The Andy Aupperlee Explosion 5000

On Monday night Julie and I took to the streets of Seattle hoping to catch a cool sunset. What we found were lots of clouds—apparently 36 hours of pleasant weather is all Seattle can handle in May. Nevertheless, at hour 37 Julie and I drove to Mercer Island and setup on the I-90 bridge. I recorded the image above minutes before sunset. I used a Lee 0.9 neutral density graduated filter in a Cokin “P” series mount to capture the sky. The 0.9 ND grad has a range of about three stops which allows the camera to see both the sky (bright) and a darker foreground.

On Wednesday Jon and I made a quick stop to the north shore of Portage Bay on our way to trivia night at Montlake Ale House. We were supposed to meet Sharat and Dana at 8:30, but I lost track of time and we showed up late, completely missing trivia (which is a shame considering the trivia talent residing at 4411). We’ll be there next week—promise.