So I bought the WA Prime lens

[olivermoss]

I've shot this little free library and neighborhood food pantry before. Not sure if I posted it, but the picture was super dark and grainy using a 45mm. 17, being a bright prime, needs far less light. I am still learning the lens, but I can stand in near darkness, not be able to see what I am looking at directly, but I can see on my camera screen.

PokPok, iconic Portland restaurant that shaped the food scene here and also shaped the Division neighborhood, closed permanently.



I like this shot, but I am likely going to shoot this building a few more times, maybe play with the 'for sale' sign on the building being more prominent. This was a family home where Andy Ritcher did Thai barbecue in his yard, became a restaurant that started a whole series of eateries and now all locations are closed permanently.



It was too dark to see what this mural was outside of a vague shape, no problem for a bright prime:





One of Portland's Wishing Trees. We have about 10, but this is my first time coming across one:



It also has a little free library that is also a neighborhood food share point:



Portland Sidewalk:





An early permanent covid-closure:



Unless something has changes, Portland's public pools have been scrapped and the land re-used for another purpose.

Comments

[mistressofmuses]

I'm amazed at how bright the shot of the mural looks! I would never have guessed that was taken in the dark.

The Covid closures are a very specific pain, still. It's always sad when long-standing venues/restaurants/etc. close, but all the stuff that went down with Covid...

I really like that shot of the house with the lit windows!

[olivermoss]

I've only recently shooting houses and porches even though some look very odd here. I like how in the shot you can see the white specks in the background, hand held stars! This lens works really differently, but it's interesting. It's def got a learning curve.

Losing PokPok was a blow. We lost a lot, esp in that area. The PokPok closure is also more visible than some of the others. I really want to get just the right shot.