That Old Beat Up Guitar
Seattle, Washington
2014

Actually most of these guitars and keyboards looked to be in pretty good shape. But this two-story tower of instruments reminded me of the song.

Goo Goo G’ Joob
Seattle, Washington
2014

The interesting facade on the Arctic Club Building in Seattle. The Arctic Club was a fraternal organization for veterans of the Klondike Gold Rush. The title is from the Beatle’s song I Am the Walrus, although I had no idea that’s how you spelled that particular line in the lyrics. (There are some alternate spellings but this one seems to be the most common.)

Night Walk
Seattle, Washington
2014

The view from our 14th floor hotel room.

Late Afternoon Shoppers
Seattle, Washington
2014

I walked through the Pike Street Market once and only ventured near the perimeter after that. The place was crawling with people pretty much all the time. I’m not even sure what they sell there besides the food items and tourist gewgaws but if I was anyone trying to seriously shop there I’d be really put off by all the tourists (like myself that one time I was there) gawking around all the time.

Pike Street Market Shadows
Seattle, Washington
2014

This looks a bit like shadows cast on a wood panel but in fact it is a heavy sheet of old translucent plastic behind a stall at the Pike Street with the setting sun creating the silhouettes of people passing by.

Party Time
Seattle, Washington
2014

Zippy and the Fashion Queen ready for New Year’s Eve. Special effects courtesy of a really cool Phillip Worthington exhibit at the EMP Museum that creates these life-size silhouettes that change on the screen as you move.

New Year’s Eve at the Space Needle
Seattle, Washington
2015

A pure tourist shot taken with my cell phone. Sometimes you just have to go with the flow.

Mountain Envy
Seattle, Washington
2014

I suppose it is just a coincidence that the shape of the superstructure of the CenturyLink Field stadium so closely mimics that of Mt. Rainier, but they seem made for each other.

Skyscrapers
Seattle, Washington
2014

We were told that 14,411 foot Mt. Rainier is visible from Seattle less than 100 days per year which had us feeling a little special for being able to see it five of the six days we were there. This particular view is from the Space Needle.

The Gehry Imperative
Seattle, Washington
2014

I don’t think it’s possible for a photographer, even just a casual shooter, to walk by a Frank Gehry designed building without taking at least one photograph of it. This is my one shot of the EMP Museum in Seattle. I like it because it has sort of a sinister, Darth Vader feel to it.