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homebrew

2010-10-15T21:39:00.003-07:00

Brewmeister.

Supplies.

Ingredients.

Brewing.

Bottling.

Guest.

First sip.

new city:new world

2010-09-26T18:07:00.007-07:00

Whoa, it's been awhile. I don't really have a great excuse for my lack of blog attention except that I've been wrapped up in a new city. But here's a post to see if I can successfully resurrect Duck Soup 2G.

This is my new apartment in Seattle. This picture doesn't show off the incredible view of downtown, the Space Needle, Queen Anne, and Lake Union. Nor does it pinpoint the Capitol Hill location I'm nestled in within walking distance to almost anything I need and/or want. It also doesn't tell the complete story of my last five months like getting a job, being scared out of my mind, eating delicious food, getting lost time after time (in more ways than one), or how lucky I've been during this pilgrimage. It does, however, convey the coziness of my new home, which feels more and more like home every day.

Home. What a concept. A few weeks ago I went home to Minnesota. It was fun, but strange. Strange that everything seemed to have stayed the same while I felt like a completely different person. I kept wondering how things could have changed so much for me, but stayed so much the same elsewhere. Within three days, I felt like I had never left and easily fell back into the familiar. When I flew home at the end of that long weekend, I kept having to remind myself that flying home now meant going to Seattle and not the other way around. But I was headed back to my new home. Back to Tim and Arlo. Back to Seattle. And it felt right.

Tim picked this ivy the week we moved to Seattle. It's lived in a thin vase on our dining room table ever since. It seems happy there. If the ivy can thrive in a new environment, so can I.

olympic peninsula

2010-05-06T09:34:00.007-07:00

Storm King Mountain.

Elk, sprouts and wildflowers.

Hoh Rainforest.

Cape Flattery. The most northwestern corner of the continental United States.

Tide pools along the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

Ruby Beach.

tim

2010-03-27T18:36:00.072-07:00

Meet Tim. Tim likes books, hikes, and good food. Just to name a few of the simpler things. Tim is also my perfect companion to pack up and move 1,600 miles to take on a new city, a new adventure, and a new life.

I've had this blog for awhile now and posted the pictures I've taken as I try to teach myself photography. The photo to your left, for example, was the first picture I ever took with a tripod.

Even if no one is looking, Duck Soup seems to close the deal for me when I send these pictures out into the void -- to have a place where they can live and folks can see them if they'd like. A pictoral essay of my last six months. Realizing this, I thought it might not be such a bad exercise to take this outlet one step further by evolving Duck Soup into a journal of photographs and notes. I'm thinking sometimes just photos, other times just words, usually both. (Knowing me, sometimes there will be nothing at all.) Altogether, I like the idea of using this platform to chronicle a new uprooting.

So, please say hello the second generation of Duck Soup. Duck Soup 2G. The new me.

sun in the winter afternoon

2010-02-06T16:56:00.019-08:00

portrait practice

2010-01-18T13:59:00.042-08:00

christmas present

2009-12-25T20:36:00.021-08:00

I took this picture from Indian Mounds Park overlooking downtown St. Paul. Arlo almost got attacked by a coyote while waiting for me to get the shot, but luckily we all made it back safely with a fun Christmas gift for my dad. I got it printed to 28X9, framed it in a great frame I found at Goodwill, and got it professionally mounted and matted by my new friends at The Framing Place in West St. Paul. It was a lot of fun to see one of my photos 'done up.'

dude looks like a lady

2009-12-19T14:58:00.018-08:00

The other night I got to bring my camera to the Gay 90s in Minneapolis to take pictures of the drag show. They were putting on a fundraiser for Domingo, a 90s' staffer who is battling cancer and doesn't have insurance. The whole thing was really cool -- all the performers and bartenders donated their tips to Domingo, and it looked like he went home with a bucket of cash. Such a thoughtful, generous act. Especially since these girls bring home the bacon. If you haven't been to the 90s' drag show - go. It is some of the best entertainment in Minneapolis, and these girls Work It. And, possibly best of all, it's a judgement-free zone. So go, have fun and dance to the music.

ella

2009-12-02T16:21:00.006-08:00

One of my favorite things about photography is light. I love it; it's so interesting. And it's exciting when you catch the good stuff. A few weeks ago, I had lunch with my friend Carrie and her two girls, Ella and Addie. Ella was shy about having her picture taken, but she eventually let me get a shot. I love this picture. It totally captures her personality: headstrong and curious. Who knew you could find such great light through an Applebee's window?

art deco meets new age

2009-12-01T15:53:00.015-08:00

Another fun project I got to work on in the last couple of weeks was taking pictures of my friend Morgan's first interior design job. Her client had an eclectic mix of tastes, combining art deco with new age. She asked me to try to get pictures of the lighting and to capture the bold colors she used throughout the house. The color combinations she chose looked fabulous, but unfortunately orange might be one of the hardest colors to photograph. I've posted a few of my favorites; I'm not sure they do Morgan's talents justice.

cooks of crocus hill

2009-11-29T09:48:00.008-08:00

I haven't posted in awhile because I've been busy with a bunch of stuff, including taking pictures for my first-ever photo 'gig' at Cooks of Crocus Hill. They asked me to get some shots of their events for promotional materials. I definitely felt the pressure of having to turn in photos that turned out, but once I shook off the nerves I had a lot of fun and felt like I'd gotten a little stronger in my photography. These are a few of my favorites that don't have people in them (that whole pesky permissions thing...). Oh, and a plug for Cooks: they throw an awesome party if you're looking for a unique space for a wedding shower, company party, holiday party, or whatever special occasion you can think of.

lowertown fall

2009-11-08T19:34:00.007-08:00

rolling in

2009-10-29T19:49:00.002-07:00

ramp

2009-10-25T19:22:00.003-07:00

thursday night dinner

2009-10-22T19:16:00.004-07:00

Short ribs from Marcus Samuelsson's New American Table, and another test for my exposure lessons.

milestone

2009-10-22T13:57:00.005-07:00

Okay, so this isn't the most exciting picture. But it's important. Lately I've been trying to learn as much as I can about exposure; it's the thing I haven't really been able to grasp with my camera. Thanks to a helpful book and a class at National Camera Exchange, this is the first picture I've taken indoors that hasn't been grainy, out of focus in the wrong places, or too orange all over (at least on purpose). I used a tabletop tripod and the aperture-priority setting on my camera. It's an exciting turning point for me...I don't know why I haven't been using aperture priority this whole time and I'll be asking for a tripod for Christmas. This was definitely a milestone in my relationship with my beloved Nikon.

By the way, the stuff in the jar is homemade ketjap manis, or Indonesian ketchup. A cousin to American ketchup, ketjap manis is a sweet, thick soy sauce made with spices (anise, ginger, garlic and coriander), molasses and brown sugar. I couldn't find it at the local Asian market, so I made it for the Marcus Samuelsson short ribs I'm making tonight. I'll try out some pics of the finished product with my newfound exposure knowledge.

first cousin once removed

2009-10-21T07:21:00.004-07:00

aquavit

2009-10-16T17:39:00.009-07:00

fall harvest

2009-10-12T20:01:00.004-07:00

stow away

2009-10-12T19:34:00.005-07:00

back to school

2009-09-21T18:16:00.004-07:00

alarm

2009-09-21T18:15:00.009-07:00

spin

2009-09-21T18:15:00.008-07:00

master bakers

2009-09-21T18:14:00.002-07:00

spice

2009-09-13T20:07:00.003-07:00

bay view

2009-09-08T18:50:00.007-07:00

the needle

2009-09-08T18:47:00.010-07:00

sam

2009-09-08T18:47:00.009-07:00

pike & pike

2009-09-08T18:45:00.005-07:00

front and back

2009-09-08T18:43:00.010-07:00

skyline

2009-09-08T18:43:00.009-07:00

green

2009-09-08T18:40:00.005-07:00

Hoyt Arboretum, Portland, OR

breakfast

2009-09-08T18:39:00.010-07:00

off the wall

2009-09-08T18:39:00.009-07:00

oregon coast

2009-09-08T18:38:00.005-07:00

zen

2009-09-08T18:37:00.005-07:00

Japanese Gardens, Portland, OR

oregonian picnic

2009-09-08T18:29:00.004-07:00

shopping

2009-09-08T18:04:00.010-07:00

donuts

2009-08-30T20:24:00.013-07:00

sky ride

2009-08-30T20:24:00.012-07:00

bazaar

2009-08-30T20:23:00.006-07:00

blue shoe

2009-08-30T20:22:00.010-07:00

waffles all day

2009-08-30T20:22:00.009-07:00

purple shoe

2009-08-30T20:21:00.003-07:00

super fan

2009-08-30T20:20:00.004-07:00

fair-goers

2009-08-30T20:16:00.012-07:00

eric hutchinson

2009-08-30T20:14:00.006-07:00

arlo in the park

2009-08-30T06:02:00.004-07:00

night in

2009-08-26T19:52:00.013-07:00

miso pretty

2009-08-26T19:52:00.012-07:00

rush river

2009-08-26T19:46:00.005-07:00

butterfly

2009-08-26T19:33:00.004-07:00

fence

2009-08-26T19:31:00.007-07:00

vine

2009-08-26T19:31:00.006-07:00

baha'i house of worship

2009-08-26T19:29:00.006-07:00

Chicago, IL.

flow

2009-08-26T19:28:00.003-07:00

arlo happy

2009-08-26T19:27:00.007-07:00

arlo serious

2009-08-26T19:26:00.006-07:00

puget sound

2009-08-26T19:25:00.003-07:00

experience music project

2009-08-26T19:24:00.005-07:00

salmon

2009-08-26T19:22:00.004-07:00

trout

2009-08-26T19:21:00.004-07:00