• Members 1469 posts
    June 27, 2026, 2:41 p.m.

    Hello there! I was wondering only last week how you were getting along.
    I like the shot of the old farm buildings.

  • Members 1469 posts
    June 27, 2026, 2:44 p.m.

    Who can resist a rusty hull?!
    The second one put me in mind of David Hockney's Splash, the third more of clouds over a sunset at sea.

  • Members 1469 posts
    June 27, 2026, 2:46 p.m.

    The route to oblivion ...
    Excellent.

  • Members 1469 posts
    June 27, 2026, 2:47 p.m.

    Well I do live in Cumbria 😁

  • Members 2677 posts
    June 27, 2026, 4:40 p.m.

    I enjoyed the shots of the rail terminal taking shape. Murals are fine new but when they fade?

  • Members 2677 posts
    June 27, 2026, 4:42 p.m.

    I think I like this one best out of the three. Looks like the boat should be called Just Too Late.

  • Members 362 posts
    June 27, 2026, 10:21 p.m.

    Yes, the moon was nice last week.

  • Members 362 posts
    June 27, 2026, 10:25 p.m.

    Very calm and colorful... and yes, it works!

  • Members 362 posts
    June 27, 2026, 10:27 p.m.

    That's quite the tower cane show! Right up my alley. I think the new/large mural fits-in fairly well with the surroundings.

  • Members 362 posts
    June 27, 2026, 10:32 p.m.

    That is a nice shot. Congrats on the weight loss! Yes, I think the "big picture circumstances" over the past few years were causing stress and over-indulgence, so... I have cut back on the beer a little bit lately (it was getting out of hand)... and have also lost a few pounds/kgs... which feels good. Have Fun!

  • Members 362 posts
    June 27, 2026, 10:34 p.m.

    Nice! A good eye. Next time I am at the port, I will look for something similarly creative.

  • Members 362 posts
    June 27, 2026, 10:36 p.m.

    Of course, trains are right up my alley... NICE. The B&W is perfect. No.1 and no.3 are also very cool, intriguing, and mysterious. The "light" in those is excellent.

  • Members 362 posts
    June 27, 2026, 10:46 p.m.

    A handful of shots from the past week. It is always fun to carry the camera and take a picture when the opportunity arises.

    Smith Tower lobby:
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    Smith Tower observation Deck west view:
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    Smith Tower observation deck looking east/northeast:
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    East Passage sunset:
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    Puget Sound East Passage (heading south to Tacoma):
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    JPG, 3.0 MB, uploaded by cpm on June 27, 2026.

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    JPG, 1.7 MB, uploaded by cpm on June 27, 2026.

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    JPG, 3.5 MB, uploaded by cpm on June 27, 2026.

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    JPG, 4.1 MB, uploaded by cpm on June 27, 2026.

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    JPG, 5.2 MB, uploaded by cpm on June 27, 2026.

  • Members 1469 posts
    June 28, 2026, 8:04 a.m.

    I just Googled Smith Tower - What a building! That lobby is magnificent.
    The view down on the surroundings is interesting too, with the doll's house building nestled at the foot of the glass tower.

  • Members 1870 posts
    June 28, 2026, 11 a.m.

    I think this pair show a better sense of their real nature than the other rainy day low light ones I posted a while back. I was surprised that I managed to get as close as I did. Their hearing is really acute. They could hear my footsteps in the grass from quite a long way away even as careful as I was, but keeping still when they looked up and otherwise only moving slowly got me where I needed to be.

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    JPG, 2.5 MB, uploaded by Bryan on June 28, 2026.

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    JPG, 3.6 MB, uploaded by Bryan on June 28, 2026.

  • Members 961 posts
    June 28, 2026, 1:45 p.m.

    Great shots, convey the summer feeling very well, I can almost sense that thick summer field scent.

  • Members 961 posts
    June 28, 2026, 1:56 p.m.

    Love the evening shot. Sea shot is also nice with its colours but I think it needs something for foreground as an anchor.
    I wonder if these people filming concerts view it later or is it just for one-time confirmation: "I was there", posted into social media for likes and forgotten after couple of days. I've seen some people filming almost whole concert with their phone, missing the live show experience and probably never consuming that in canned form either.

  • Members 961 posts
    June 28, 2026, 2:03 p.m.

    Nice shots, though first seems bit unbalanced, maybe cropping quarter or third from left would work better? Or cropping from top and making it "panoramic"?