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Mount Rainier as shot from Discovery Park on a clear, cloudless day. Just beneath the volcano, you can see the West Seattle Bridge and some orange cranes at the Port of Seattle. June 2008.

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Fireworks shot from West Seattle looking back towards the Space Needle, July 4, 2006.

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The reflection of a branch in a pool of water. Japanese Garden, Seattle, WA. May 2008.

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I’m cheating by posting a photo of my booth as it looked on the first day of Fremont Fair as my Monday picture, but it’s almost 10pm and I’m wiped out after all weekend at the Fremont Fair. The event was a lot of fun, Jer and I met a lot of people, and we had great parking spots. I’m not sure you could ask for more.

I’m calling it a success. And now I’m going to scrounge something up for dinner because it seems like the thing to do.

Thanks to everyone who stopped by and if you’ve found your way here as a result of the event: WELCOME!!!

Today is the last chance to catch us at the Fremont Fair. It runs from 11am to 7pm today. We’re directly across from Sound Mind & Body Gym in Fremont, WA, between a caricature artist (a really popular guy) and a soap maker (great people).

Have a fantastic weekend!

My booth is located directly across from Sound Mind & Body Gym in Fremont, outside of the Burke Building, if you’re familiar with the area. There is a telephone pole directly to my left. That also puts me right around the corner from Theo Chocolate and Brouwers Cafe.

The Fremont Fair runs Saturday and Sunday, June 21 and 22. I’ve got a couple more things to do tonight before I pass out exhausted, but I wanted to send out a quick update. I hope you can make it out.

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The sun sets at Kekaha Beach Park on the island of Kauai. September 2005.

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I’ll have a booth at the Fremont Fair *this* weekend for On Focus Photo. Please stop by and say hi if you’re in the area. I’ll be selling matted prints, note cards, and bookmarks based on the pictures you’ve seen on this blog.

FREMONT FAIR DETAILS
What: Fremont Fair
Why: to celebrate the Summer Solstice and to support Solid Ground
Fair hours: 10am-8pm, Saturday, June 21
11am-7pm, Sunday, June 22
Details: www.fremontfair.com
Where: Fremont, WA (Fremont Avenue North to First Avenue North between North 36th Street and North Canal Street, Seattle)
Getting there: Metro Transit routes 26, 28, 31 and 74 serve the Fremont area. For more information on bus service see tripplanner.metrokc.gov.

Where can I find the On Focus Photo booth: N 34th Street, between Evanston and Phinney (http://www.fremontfair.com/map.php)

I hope you can make it out. I’ve never been to the fair (or parade) myself, but I hear the painted naked bicyclists are something to see.

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Spreckelsville Beach, Maui. October 2005.

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Pond at the Japanese Garden, Seattle, WA. The image was digitally manipulated to simulate an Orton slide sandwich. Basically you overexpose two copies of the same image, blur one of the copies, and then stack them together to create this effect. This was my first attempt.

The Orton technique is explained in this Nature Photographers article by Darwin Wiggett.

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