Rachel’s favorites
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Rose, Tinted B&W (No. 5)
Photo by seanie blue, 25 November 2007
This is from the Rose Test Center at Washington Park, in Portland. As I shoot it I cannot help thinking about the root of the Latin word for our genitals: pudere, which means to be ashamed of or to be modest about, from which we get the term pudenda.
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Multnomah Falls in Black & White
Photo by seanie blue, 26 November 2007
Benson Bridge stretches from the sides of the ravine, about 120 feet high and jusy above the lower cascade of the falls. The bridge is only ten minutes away the parking lot and restaurant that serve as magnets for the tourists at the foot of the falls.
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Multnomah Falls in Fragile Light
Photo by seanie blue, 26 November 2007
The mist swells off the cascading water, and tiny falls multiply all the way down the sides of Larch Mountain, from which Multnomah Falls come. There are thousands of pictures here, in this light and water, but perhaps the most pleasing part of any visit is the sound of turbulent water, drowning out thoughts of mortgages and office politix.
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Singled out formation
Photo by Klaus Girk, 6 February 2008
Formation is nearly vertical and would be a challenge for climbers.
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Colorful sunset clouds on Flatirons
Photo by Klaus Girk, 6 February 2008
Sun had gone down causing spectacular color on these lenticular clouds.
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View south from north Boulder
Photo by Klaus Girk, 6 February 2008
Sunsetting over Flatirons to the south from this angle.
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Djupavik Herring Factory Oil Vat
Photo by seanie blue, 8 February 2008
The water on the floor is a foot thick -- and frozen solid. It has entombed a variety of objects.
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Djupavik Herring Factory in Blizzard
Photo by seanie blue, 8 February 2008
The herring factory in Djupavik has long been abandoned as a factory, and is now part of the Hotel Djupavik. It's used as a gallery, a museum, and as a modern-day do-everything workshop by a real Viking named Asi.
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Brooklyn Bridge From DUMBO
Photo by Anthony Mingo, 23 November 2007
The DUMBO neighborhood begins to come back to life as the blizzard of February 2006 comes to an end. The Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges dominate this corner of Brooklyn and their massive approaches make it challenging to navigate it's streets.
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Chrysler Building from Chinatown
Photo by Anthony Mingo, 23 November 2007
The Chrysler Building peers above the rooftops in Manhattan's Chinatown, reminding you that you are in a place that is rich in diversity...and pork buns.
