Timberline lodge

Timberline lodge

Salty's

The view from Salty's (Portland, Oregon)

Seattle Library

Seattle Central Library designed by Rem Koolhass and OMA. 4th and Spring Street.  Next to Hotel Monaco.  Sacerac bar has gourmet pizza cooked in the open fire pit.
I woke up to watch the window washers wash the diamond shaped window panes of the Central library across the street.  The walk up Spring street is very steep.  The best way to walk is to go down hill to Pike Place then walk to China Town.  But there's not much to do in China Town.  The Pike Place market has fresh ingredients and the best sea food.  From there, the Seattle Aquarium is just across the street.  Take the elevator down to the parking lot and walk to the Aquarium.  It's larger then it looks from the outside.  The aquarium is larger then the one in Newport.   

The Magic

air

Road Trip

I wish to be on a road trip.

Jenny Cherry Blossom

It rained after the shoot.  We were soaked.

Spring

Oxidation

Happy Chinese New Year

The year of the Snake.

Hay Stack by Duc Ly

Multnomah Falls in Winter

LX7

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-cybershot-dsc-rx100/

I think that's a pretty good camera with a good lens for portrait and good for low light because it opens to f1.4 which is the widest!  It's a new model.  Historically, the LX line from Panasonic is very popular and good size compact camera with lots of serious features that put the pros use.  Leica lens on the Panasonic is very quality German built glass.  So that's a plus. 

The above link is the Sony rx100 review.  It has similar features.  It has a larger sensor then the LX 7, for the same price range 500 to 600 as the Panasonic LX7.  Sony just came out with an update model to the RX100 call the RX1: 
http://www.dpreview.com/product/sony/compacts/sony_dscrx1   

This camera has the same full size sensor as the big Digital SLR in a compact size.  It's a bit more expensive.  Also, the lens does not zoom which can be negative because people like to zoom in closer for pictures and portraits.  But for snap shots, you really don't need a full size sensor.  The sensor just picks up more detail for people who want to print big.  So, I think the Panasonic LX 7 is a very good buy.  I really like the large apperature f1.4 lens on the LX7.  It lets in a lot of light for night shots without flash.

Jeffrey With Persimmon

Blake With Persimmon

Dragon Fruit

Fall Leaves

Black and White film

Vines

 From the Library area.

Turning Art Times Article

http://www.turningart.com/artist/duc-ly

I woke to find this nice email:

Hey Guys, 

Time Magazine included TurningArt in a story they wrote called "Rental Nation" in the recent Sept 24 weekly issue. Attached find the half page photo they used for the article with founder Jason and YOUR ARTWORK, proudly hanging in our office. :)

Thanks for all you do - looks great. 

Warmly,

Europa

Europa by Alex Lanz

Trang

Trang at Mt. Hood Winery
Hood Fruit Loop, Oregon

more portraits here:  http://ducportraits1.tumblr.com/

Mom

Mom on the way to Grand daughter's jazz concert. Spring 2012