Happy Thursday everyone - An old friend of mine used to call Seattle home. Seattle, for me, was one of the cities that I had most wanted to find an excuse to visit. I was intrigued by the culture and vibe of the place. So naturally, when I got a chance to visit a friend (and it just so happened that it also crossed Seattle off of the visit list), I jumped at the chance. Walking around the city, I got the sense that this place was everything I had built it up to be in my mind. It was gritty, fun, young, vibrant, and had a sense of real practicality (at least my impression from this first visit). As we were touring around, we came to this tree-lined sidewalk. I instantly saw the leading line through the trees, and I took a few images. However, the shots felt empty. The trees and the colors were there. The composition looked like something I wanted, but it still felt hollow. This was, after all, a young and vibrant city both in my experience and also in my head. I knew there was just one little piece that it would need, people. Perhaps fortunately, the sidewalk wasn't busy on this particular moment and I got an opportunity to have this father and his daughter move into the frame. I say fortunately, because it is likely that I would not have liked this photo nearly as much if there were more people crowding the scene. But here, I have this scene with the trees and the leading lines and the various other technical aspects we could talk about it in the composition. But with this father and daughter, it also has a sense of people, which makes the city and thus ultimately, in my view, this particular shot. Enjoy your Thursday -
Seattle, Washington - Spring Walk