Mt. Rainier National Park
Just the girls and me this weekend… First stop was desserts at the Ukrainian bakery in Ashford (cheesecake for Anya, tiramisu for Nadia, and...
Lucha Libre Volcanica at Bad Jimmy’s Brewing in Seattle
“So, what are you guys doing Saturday night?” asked my chiropractor as I was face down on the adjusting table. “Want to go watch...
Mason Lake via Ira Spring Memorial Trail
Yesterday, Nadia (our twelve year old daughter) and I went hiking with some friends from the dojo. James and Malia are the power couple...
Heybrook Lookout Trail and Last Night in Gold Bar
We hit the trail by 6:00 a.m. – good thing too, the day was a scorcher! There’s not a whole lot to see on...
Gold Bar and Bridal Veil Falls – Roughing It
Nowadays, the last place I want to be is in a city with riots, Coronavirus, and every event cancelled. Thus, we are continuing to...
Cave Hole, Coal Creek Falls, Quarry, and Fred’s Railroad Trail Loop
On our way up to Gold Bar this weekend, we stopped off at the Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park in Renton. It was pouring...
Snow Lake Trail – My First “Real” Hike
Prior to the COVID19 shutdown, life mainly consisted of family, work, and the dojo (6 days a week). On weekends, we would do small...
First Outing with the Fuji X100V at the Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden
My car is 17 years old, but I bought the Fuji X100V – you know, priorities. I’ve never quite been happy with the Fuji...
Social Distancing – At West Hylebos Wetlands Park
Even though Washington state is supposed to be practicing social distancing, we’re still allowed to go on outdoor walks. However, since everyone is eager...
Enter the EOS R – aka Catffeinated Cat Cafe’ in Tacoma
Canon is catching up to competition with their latest full frame mirrorless lenses. Sony has been in the number one spot for some time,...
Amazon Spheres in Seattle
Today was the second time that I’ve been able to get into the Amazon Spheres. We got our tickets online about a month ago,...
Harry Potter Tea at British Bites
For low light, and I mean really low light – when you need autofocus, the Sony a7r III and 24mm f/1.4 GM are where...
Tacoma Night Market at Alma Mater
During the cold, dark, and dreary Saturday nights of the late fall, there’s an evening market in Tacoma that’s been going on for many...
Downtown Tacoma Holiday Haul Crawl
Tacoma’s downtown Christmas shopping bonanza was a big nothing, but we all had a great time. Tinkertopia had a two hour workshop for the kids, while...
Senior Photos and a Review of the Godox AD200
I was a better photographer a decade ago. Back then, cameras didn’t have as much dynamic range as the do now. Raw photo editing...
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...
Lutify.Me Review – 3D LUTS in Capture One
Always on the lookout for ways to make my photo editing better and easier, I found a company call Lutify.Me. They specialize in LUTs...
RNI All Films 4 – Lite for Capture One Pro Review
Film. Glorious film. Even though I never really shot with film, there’s undeniably a certain aesthetic that analog provided. Over the years, I’ve used...
Milton Memorial Day
Shot on the Fuji X-H1 with the 50-140mm f/2.8 lens. Processed using Capture One and Photolemur (Perfectly Clear crashed and would respond). It was...
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...
1970s Leica Leitz Canada 90mm Tele-Elmarit-M f/2.8 Review – Part Two
This Presidents Day weekend, our family headed down to Long Beach, WA. Time to bring along the 90mm Tele-Elmarit-M f/2.8, and test out this...