Back to Bellevue

Found myself once again in Beautiful Bellevue, Washington this week. Love that place. Had a bit of a chance to go out and shoot. Despite all the color that city has to offer these ones ended up all in black and white.

The sky merging into one of the many steel-and-glass facades downtown caught my eye. Took a few shots and this one offered the best continuity of the clouds into their reflection.

Skies by Jay Mitch

Skies, a photo by Jay Mitch on Flickr.


In contrast to all the modern buildings is this, with a much more “gothic” style that creates a repeating pattern that is somewhat mesmerizing when shot off-axis.

Gothic by Jay Mitch

Gothic, a photo by Jay Mitch on Flickr.

And finally this “nuclear” tree, that seems to have had its shadow etched into the concrete by the setting sun.

Burned Tree by Jay Mitch

Burned Tree, a photo by Jay Mitch on Flickr.

Bridge Over Troubled Waters

Sunset Bridge by Jay Mitch

Sunset Bridge, a photo by Jay Mitch on Flickr.

This was captured at the Perimeter Highway, with the Red River cresting and flood waters moving extremely fast towards the north. It didn’t turn out as I was hoping as there were few clouds in the sky, but I like the color nevertheless. A 10-stop ND filter slowed the exposure down to 51 seconds, resulting in silky smooth waters and some movement in the clouds.

I tried another approach last month, at that point opting for a black and white rendition. It offers a very different feel, but you can still get a feel for the water’s momentum.

Flood Rising by Jay Mitch

Flood Rising, a photo by Jay Mitch on Flickr.

I took another shot at this site last year. Much different composition – the original plan was something like above, but these crazy clouds caught my attention. It was only afterwards that I noticed the figure-like shape at the bottom of the clouds.

Angel in the Sky by Jay Mitch

Angel in the Sky, a photo by Jay Mitch on Flickr.

Horizon

Returning home from a trip and couldn’t help but stopping to capture the setting sun against the horizon, lighting the rails of the track with a train (well distant) at the horizon.

Horizon by Jay Mitch

Horizon, a photo by Jay Mitch on Flickr.

Historic

I’m here in sunny Toronto to witness history. Biggest UFC event ever. First UFC event in Ontario. First Jake Shields loss after 15 fights (Georges St-Pierre all the way!). What may be Randy “The Natural” Couture’s last outing. Going to be amazing.


Also interesting to see how broad the UFC fan base appears to be. What is out of place in this picture?



Bastion

Bastion by Jay Mitch

Bastion, a photo by Jay Mitch on Flickr.

Was a little bored this evening. And it was really windy. So on a whim I grabbed my rig including the Lee Big Stopper 10-stop ND filter and headed over to the local gravel pits. Was interested in capturing that cloud movement. Unfortunately my angles were limited as I was trying to avoid the houses that are nestled along the perimeter. This lone tree poking out of the water provided sufficient foreground interest. With the help of a 2-stop Lee ND grad to hold the sky I ended up with a 6+ minute exposure. The tree stump was sufficiently solid to stay still throughout, providing an anchor against the movement of the sky and the (otherwise choppy) pond.

Too bad I had those bushes to the right poking in.

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