Category: Buildings

The Hastings Building

The Hastings Building – 1

The Hastings Building is sited at the main intersection of Port Townsend, WA. Constructed in 1889 and a Washington State Registered Historic Place, the Hastings Building has retail space in some of the ground floor, but the upper floors are vacant and in need of renovation. It is hoped that the renovation will happen in the near future and will include adding additional 4-star hotel space on the water side (to the right of the image above). If you look at image number 3, the photo #1 was taken on the corner that is in the middle of the photo (on different days). I recently had an opportunity to go upstairs and photograph. Some of those photos will be the next few posts.

The Hastings Building – 2
The Hastings Building – 3
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Reflections

Reflection 1

I worked some to get these photos of the reflections without having them show my reflection. They were both taken in downtown Port Townsend, WA.

I stood off to the side (just barely) and then did some correction to the perspective in LIghtroom. These were taken with my Nikon F100 on Kodak Tri-X. I have them developed and the lab does high resolution scans, which I then import to Lightroom (after amending the EXIF data to reflect the camera make, etc.).

(EXIF data is included in all digital images … and includes such things as the capture time and the camera settings … and can include all sorts of other stuff such as copyright info and contact information.)

Reflection 2
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Stairway

Stairway

I liked the lines and textures on this abandoned artillery emplacement. I was using Tri-X film and my Nikon FM3a. I enjoy using the film camera … it slows me down and makes me think about the photos I’m taking. By the time I get done with the film and processing costs, it’s a dollar every time I push the shutter. Nothing like using the digital camera and thoughtlessly clicking away. I find that when I got back to one of my digital cameras, the habit of thoughtfulness carries over (for a while).

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Budd Bay and State Capitol Building

Budd Bay and the State Capitol Building

Budd Bay runs down from the southern end of Puget Sound into downtown Olympia. This photo was taken from while I was out kayaking. Budd Bay is an excellent kayak location when you want a quiet paddle with little excitement: it’s a very sheltered area and there is minimal power boat traffic (and they mostly obey the “no wake” law.

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