Monday afternoon, this small bird snuck in through an open door at our house and picked my office window as his spot to attempt an exit. I took pictures for about five minutes on a variety of settings, then trapped him between two of my hats and let him go outside. He flew away just fine, none the worse for wear as far as I could tell. I went overboard on the saturation and contrast, just to try it out, and this is what I came up with. If nothing else,...
I found this gem cleaning up after last weekend’s Valley Workshop, in which six high school students spent Saturday learning journalism by doing journalism from the staff at the Yakima Herald-Republic and other professional volunteers. My student, Bianca Daniel, a senior from Eisenhower High School in Yakima, covered a community yard sale in Zillah. Two of her photos from the event made Sunday’s Homefront section and several more are...
I downloaded the iPhone app., Reflex the other day, and it’s fun to play with. It reminds me of my old Mamiya C33. I only wish I had to look down through the top of the phone to use it. These are me messing around at Holy Family before a foot-washing ceremony. The first is reporter Ross Courtney interviewing a person who was taking part in the activity. Then...
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