Snohomish Weekend April 19, 2021 We were in Snohomish for a swim meet over the weekend. Due to Covid restrictions, I don’t have any shots of the swim meet,...
What Are You Going To Do When Covid Is All Over? Hug My Mom. April 9, 2021 She’s been vaccinated and the CDC says it’s save to visit! Time to go see mom in the Palouse! Low key trip, nothing too...
Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge March 27, 2021 The last time we ventured to the Billy Frank Refuge was June of last year. During that time, we got stuck in a deluge...
Washington Park and Uwajimaya – Fuji 80mm f/1.7 GF Lens Initial Thoughts March 22, 2021 There definitely is something special about the images produced with the Fuji medium format system. They have a depth to them that isn’t reproducible...
Fuji 80mm f/1.7 First Test Photos March 16, 2021 Initial impressions of this lens – wow! Fantastic image quality, and while focusing isn’t terribly fast, it’s not hideous either. Reports on some Facebook...
Second, but First Outing with the Fuji GFX 50R and 45mm f/2.8 March 14, 2021 The previous Fuji GFX 50R post was shot with a used camera, but since then Fuji has lowered the price of their new GFX...
Fuji GFX 50R – First Weekend Early Review March 7, 2021 I’ve been enjoying Fuji X series cameras since the X-T1 was released. Fuji does a good job of releasing newer cameras at regular intervals,...
Sony 35mm f/1.8 FE Initial Test Shots March 2, 2021 Sony has announced the 35mm f/1.4 GM lens, but it’ll probably be quite a few months until that lens is available. The second it...
iPhone 12 Pro Max Night Mode Raw Photo Test January 25, 2021 You can’t tell by the pictures, but it was very dark there, we couldn’t see where we were walking without the use of flashlights....
Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park January 18, 2021 We haven’t been up to this park in years, but it’s a great place to stretch the legs, and get a bite to eat...
Dashpoint State Park January 10, 2021 It’s not Grand Cayman, but this is one of the closest beaches to our home. At low tide, this beach stretches out quite far...
iPhone 12 Pro Max – Good Enough to Replace a Camera? December 31, 2020 In many ways, yes! I purchased the iPhone 12 Pro Max when it became available. Now that it can shoot RAW natively (latest iOS...
Federal Way Rhododendron Garden December 29, 2020 Cold day, but we needed to get out and enjoy the rain free weather while it lasted. It’s been a pretty slow staycation, but...
Tacoma Waterfront December 28, 2020 We spent the good part of the morning walking along the Tacoma waterfront before it got too crowded. These photos were shot with a...
Point Defiance Zoo Lights December 12, 2020 Photography with a face mask and glasses is difficult to say the least! Normally, I really enjoy photography and try to take as many...
Penrose Point State Park November 1, 2020 Day trip to a nearby state park. Nothing special photographically today, but had a nice hike anyways. Sony a7R IV and Zeiss Loxia 21mm...
Nadia’s 13th Birthday Weekend October 25, 2020 Weird times – weird birthday parties. We did our best to make Nadia’s 13th memorable. Due to crowd restrictions, social distancing, etc., we were...
22nd Wedding Anniversary in Tacoma October 17, 2020 The plan was to go out to the museum and then out to lunch (without the kids) downtown, but we were only able to...
Anya’s 9th Birthday October 3, 2020 Zookeeper’s hands on goat experience, the zoo, friends, and Pick Quick. Vanessa made a tie-dye birthday cupcake filled with Skittles. Shot with the Nikon...
Carpinito Bros Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze September 27, 2020 It’s a beautiful day here in the Pacific NW, and this week it’s going to be in the high 70s and even hit 80...
Autumn and Smoke – Some iPhone Photos September 27, 2020 Some photos shot with my iPhone using Lightroom DNG for taking the pictures these last few weeks. Autumn came early, and then we were...