Around Portland: Cathedral Park Dock and View of St. John’s Bridge

by | May 11, 2012 | Travel — Portland, Oregon

Around Portland: Cathedral Park Dock and view of St. John’s Bridge

I have been “playing” with my photos; my mom WOULD approve!

Lately, I have been layering different hues of color to my images to make them “SEEM” mystical. I have applied a red-orange hue and cyan layer to these images of the St. John’s Bridge and Cathedral Park Dock to enahance the color that the image already holds. Using the complimentary colors against themselves translates more harmony that contrast. I hope that you enjoy this new treatment style!

Have a great weekend everyone! Cheers!

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Picture of the Day: S.S. Palo Alto, “The Cement Ship”

by | May 10, 2012 | Pictures of the Day, Travel — Santa Cruz, California

One of my favorite places in the world is Seacliff Beach. It is home to S.S. Palo Alto, locally known as “The Cement Ship.” Built as a tanker for World War I in 1919 by the San Fransisco Shipbuilding Company, the S.S. Palo Alto was completed too late for war and ten years later purchased by the Seacliff Amusement Corporation and towed to Seacliff State Beach in Aptos, California. A pier was built leading to the ship, and she was sunk a few feet in the water so her keel rested on the bottom. There she was refitted as an amusement ship, with amenities including a dance floor, swimming pool and a café.
The company went bankrupt two years later and the ship cracked at the mid section. She was stripped of her fittings and left as a fishing pier. Eventually she deteriorated to the point were she was unsafe for even this use and was closed to the public. Today she remains at Seacliff Beach and serves as an artificial reef for marine life.*

*some text from website

Abandoned House in Goose Hollow sold for $110,000

by | May 8, 2012 | Travel — Portland, Oregon

Details: A Single-Family Home located at 2018 Southwest Madison Street, Portland OR sits abandoned. 2018 SW Madison St has 3 bedrooms, 3 baths and approximately 2,502 square feet. The property was built in 1913 and sold last month, 99 years later for $110,000 (avg. morage $403/mo.).

This abandoned house caught my eye while I was traveling through SW Goose Hollow. The stairs from the south-facing side of the house have been removed leaving behind doors that lead to nowhere. Old houses such as these always have a story; I wonder what type of life had previously occupied this property.

Sustainable Photography: Pacific Crest Community School

by | May 7, 2012 | Travel — Portland, Oregon

Pacific Crest Community School has planted a row of Eruca sativa, also known as Arugula, in a vegetable bed on the west facing corner of the campus.

The grounds feature natural cob construction designed in a Native American motif in homage of the indigenous tribes of the Pacific Northwest.

Pacific Crest Community School
Located: 116 NE 29th Avenue, Portland, Oregon
Grades 6th – 12th
Since 1993

“Pacific Crest Community School has been winning hearts and unlocking minds since 1993 when its doors first opened in Portland, Oregon. From the beginning, the school has offered its students and teachers alike the opportunity to be creative, independent and personally engaged in the educational process and community. Everything we do is based on our goal to inspire, respect, empower—and have fun.”*

*text from website

Sustainable Photography: Time to Start Planting!

by | May 5, 2012 | Travel — Portland, Oregon

Sustainable Photography: Colonel Summers Community Garden
Another Community Garden has begun turning the soil and planting the seeds!

It’s the beginning of the growing season and the community has started to prepare their piece of the garden at Colonel Summers Community Park located at SE 17th Ave & Taylor St, Portland, Oregon.

Colonel Summers Park Website

Compost Bins are used to recycle plant matter back into dirt.

Budda replaces the Gnome that is traditionally used as decoration.