconds. The resulting photo gives of an amazing glow, long reflective colors, and effect on the lake that I've never seen before. Click on the picture to see a larger version.<br /><br />Heck, why not view it for about 240 seconds? It would be attention well deserved!</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15168803552771302287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4145730877452169642.post-39858111863887893142010-08-25T17:54:00.001-07:002010-08-25T17:54:57.338-07:00Lines, Angles, and Portals<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/azchristopher/2600788173/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3198/2600788173_af87b85650.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/azchristopher/2600788173/">King County Administration Building</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/azchristopher/">Boy27wonder</a>.</span></div><p>If anything, the design can be considered <b>bold</b>.<br /><br />Others consider it just plain ugly. Built in 1971, the King County Administration Building is a structure that embraces the ambitious designs of what some call "The Malaise Era." In 2006, County Executive Ron Sims wanted it replaced with a tower (it was shot down because of costs). <br /><br />I've added it here because, despite the argument over ugliness, the lines are very interesting when the camera is trained on the side. This building has been on my radar now for as long as I can remember; it was only after looking at this picture that I noticed the hex patterns in the diamonds. <b>That</b> is the beauty of photography - bringing out something that you haven't seen before.<br /><br />And for some, they'd rather not see this building ever again.</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15168803552771302287noreply@blogger.com0