Seattle from...West Seattle!

www.thekindnesskind.com

With recording of the new album and working on a new conceptual photo shoot taking up most of my time, I haven't had much time to get out into the city to bring you the new amazing and exciting photos you've come to expect (modesty is not my strong suit), so I drove to West Seattle to see what I could see. Not much in the way of activity, but I did manage to capture this interesting shot of the Seattle downtown.

Night Flight over the Puget Sound

This photo of a Sheriff's department helo on patrol was taken at dusk a few weeks ago on Alki beach in West Seattle.

Saturday's Moxie Volleyball Event

Moxie Volleyball, a 501c3 non-profit group, runs volleyball tournaments across Western Washington, and last Saturday the group held a coed tournament on Alki Beach. The coed doubles teams battled for hundreds of dollars in cash prizes from 9am to 8 p.m. At the end of the day, Alki residents Chris Hannemann and Ariana Greer won the day's tournament, beating teams from across Western Washington. More info about Moxie Volleyball is at

www.MoxieVolleyball.com

www.MoxieVolleyball.com

Tuesday Night Update

I would have more photos, but I was watching Total Recall with my friend Katie (pictured below).

So, since watching a movie with a beautiful woman is very important to me, just a quick update on upcoming events.

My band, the Kindness Kind, is going to Port Orchard, Wa, to continue recording our second album. It will be quite exciting and I will be posting photos on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

You can hear our first album at www.thekindnesskind.com/mp3.

You can get information on our upcoming shows at the stem directory (remove the '/mp3').

In other news, I have a ton of photos from the Moxie Volleyball event that I photographed on Saturday. I will have a few pics posted soon, however, there is a lot of editing to do. Maybe in the a.m.

Thanks again for coming to my site and taking an interest.

Alki Beach Sunset, 6/29/8

A couple more from last night at Alki Beach

Alki Beach Sunset, 6/29/8

Just in case this doesn't make it to the West Seattle Blog, the above is a shot of the sunset from Alki beach.

African Grey Parrot Macro Shots

Taken during a break from shooting a West Seattle Volleyball tournament, these photos of a friend's African Grey Parrot under a sun umbrella were a pleasure to shoot. Even though as I approached, he nibbled on my lens rim, he stayed pretty still. These were taken at 100 mm.

Alki Beach Juniors -- Adult Sunday Tournament

This past weekend I had the pleasure of photographing the youth and adult tournaments held by Alki Beach Juniors, at Alki Beach in West Seattle. The sun didn't come out until mid-day, but the action was constant and the beach atmosphere is always wonderful for a Michigan native like myself. Below are some of the shots I took from the Sunday adult tournament.

http://www.alkibeachjuniors.com/

A Look Inside the Studio of Sabah al-Dhaher, Part 2

Sabah al-Dhaher
Painter and Sculptor -- West Seattle
http://www.aldhaher.net/