lake cresent

So the family went for a drive to a very large lake the other day. it is about 15 road miles to drive to the other side of it. there are very few places to stop. on the trees of those few places are madrone trees filled with tree graffiti.

graffiti tree lake cresent wa 2008
heart graffiti tree lake cresent wa 2008

water lake cresent wa 2008

comments are more than welcome

if and whoever reads this please feel free to comment/Critique on my photographs. Its how one learns.

Plus i am thinking of starting my own Greeting card company and would like to know what phots of mine people would like to see on a card.
just don't suggest babies or kittens for my cards.

lincoln Park

On thewest side of Town is the Clallam County Fair Grounds. Really it is a giant park with a stadium and ball fields. There also is several picinic cabins and a cabin owned by the Rotary and used by the local scout troop.I came to find the cabin for work and took advantage of the park. I am really working on up close shots and i think i am getting better.

Hand Rail- Port Angeles, wa 2008
Slide-Port Angeles, WA 2008

Picinic Cabin-Port Angeles, WA 2008

more scout camp

winter cabin trip

We took the family camping or cabining this last weekend. Thru work we can stay at our councils scout camps during the off season and we stayed at the medical lodge. My parents and one of my sisters (and her family) came with us and we had a very enjoyable weekend. i was also happy i got to work on my "scout camps out of season" photo project while I was there. here are some shots I took. i'll put up some of the more campy shots soon.

found rolls of film

during the move last summer i misplaced some film i had exposed. I found it and developed it and here are the results of pictures i didn't remember i took.

New Camera Test

Ok so i got a new camera on tuesday and this thing called a job and weather has yet to let me play with my camera. this morning we had a few rays of light and not rain blowing in at 50 miles an hour so i got some shots off. no reason or ryme to the shots just lighting tests.

Ugly house for Sale

Down the Block from our place there is a very ugly house with a flat roof and a southwestern theme. it stands out amid the craftsman style and bungelow houses in the area. The house is for sale and they had an open house. so i grabbed the camera and talked to the realator about taking some pictures of the place she agreed and here we go. It is interesting to see how people lived and decorated it feels a little like invading of privacy to me.

Bedroom Socket, Port Angeles 2008
Kitchen/dining room, Port Angeles 2008

wallpaper, Port Angeles 2008

Closet Port Angeles 2008

Spice Cuboard Port Angeles 2008

SNOW

On monday or tuesday it snowed here in port angeles. it never snows here. sure we only got three or four inches but school was cancelled, business's were closed, and anchary almost took over the city. not really but you get the point.

Bowling with family

We took the kids to the bowling alley across the street from the back of our house. They had a promo for pizza and bowling for the fam for $20. it was a fun day out, and the kids really enjoyed them selves.

Webster Park

In Port Angeles there is a Park called Webster Park. it is right in the middle of town with a thick grove of trees and some benches. The local camp fire council is located at the edge and in the park. I havn't really done too much with parks but it was fun to think differently.

just out for a drive

I went out for a drive to the west end of port angeles. I was on a road that i had been on before then thought to myself lets go straight until i can't go straight no more. then i happened apon a church that looked like an old school then possibly abandoned (or just really dirty) i then realized that i am out in the middle of no-where taking pictures and walking around on land that isn't mine. "i hope i don't get shot" ran thru my head. isn't photography fun.

parsons black and white

camp parsons

We had a staff retreat at camp Parson this week it is right on the hood canal. it is a very beautiful camp and i am planning on heading back to photograph sometime soon.

Forks Washington

Part of the area that i oversee is on the northern washington coast. Recently I went to the Town of Forks Washington. They get some of the most rainfall in the country. (over 100 inches) It was raining as i went to Forks and Raining as i left forks but for about 20 minutes of my trip it wasn't raining so i was able to grab some photos of the town.

Mold-Olympic Theatre, Forks Wa 2007
Forks, Wa 2007

Forks, Wa 2007

i can't find a good photo lab

So moving into the area, i have been searching for a good/decent photo lab that i can use when i am working on my projects. So far i have found no black and white labs and only two color labs. So i tried the color lab yesterday and revieved the sale of all there photos are matched for density and color corrected, not just ran thru the machine. So i turned in a roll i had shot on my yakima project. as i was picking up my pictures i was being rung up and the total was $14 that is alot for a roll of color. as i get in my car i look at the photos and they are flat and grey and ugly and not quality. was my camera not working right...no i just changed the batteries and it has never done this before. So i take the negitives and scan them in my computer open up photoshop and ajust the levels on them. (no it is not manipulation) They now look 100 times better the color is right . let me show you the difference.

Fixed

Striaght from the lab