Lake Washington Bridges

31 Mai 2025

At the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge

Viewpoint 1

Interactive Panorama 520 Bridge 1

1/1000s f/5,6 ISO 100/21° f=7,5mm

Equirectangular projection of the information sign.

1/1000s f/5,6 ISO 100/21° f=7,5mm

Rectangular projection of the information sign.

Viewpoint 2

Within a minute, the weather shifted from sunny with clouds to overcast and windy.
Panorama Timestamps:

Time	Weather	Action
09:45:18	⛅
09:45:21	⛅
09:45:24	⛅
09:45:27	⛅	move the bicycle
09:45:45	☁️	again move the bicycle
09:46:10	☁️
09:46:12	☁️
09:46:15	☁️	remove the camera from the nodal adapter¹ and prepare for the nadir²
09:46:27	☁️

The forecast was ⛅ until noon. This is what the actual weather turned out to be:

The panorama vividly captures the swift weather change, with the shadow gradually fading in the final pictures, creating an eerie emptiness.
And the Cybertruck nearly obscured Mount Rainier.

Interactive Panorama 520 Bridge 2

1/1000s f/5,6 ISO 100/21° f=7,5mm

Viewpoint 3

One week later, and the sun finally showed up 🌞

After last week’s abrupt stop due to clouds and wind, I finally got the chance to pick up where I left off. Today couldn’t have been more different—clear skies, warm light, and perfect conditions for capturing the panoramas I had planned.

Interactive Panorama 520 Bridge 3

1/1000s f/5,6 ISO 100/21° f=7,5mm

Viewpoint 4

Interactive Panorama 520 Bridge 4

1/1000s f/5,6 ISO 100/21° f=7,5mm

The elders say the sky speaks to those who listen. I stood on sacred ground, raised my hand to the wind, and the eagle came—gliding from the sunlit heights, answering the silent call of the tribe. In that moment, the spirit of the sky revealed itself, and I captured its flight in a single frame.

Viewpoint 5

Interactive Panorama 520 Bridge 5

1/1000s f/5,6 ISO 100/21° f=7,5mm

Viewpoint 6

Interactive Panorama 520 Bridge 6

1/1000s f/5,6 ISO 100/21° f=7,5mm

If it weren’t for the field of view limitation, this bridge sign would be poking out of your screen right now.

Viewpoint Foster Island

At the Washington Park Arboretum

1/1000s f/5,6 ISO 100/21° f=7,5mm

Viewpoint Marsh Island

1/1000s f/5,6 ISO 100/21° f=7,5mm

Viewpoint Bike and Pedestrian Bridge

Interactive Panorama Bike and Pedestrian Bridge

1/1000s f/5,6 ISO 100/21° f=7,5mm

At the Montlake Bridge

Interactive Panorama Montlake Bridge

1/1000s f/5,6 ISO 100/21° f=7,5mm

In moving traffic, it's always possible that vehicles are only partially captured. To prevent this, multiple shots were taken, which were also used to reduce the number of vehicles on the road. In this case, not all images are fully connected to each other via control points. Only the original images are.
The duplicate images are then linked only via control points. This makes everything much simpler.

View from the other side of the canal.

1/1000s f/5,6 ISO 100/21° f=7,5mm

cPicture map

To create the map in cPicture, enter the following in the search box at the upper right:

360x180.jpg %gps=1

This search performs two functions:

360x180.jpg matches all panorama images with filenames ending in this pattern. Adjust this part if a different naming convention is used.
%gps=1 filters for images that contain GPS metadata.

After the matching images appear, select them all and click the map icon in the toolbar to generate the map.

For landscape-style panoramas, a nodal adapter on a tripod isn't necessary. However, with close objects like the guard rail, a nodal adapter is recommended. ↩
In panorama photography, the nadir is the point directly below the camera. PTGui's viewpoint correction makes handheld nadir pictures easy to stitch. ↩

Meydenbauer Bay Park

25 Mai 2025

Sunny Sunday afternoon at the Meydenbauer Bay Park.

Interactive Panorama Meydenbauer Bay Park 1

1/1000s f/5,6 ISO 100/21° f=7,5mm

Interactive Panorama Meydenbauer Bay Park 2

1/1000s f/5,6 ISO 100/21° f=7,5mm

cPicture map

1/1000s f/5,6 ISO 100/21° f=7,5mm

This panorama was captured from 7 vantage points on the observation platform.
Almost like The Tower Panorama.

A total of eight images were used to create the panorama. One additional shot (#4) was taken moments later to capture a boat that had just entered the scene. Since this image was slightly out of alignment, it was registered to the first frame using control points and selectively masked to seamlessly integrate the boat into the final composition.

1/1000s f/5,6 ISO 100/21° f=7,5mm

Google Maps

Frühlingsblumen 💐🪻

01 Mai 2025

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1/320s f/6,3 ISO 100/21° 105mm f/2,8 VR

1/250s f/6,3 ISO 180 16-50mm f/3,5-6,3 VR f=50mm/75mm

1/1000s f/6,3 ISO 200/24° 24-70mm f/2,8 f=70mm

1/2000s f/4,5 ISO 200/24° 24-70mm f/2,8 f=44mm

1/2500s f/4,5 ISO 200/24° 24-70mm f/2,8 f=70mm

1/250s f/8,0 ISO 200/24° 8mm f/3,5

1/320s f/9,0 ISO 200/24° 8mm f/3,5

1/125s f/5,6 ISO 200/24° 8mm f/3,5

1/500s f/4,5 ISO 80/20° f=25mm

1/400s f/4,0 ISO 80/20° f=25mm

1/500s f/4,5 ISO 80/20° f=25mm

1/250s f/4,0 ISO 80/20° f=25mm

1/500s f/5,6 ISO 80/20° f=25mm

1/250s f/5,6 ISO 110 105mm f/2,8 VR

orange mask #D97B2B, RGB(217,123,43)

Selling Lenses 🛒

19 April 2025

Selling lenses (and 📷) is easy. At least according to the offers from small and large camera dealers. Advertising with 'up to 70% of retail' should have the focus on 'up to'.

Here is my result: Quotes from camera sites and then selling at eBay at the average eBay price.
If the value is 0, they didn't want the lens.

	B&H	Glazer's	Kenmore	MBP	eBay
Nikon AI-S 28-85 f/3.5-4.5 + CL-8	125	35	30	0	131

Nikon AI-S 28-85 f/3.5-4.5 + HK-16	125	35	30	0	125

Nikon 35-105mm f/3.5-4.5 AI-S	25	15	15	28	95

Nikon AI-S 70-210mm f/4.5-5.6	30	15	10	0	95

Nikon AF 105mm f/2.8 D Macro	75	72	100	118	185

Nikon 55-200mm f/4-5.6G ED VR II AF-S D	50	27	10	42	115

Nikon 55-200mm f/4-5.6G ED VR II AF-S D	50	27	10	42	115

Sigma 30mm f/1.4 DC HSM	70	52	50	72	185

Sigma 50mm f/2.8 DG Macro	75	0	30	128	165

Sigma 50-150mm f/2.8 EX DC APO HSM	0	125	115	121	385

Tokina 500mm f/8.0 Mirror Lens for Nikon	0	0	35	125	165

Ʃ	625	403	435	676	1761


Sigma 8mm f/3.5 EX DG Fisheye	140	50	125	87

Nikon AF 50mm f1.4D	75	42	65	55

The quote from Adorama required to send in the lenses, but I was told the estimate would be around 500.
B&H's is similiar price, but there is an exception for the Nikon AI-S 28-85 f/3.5-4.5. Seems like a very sought-after lens, but not for MBP.
So far, B&H pays best for those (vintage) lenses.

The last two lenses I decided to keep, but I had them added to the quote to check. Would you sell for this price?

Montlake Bridge

14 April 2025

I often pass the Montlake Bridge on my way to UW, but today was different—the bridge opened for water traffic just as I got there. The light turned red, and the bars descended, signaling the bridge's closure. I watched as the bridge slowly lifted to allow a sailboat to pass through, but I only saw the sailboat's mast passing by. Interesting to see the massive structure rise and then descend back into place.

14:00:56, Bridge starting to open