PAD2012

My goal for 2012 is to post an image a day to this gallery I hope you enjoy these and visit this gallery often. All Images are for sale. The watermark will not be visible on any product or print that is purchased. Do not hesitate to contact me with any questions.

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Stranger in Black and White
I decided to convert Kim's challenge into a black and white. I decided I liked this version as well. Thanks again Kim for the challenge.
Downtown Ilene Samowitz Ilene Samowitz Seattle Washington portrait seattlesmugsite street photography 20120423 1170968
Mannequins I found these displayed in a window in downtown Seattle near the Pike Place Market. I used several different filters in Color Effex Pro such as Beach Bypass and Sepia toning. I love how surreal they look. This is a very different type of image for me. Interested in what others think.
Downtown Ilene Samowitz Seattle Street Photography 20120127 1160381 mannequin
The Flower Store at Pike Place Market
Seattle, WA
Colors Downtown Flowers Ilene Samowitz Pike Place Market Seattle SeattleSMUGSite 20120306 1170533 HDRX Washington
Bunker at Cape Disappointment State Park
Ilwaco, Washington
Bunker Cape Disappointment State Park Ilwaco Ilene Samowitz SeattleSMUGSite Washington coast coast rust texture 20120331 IS44308 HDRX
Manzanita Stormy Skies
I decided to try a different format today and try this scene in a poster style. This is the first like this that I have ever put online rather than as a print.
Ilene Samowitz Manzanita Oregon Coast SeattleSMUGSite Tillamook county clouds coast drama poster 20120331 IS44081 HDRX
Horned Grebe in Breeding Plumage
Tillamook Bay, Garibaldi, Oregon
Thanks for all the feedback and encouragement from yesterday's post for Kim's Stranger challenge. I really appreciated it as well as seeing so many great captures.
Birds Fishing Horned Grebe Ilene Samowitz Oregon Coast Tillamook Bay 20120421 IS04501
For Kim's Stranger, challenge. Kim, who is a member of the dailyphotos community. put forth the challenge of taking a photo of a stranger. I don't often often take photos of people. This was a stretch for me. I thought this man was interesting and took his candid portrait. We did converse but being the introvert that I am. I did not get his full story. However, this is a start for me.
Downtown Ilene Samowitz Ilene Samowitz Seattle Washington portrait seattlesmugsite street photography 20120423 1170968
Reflections at the Port of Garibaldi
Garibaldi, Oregon Coast
Garibaldi Historic Pier Ilene Samowitz Oregon Coast Tillamook Bay pier reflection seattlesmugsite star twilight 20120421 IS45459
Twilight at the Historic Garibaldi Pier
Garibaldi, Oregon
Garibaldi Historic Pier Ilene Samowitz Oregon Coast seattlesmugsite twilight 20120421 IS45437 HDRX
Happy Earth Day for real!!! Last night on the Oregon Coast on the fishing pier in Garibaldi. Beautiful sunset over Tillamook Bay. I did some twilight shooting of the historic fishing pier that I will share in the next couple of days. However, the stillness of the sunset and the warmth felt more like a summer's night on the coast. How good to be there.
Garibaldi Historic Pier Ilene Samowitz Oregon Coast Sunset Tillamook Bay seattlesmugsite 20120421 IS45397 398 399 400 401 HDRX
Manzanita with Neahkanie Mountain in Fog
Manzanita, Oregon
Beach Ilene Samowitz Manzanita Ocean Oregon Coast Tillamook fog mountain rocks seattlesmugsite stream waves 20120421 IS45207 HDRX
Pied-billed Grebe
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge
Ridgefield, WA
Birds Ilene Samowitz Nature Piedbill Grebe Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge SeattleSMUGSite Washington 20120324 IS04078
Happy Earth Day!!!
Cedar Creek, Woodland, Washington
Cedar Creek Grist Mill Ilene Samowitz SeattleSMUGSite Washington Woodland creek flowing water 20120324 IS43744 tonemapped
The Seattle Public Library in Black and White
BW Downtown Ilene Samowitz Seattle Seattle Public Libraty SeattleSMUGSite Washington 20120319 1170648 HDR
10-15-13 Northern Shoveler and Reflection
Union Bay Natural Area
Seattle, Washington

Thanks for making my vine maple shot number one.
Birds Ilene Samowitz Montlake Fill Northern Shoveler Reflection Seattle SeattleSMUGSite Union Bay Natural Area 20120317 IS03807
Wood Duck Pair and Reflections
Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary
Delta, British Columbia, Canada
Birds British Columbia Ilene Samowitz Pair Reflection Reiffel Sanctuary SeattleSMUGSite Wood Ducks 20120304 IS03515
Preening Sandhill Crane
Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary
British Columbia, Canada
Birds British Columbia Ilene Samowitz Preening Reiffel Sanctuary Sandhill Crane SeattleSMUGSite 20120304 IS03633
Short-eared Owl on Fence Post
Boundary Bay, British Columbia, Canada
Birds Boundary Bay British Columbia Canada Ilene Samowitz Owls SeattleSMUGSite Shorteared Owl 20120205 IS01576 upsized
A Snowy Owl Pair in Early Morning Light
Boundary Bay
Bristish Columbia, Canada
Birds Boundary Bay Canada Ilene Samowitz Pair SeattleSMUGSite Snowy Owls bokeh 20120205 IS01235
Red-Winged Blackbird
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge
Ridgefield, Washington
Birds Ilene Samowitz Nature Redwinged Blackbird Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge SeattleSMUGSite Washington 20120324 IS04071
A Pair of Geese
Ridgefield National WIldlife Reserve
Ridgefield, Washington
Ilene Samowitz Nature Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge Washington 20120324 IS04056 Seattlesmugsite
North Head Lighthouse
Cape Disappointment State Park, Ilwaco, Washington
This is a slightly different composition taken in camera than the last version. The lighthouse in this is more on the third as well as the fence plays more of a role in the leading lines. I also toned this differently in Silver Effex 2. Here is the link to the other image. http://www.ilenesamowitz.com/PhotoADay/PAD-2012/PAD-2012/i-QBHwFrv/1/L/20120331-IS445212345HDRX2BW-2-L.jpg
BW Cape Disappointment State Park Ilene Samowitz Lighthouse North Head Lighthouse SeattleSMUGSite Washington 20120331 IS44551 HDRX
Skagit Barn and Daffodils, Mount Vernon, Washington

I went up to the Skagit again on Sunday and was pleasantly surprised to see the daffodil field that I photographed two weeks ago still in bloom. I decided to try a couple of different angles and perspectives. Happy spring and daffodils.
Barn Daffodils Field Ilene Samowitz Skagit Washington seattlesmugsite 20120408 IS44845 HDRX
Tractor at the Daffodil Fields
Mount Vernon, Washington
Daffodils Ilene Samowitz Skagit seattlesmugsite tractor 20120408 IS44850 HDR
Bunker at Cape Disappointment State Park
Lewis and Clark National Historic Park
Iiwaco, Washington
Bunker Cape Disappointment State Park Ilene Samowitz SeattleSMUGSite Washington coast coast 20120331 IS44348 HDRX
Bunker at Cape Disappointment State Park
The Original Green Roof
Ilwaco, Washington
Bunker Cape Disappointment State Park Ilene Samowitz SeattleSMUGSite Washington coast coast hisotorical 20120331 IS44280 HDRX
North to Haystack Rock
Cannon Beach, Oregon
Clatsop County Haystack Rock Ilene Samowitz Oregon Coast SeattleSMUGSite coast ocean trees 20120331 IS44196 197 198 199 200 201 202 HDRX
Manzanita Dunes and Ocean
Manzanita, Oregon
Ilene Samowitz coast 20120331 IS44131 HDRX
Bunker at Cape Disappointment State Park
Ilwaco, Washington
Bunker Cape Disappointment State Park Fort Ilene Samowitz SeattleSMUGSite Washinton coast coast 20120331 IS44359 HDRX
Boundary Bay Snowy Owl
British Columbia
Nikon d7000 04011209134318
The Elusive Bittern
awesomized 03311206385278
Skagit Daffodils in Bloom
Flowers Ilene Samowitz Mountain SeattleSMUGSite Skagit Washington Yellow daffodils 20120325 IS43971 HDRX
The Greens of the Rain Forest at Cedar Creek
Cedar Creek Grist Mill Ilene Samowitz SeattleSMUGSite Washington Woodland 20120324 IS43752 HDRX
Skagit Barn and Daffodils
Flowers Ilene Samowitz SeattleSMUGSite Skagit Washington barn daffodils decay 20120325 IS43901 5HDRX
The Cedar Creek Grist Mill
Woodland, Washington
Cedar Creek Grist Mill Ilene Samowitz SeattleSMUGSite Washington Woodland 20120324 IS43777 HDR
Running the Grist Mill, Cedar Creek Grist Mill, Woodland, Washington
Cedar Creek Grist Mill Ilene Samowitz SeattleSMUGSite Washington Woodland 20120324 IS43612 HDRX
Design Elements of the Downtown Seattle Library
Downtown Ilene Samowitz Seattle SeattleSMUGSite 20120319 1170668 HDRX
Bromeliad
Bromeleid Conservatory Flower Ilene Samowitz Seattle SeattleSMUGSite Volunteer Park 20120225 IS02387
Seattle Downtown Library Designs
Downtown Ilene Samowitz Seattle 20120319 1170708 HDRX SeattleSMUGSite
Door in Georgetown, Seattle, Washington. Enlarge to see some of the details including the keys, screwdrivers, Hammers, and locks that make up this interesting piece of art "door".
Georgetown Ilene Samowitz Seattle 20120307 IS43587 HDRX SeattleSMUGSite
Old Rainier Brewery Doorway
Georgetown, Seattle, WA
Georgetown Ilene Samowitz Seattle 20120307 IS43577 HDRX SeattleSMUGSite
Corner of Georgetown, Seattle, Washington
Georgetown Ilene Samowitz Seattle 20120307 IS43487 HDR SeattleSMUGSite
Here Come the Daffodils
Skagit County, Washington
Ilene Samowitz Skagit Washington 20120318 IS03893 HDRX SeattleSMUGSite
Gadwall
Union Bay Natural Area, Seattle
Ilene Samowitz Montlake Fill Seattle Union Bay Natural Area 20120317 IS03755 SeattleSMUGSite
Oxbow Park, Georgetown, Seattle
Georgetown Ilene Samowitz Seattle 20120307 IS43376 HDRX SeattleSMUGSite
Snowy Owl At Dawn
Birds Boundary Bay British Columbia Ilene Samowitz Snowy Owls 20120304 IS02971 SeattleSMUGSite
I've Got A Secret
Birds British Columbia Ilene Samowitz Reiffel Sanctuary 20120304 IS03416 SeattleSMUGSite
Georgetown Victorian
Georgetown Ilene Samowitz Seattle 20120307 IS43193 SeattleSMUGSite

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