Seventy-eight years ago today, the 21st Amendment was ratified, officially ending Prohibition. So, in honor of that, here is a shot of a pre-prohibition cocktail, a Rob Roy. The classic recipe consists of Scotch whiskey, sweet vermouth, and angostura bitters. And like a Manhattan, it can be served “dry” using …
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Today was quite a day. It started with a good dose of procrastination followed by a flurry of attaching hardware and wires to the backs of my newly framed prints. Then figuring out how to pack it all into our 22 year old Saab for the journey from West Seattle …
Ok, so the title is a bit dramatic. After getting all of my prints ready to hang at Vino Verité for my show on December 8th, I had one frame leftover. It was getting late in the evening and I hadn’t made my photo of the day, yet. So, I …
Ah the difference just a few hours makes. This is pretty much the same view as yesterday’s beautiful golden sunset shot from West Seattle. But today it’s all about the fog. And while the light was fleeting last night, this fog has been around all day. We are socked in. …
It’s moments like this that remind me how beautiful Seattle can be. It had been getting dark and dreary, as it usually does around sunset on a cloudy November day. Then all of a sudden an orange-gold light was illuminating the apartment building across the street. Luckily I had my …
Not much explaining to do with this one. It was getting late in the day and I needed to find something. So, here are some drapes. Follow @mikerussellfoto
And now for something completely different. Well, perhaps not that different in some respects, but tonight I decided to play around with my off-camera flash…and some toilet paper. I’m pretty sure there is going to be a longer post soon describing just how and why I decided to shoot toilet …
Tonight’s sunset was a beauty. I’m often reluctant to take photos of sunsets because so often you can’t quite capture the beauty that you see with your eyes. Plus, they often look very similar to so many other sunset photos. And after all, it’s the same subject! But on evenings …
Yep, that’s right, it’s day 13 and I gave in to the cats. I give you, Sinead. Follow @mikerussellfoto