Here are a few photos from the session.

And a fun group photograph of all the teenage girls in attendance.

The function was hosted at one of the group member’s home in Edgewood, Washington that provided a nice backdrop to the fun photos.

Here are a few photos from the session.

This series of BMX ramp photos was taken over the course of the evening and well into darkness.

This series of images are from a short photo session with a beautiful model named Rachael.

Last Friday night (August 8, 2008), I had the fortunate opportunity to attend a Seattle Flickr Meetup photo shoot hosted by the great Chase Jarvis.

Chase rented an aircraft hanger in Magnuson Park in Seattle, Washington to host the event. Glazers Camera provided multiple stations with lights, backdrops and pocket wizards.

To kick the event off, Chase provided an educational session on how he approaches a photo session working with his models. His subjects for the demonstration were a group of three very talented break dancers.

In addition to the break dancers, there were models and bmx ramp riders that provided the approximately 100 photographers plenty of opportunity for photos.

I ended up spending most of my time photographing the BMX riders but I did venture in a for a short shoot of one model named Rachael. I also did a lot of observing and networking with other photographers.

After the evening photo shoot was over, Chase treated the group to an after hours party at the Luau Polynesian Lounge for a light snack and beverages.

This was a great event for all who attended. The opportunity to see how Chase approaches a photo shoot was worth the whole trip in itself. The models, lighting setups, etc. were all icing on the cake.

My gratitude to Chase and his crew, as well as the Seattle Flickr Meetup organizers. Job well done.

You can view a video put together by Chase’s crew at
Chase Jarvis RAW: Seattle Flickr Roundup Redux

This photo was chosen by the Gifford Pinchot National Forest for use on an interpretive sign in the area known as South Prairie in the South Cascade Mountains of Washington State.

The interpretive sign, which is due for installation in October 2008, will be located on Forest Road 66 near the entrance to the South Prairie area.

Except for a short time after the spring snow melt, this area is normally dry.

Steve

Over the past few days, Western Washington has seen the most lightning activity in almost a decade.

Last night (Wednesday, July 2, 2008), I spent some time in my back yard in Edgewood, Washington capturing the thunder and lightning storm that was directly east of my house in the areas that appeared to be Auburn, Bonney Lake, Buckley and Enumclaw.

The photos I included here ended up being some of my favorites.

I couldn’t resist the opportunity to photograph our family dog while she was patiently waiting for me to throw her ball.

She is a five year old American Indian Dog. In case you’ve never heard of this breed, you can learn more by visiting Song Dog Kennels.

I captured this image of the church steeple of the Jovita Baptist Church (Edgewood, Washington) just past sunset on a partly cloudy evening on June 8, 2008.

A little post processing was done in Lightroom to add a little effect..