Ballard Farmers Market and Uwajimaya with the Sony 24mm f/1.4 GM
Sunday mornings are typically for karate. Most Sundays, I attend a 7 a.m. class for adults, and then assist with three kids classes afterwards....
Olive Branch Cafe and Tea Room and Dorky’s with the Ricoh GR III – First Outing
This was my first outing with the Ricoh GR III. I’ve been in the market for a compact camera for a while – since...
Amazon Spheres in Seattle. Handheld HDR Photos Processed in Lightroom CC
The Spheres is a building designed for relaxing Amazon employees. It’s a very chic building with plenty of places to relax, work, or get...
Backyard fun with the Sony a9 with Firmware 5.0 and Sony Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 FE
I repurchased the Sony Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 yesterday (used off of Offer Up). It was a deal I couldn’t pass up and in like...
Fuji 8-16mm f/2.8 First Outing
I’ll be writing up a review of this lens in the future, but for now, here’s my initial outing with the lens. We headed...
2019 Snowmageddon
It’s the snowpocalypse of the Pacific Northwest!
Protzel’s Delicatessen – St. Louis
After a morning and afternoon of walking around St. Louis, it was time for my final tourist destination – a Kosher Deli. Beef tongue...
St. Louis Zoo
Seriously, who goes to an outdoor zoo on a freezing cold day? Nobody! There were probably less than forty people throughout the entire zoo...
St. Louis Art Museum
It was now Tuesday. One more day to play before attending classes and training. However, today was going to be colder than the day...
Missouri Botanical Garden – St. Louis
Where else do you go on a cold winter day in St. Louis? An outdoor botanical garden of course! Today alone, my Fuji X-T3...
Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis
This is a must see in St. Louis – just amazing! The light inside is quite dim, so I had to shoot with a...
Gateway Arch Park – St Louis, MO
Upon leaving the Old Cathedral, you’re right near the Arch. Around the park, there’s a staircase that leads down to the waterfront. The shore/beach...
The Old Cathedral The Basilica Of Saint Louis, King Of France
After leaving the old Courthouse, I walked towards the Gateway Arch to The Old Cathedral – The Basilica Of Saint Louis, King Of France....
Old Courthouse – St Louis, MO
This past week, I was in St. Louis doing for some additional job training. I flew in a few days early though so I...
Nikon Z 6 and 35mm f/1.8 Z Review – Disney New Years Cruise
Intro During the New Years holiday, my family and I went on a Disney cruise to the Caribbean. Throughout the holiday, I shot exclusively...
Nikon Z 24-70mm f/4 Review – South Beach Miami Day 2
This was my first outing with the Nikon Z6 and 24-70mm f/4 lens. It’s quite a decent kit lens, but I wouldn’t go out...
Tacoma Glass Museum – Nikon D850 and 50mm f/1.2 AI-S
This was my first time going out and shooting with a manual focus lens on the D850. I’m used to shooting with a mirrorless...
Skylum Aurora HDR 2019 Review
During my email conversations with Skylum staff over the past couple of months, I was offered the opportunity to review their newest HDR software....
Sunday at the Puyallup Fair
All the photos in this gallery were shot with the Panasonic G9 and Olympus 25mm f/1.2. Even though the JPEGs out of the camera...
Alternatives to Lightroom: PhotoNinja, SILKYPIX, and Luminar 2018 Review
Recently, I contacted the developers of PhotoNinja, SILKYPIX 8 Pro, and Luminar 2018. When I asked to review their software, all of them were very...
Goodbye Adobe aka Lightroom Sucks
It’s really been years since Adobe has really made any substantial updates to Lightroom. More importantly, their image processing algorithms aren’t up to par...