Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Signs are everywhere...if only you know how to read them

Todays Blog post is all about signs or atleast all about where signs used to be and the evidence left behind.  The store may close and be abandoned but i love how its reminence lives on.  Yakima hasn't had a JC Penney in almost 10 years but if you drive by its former location it still says JC Penney just by lack of sign.  Would that be concidered irony? 
Batteries   Yakima, Wa 2010\
ex JC penney  Yakima, Wa 2010
Payless Drug    Yakima, Wa 2010
ex Yakima Mall   Yakima, Wa 2010

Thursday, March 04, 2010

A day at Camp Fife

Today I needed a day of serenity.  There are two things that can easily make that.  1. is photographing (I find it therapeutic, constructive, fun, and helps clear the mind)  2.  Is the Cascade mountains of Washington.  The air is crisp the sun is normally abundant and today it was quite enough to hear the snow melt. I traveled to one of my favorite spots in the world -Goose Prairie.  It did not disappoint.  With four cameras in hand (and on back/slung over shoulder) and my trusty tripod I struck out to photograph.  Camp Fife is the main reason for my picked destination and after arriving i soon discover that the ranger is not Home/In Camp/ whatever.  There in no one there except me and my photographic equipment.  I wasn't able to get access to any of the building (Sad) but the sun was out and the light was bright and... well serenity.  I shot 147 shots from 3 of my four cameras, I had 22 shots that are above par and will be entered into my Camp Fife project.  Overall A nice day.  (now if only i could get into some more buildings)

Well since you read all of that you get a reward...Here are some of the pictures that turned out.

Me at the Curtis Gilbert building
Old Dinning Hall- Camp Fife 2010
General Sherman Tree-Camp Fife, 2010
Front Door of old Ranger House-Camp Fife 2010
Totem Pole- Camp Fife 2010