Wildlife

Pretty Pigeon

Everett Habitat Restoration Project

Saw a barge dumping lots of what appears to be sand/gravel along the shore in Everett, turns out it’s a habitat restoration project!

Ruffled Feathers

Squirrel on a Bench

I’ve recently traded in my old Sony a77 for an a6000 and I must say, I’m impressed. It’s tiny, inexpensive, performs very well for both photos and video, and is cheap to put underwater.

It’s also a great platform for adapting vintage glass! The photograph below was taken with the Minolta 70-210mm f/4 “beercan” lens on the first real day I took the new camera out for a shoot.

I can’t wait to get the a6000 underwater and see how it performs in that environment!

Squirrel on a Bench — A squirrel sitting on a bench in the UW Quad.

Grove of the Patriarchs

Devin and I explored the Grove of the Patriarchs near Mount Rainier as a last hurrah before the end of summer. I strapped a GoPro to my shoulder to record the whole experience. Afterward I threw the footage into the Microsoft Hyperlapse Pro preview as a test. I quite liked the end result (especially with some music over the top) so here it is for you to enjoy.

Some photos from the trip:

An absolutely massive tree, and our favorite in the grove.

The very bouncy bridge leading into the Grove of the Patriarchs. Crossing it felt like entering another world.

A second view showing more of the bridge.

One of the many huge fallen trees in the area.

Tritonia Dive

In early August I assisted Dr. James Murray Ph.D. in his search for Tritonia diomedea among the sea pen beds near Langley, WA. Although we didn’t find what we were looking for, the sea pens were wonderful. I made sure to bring along my GoPro dive rig to capture it and now you can see them too!

From Sea to Sky