Jesse Stanley - Photography & Other Miscellanea

Seattle Works: Eastside Baby Corner

2011-02-18T09:16:00.000-08:00

Merry Xmas, Comrades!

2010-12-13T11:35:00.000-08:00

Photos from the 5th Annual Holiday Party are up!

Mushroom Hunting

2010-10-18T10:00:00.000-07:00

Stillaguamish Festival of the River & Pow Wow

2010-08-22T12:13:00.000-07:00

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Hiking at Mount St. Helens

2010-08-17T13:04:00.000-07:00

Mount St. Helens with Spirit Lake and Mt. Rainier in the background.

Mount St. Helens and Boundary Trail.

The "blast zone", Mount St. Helens is just off screen to the left.

Click an image for a larger version.

Seattle Works: Carkeek Park

2010-07-27T19:59:00.000-07:00

Fremont World Record Setting Zombie Walk!

2010-07-06T19:23:00.001-07:00

Greetings, Comrades! Test photos from the Kiev 19

2010-06-08T13:59:00.000-07:00

Some test shots from the Kiev 19 Soviet-era 35mm SLR camera that I found at the thrift store. The thing is built like a tank and delightfully old-school. I used really cheap Kodak film for these tests just to see if it worked. I didn't realize that this camera has a light meter when I tested it, so I guessed at the exposure and aperture settings on all of these.

I scanned the negatives into the computer and added a little sharpening and color correction. You can see the original negative scans at the end.

More info on the Kiev 19

Team Works: Brighton Elementary School

2010-06-08T13:37:00.000-07:00

Just a handful of photos from the mural painting part of the project

You can see the rest here.

Northwest Folklife Festival 2010

2010-06-03T14:20:00.000-07:00

Well, it was damp...And there seemed to be lots of girls with scarves around...

Low Tide at Seahurst Park

2010-06-02T12:22:00.000-07:00

Whatever Works, I Guess...

2010-05-28T11:07:00.000-07:00

Trip's not playing or hiding...he's sound asleep.

Welcoming Summer at Golden Gardens

2010-05-19T16:33:00.000-07:00

And some video of the fun, thanks to Noelle's parachute:

Seattle Sounders Vs. Columbus Crew

2010-05-13T19:41:00.000-07:00

More photos here. Also, here's a little video of a nasty foul from Columbus...

In Space, No One Can Hear You Snore...

2010-04-20T22:17:00.000-07:00

An event that bills itself as an "Intergalactic Masquerade Dance Party" has a lot to live up too...But who knew Space could be so boring? Watch this quick video clip and then imagine that exact same music droning on for 45 minutes...after which I got bored with waiting for something interesting to happen and went home. But at least I got some good photos of the slowest ravers ever.

Seattle Works - Return to Camp Sealth, Vashon Island

2010-04-14T12:23:00.000-07:00

Honk! Fest West invades West Seattle

2010-04-12T12:44:00.000-07:00

Band Nerds rejoice! Participants in the annual Honk! Fest West invaded West Seattle this weekend to take over our streets and make some noise. You can view the full gallery here.

Around West Seattle

2010-04-01T15:49:00.000-07:00

The Clumsy Lovers at the Tractor

2010-03-21T21:41:00.000-07:00

Team Works: El Centro de la Raza

2010-03-09T22:43:00.000-08:00

Remember kids...Safety First!

And here's a bonus Thomas Birthday photo.

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Strange Invader

2010-03-07T23:01:00.000-08:00

It's amazing what you can find in thrift stores these days...

An Evening Walk on Alki

2010-03-03T10:06:00.000-08:00

Scenes from Pike Place Market

2010-02-27T21:04:00.000-08:00

Took these a few weeks ago and never got around to posting them.

Venice is Sinking

2010-02-22T19:21:00.000-08:00

A Venetian-style masked ball that raises funds for Crooked Trails and The Namaste Children’s Fund.

An amazingly fun event, everyone goes all-out on the costumes and they have a variety of performers throughout the evening. Highly recommended - www.carnivalseattle.com

Click on the image to see the full gallery.

Vice President Biden Visits Seattle

2010-02-16T21:43:00.000-08:00

Vice President Biden was in town last Friday for a private fund-raising event for Sen. Patty Murray. I was fortunate enough to be invited by the WA State Dems to photograph the program.

See the entire collection here.

More Chinese New Year Celebrations

2010-02-13T21:53:00.000-08:00

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To the Ferry Terminal

2010-02-09T21:56:00.000-08:00

Cat Fight!

2010-02-07T13:23:00.000-08:00

Experimenting with the video function on my new Nikon D90. Footage was imported into Photoshop for sharpening and color correction.

Seattle Works: Northwest Harvest

2010-02-06T12:13:00.000-08:00

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Welcome to the Year of the Tiger

2010-01-31T19:16:00.000-08:00

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Hide and Seek

2010-01-26T21:35:00.001-08:00

Team Works: Concord International Elementary School

2010-01-20T20:27:00.000-08:00

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Playing in the snow at Snoqualmie

2010-01-18T23:59:00.000-08:00

Thomas and Laura learn to snowboard while Dave and I hit the mountain.

Happy New Years!

2010-01-01T00:00:00.000-08:00

The Mound Cemetary in Marietta, OH

2009-12-30T15:36:00.000-08:00

Messin' Around in Ohio

2009-12-30T15:30:00.000-08:00

Just some photos I took when I was back East visiting my friends and family.

The Christmas Ships come to Lake Union

2009-12-23T22:02:00.000-08:00

Just another Saturday night at the Baranof

2009-12-13T14:45:00.000-08:00

The best dive bar in Seattle? Damn close, anyway.

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Greenlake Lantern Walk

2009-12-12T20:44:00.000-08:00

WA State Democrats 2009 Holiday Party

2009-12-06T22:26:00.000-08:00

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Jaxon's 4th Annual Holiday Party

2009-12-05T23:23:00.000-08:00

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Yay Cats!

2009-12-04T13:37:00.000-08:00

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Videos and more Photos from Cambodia

2009-11-11T16:08:00.000-08:00

Here are a couple of videos edited together with footage I took while in Cambodia.
I now also have all my photos from the trip online, which you can view here.

Halloween 2009

2009-10-31T23:59:00.000-07:00

Prost!

2009-10-12T12:34:00.000-07:00

Oktoberfest 2009, Leavenworth, WA

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Does it get more satisfying?

2009-10-04T15:17:00.000-07:00

That right there may be the best I've ever felt giving money to someone else.

And who might the lucky recipient of my hard-earned cash be? This doofy looking punk...

Seriously, dude...tie-dye?

Eleven years later...I have finally finished paying for college.

Parting Shots from Cambodia

2009-09-12T04:04:00.001-07:00

Flying out tomorrow - here's a few last shots from this wonderful country.

Temples, Temples and More Temples

2009-09-10T19:53:00.001-07:00

There are a lot them around here, that’s for sure. They tend to start running together after awhile. It doesn’t help the exhaustion to be constantly hassled to buy something. That doesn’t happen other places in Cambodia and I’ve had to consciously remind myself that I’m basically staying in Disneyland and to not get too worked up about it.

In the Footsteps of the God Kings of Angkor

2009-09-09T05:53:00.000-07:00

or How to Avoid Japanese Tourists
(actually the Chinese are worse. Seriously, they have no concept of "stay out of my picture.")

The 100 Square Km around Angkor Wat (pictured above) and Siem Reap contains the most amazing collection of ancient ruins on the face of the earth. And more tourists than you can handle. Get up early, get in and get out before the tour buses pull up, it's the only way to see these incredible monuments in peace and it's the SLOW season! Also, be ready for rain... and lots of it.

Just like Indiana Jones, but with fewer Nazi's.

The Slow Boat to Siem Reap

2009-09-08T05:44:00.000-07:00

There are two ways to get to Siem Reap from Battambang (not counting a ridiculously expensive private taxi). You can take the bus, relatively quick, painless and safe, or you can take the six hour boat ride down the river to the Tonle Sap - an option the guidebook assures you is "not up to international saftey standards." So you know, the fun route!

More Battambang

2009-09-05T20:02:00.000-07:00

The old Pepsi factory, abandoned since the Khmer Rouge years - it's just waiting for an episode of Scooby Doo.

Making rice "paper" - the covers from spring rolls among other things. The sheets are left in the sun to dry.

School children visiting the ancient site of Wat Ek Phnom take cover from the rain.

Wat Ek Phnom, a 900 year old site that the Khmer Rouge partially tore apart to build a dam.

Making fermented Fish Paste - it surprisingly didn't smell as bad as you'd think. But this morning I noticed that my shoes now reek of rotted fish.

Battambang: The Last of the Bamboo Trains

2009-09-04T05:30:00.000-07:00

I've arrived in Battambang, a quiet provincial capital and the second largest city in Cambodia. Its much quieter and more laid back here, and people are very friendly. The city is surrounded my miles and miles of rice fields with occasional limestone hill popping up out of the flat surroundings. Most of these steep little mountains have temples on the top, some new, some ancient.

Phnom Sampeau is a Buddhist and Hindu temple complex (the two coexists very well in Cambodia) on a hill over looking the surrounding valleys.

The Killing Cave where the Khmer Rouge cast their prisoners to their deaths. It's now a memorial and shrine, the golden stupa on the right contains the bones of the victims.

Banan - my first Khmer ruin and predecessor to Angkor Wat. It's somewhere around 1,000 years old and is perched at the top of a hill after a steep 385 step climb.

Riding the Bamboo Train. These are basically wood platforms with a small engine on the back that the locals use on the old French rail lines. When two trains meet, the one with the lesser load is taken apart and then reassembled after the other has passed. They can do it really fast. Sadly, the Chinese have bought up all the rain lines and are going to redevelop them, the Bamboo Trains will be shut down next year.

Elephants, Tigers and Lots of Mud

2009-09-02T04:57:00.000-07:00

Headed on out to the Wildlife Sanctuary with Betel Nut Tours, who have a special deal with the zoo to let their visitors go behind the scenes. This is my guide Sun playing with Lucky- you can see that he has a prosthetic front foot. He lost it in a snare in the wild and the tour group raised the money to pay for the prosthetic. I also got to play with Lucky, but he was quite splashy and grabby so no photos.

We got to go behind the tiger housing where they were waiting to be fed. Hungry tigers staring you down from 4 feet away is a bit of a rush.

My awesome guide Sun and our driver in their awesome leopard print Jeep.

The next day I was off to cycle through the local villages along the Mekong river. This woman is weaving cotton since the silk they usually weave is out of season.

Crossing the Mekong River via ferry - it very much a locals thing, I didn't see a single other Westerner on the entire ride. Great!

After a hard morning of riding my guide Marie and I relax at the Vicious Cycle Cafe.

The National Museum, where many of the treasures of Angkor Wat and other temples are housed. No photos inside, though.

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

2009-08-31T06:05:00.000-07:00

After a looooong flight, I'm finally in Phnom Penh and finishing up my first day about town. And it's a pretty rough town at that. Not really dangerous, but definitely a developing country and very, very poor. It's eye-opening and pretty depressing if you let it get to you. But I'm settling in well and thought some photos would be welcome:Wat (Temple) Phnom. The citie's namesake and a relatively calm center in the storm that is the city.

One of Wat Phnom's resident monkey tribe. Surprisingly well behaved, they didn't once try to steal my camera or defecate on me.

Riding in the always present Tuk-tuk, sort of a motorcycle with a trailer on the back.

Tuol Sleng (or S21) Genocide Museum. A former primary school, this is the site of some of the worst atrocities of the Khmer Rouge years. They've left it pretty much as it was found. A very chilling and sobering place.

And finally it is most definitly the rainy seson here. Torrents, I tell ya.

My Planned Cambodia Itinerary

2009-08-27T11:45:00.000-07:00

Saturday morning is zero hour for my big trip to Cambodia. I've inlined a map below of the locations I plan to visit and the general dates. Subject to change due to torrential downpours, armed rebellion, or I just get bored.

I'll try to post some photos from the road, but my understanding is that the internet isn't terribly reliable there. We'll see what happens

Planned Cambodia Itinerary:

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Seattle Tibet Festival

2009-08-23T23:04:00.000-07:00

Full-size gallery, non-flash

Team Works: Ballard Boys and Girls Club

2009-08-14T22:37:00.000-07:00

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Chris & Rachel's Goodbye Party

2009-08-13T20:05:00.000-07:00

Photos from the big bash are up.

What I did on my Summer Vacation

2009-08-12T09:35:00.001-07:00

Some selected photos from my trip home to Driggs, Idaho for my Aunt and
Uncle's 50th Wedding Anniversary Celebration

The view from my parents living room and backyard.

Yes, that is what you think it is relfected in my sister's sunglasses.

My parents, sister and brother-in-law and me at the top of Grand Targhee Ski Resort
(at a little over 10,000 ft)

Wind Cave, just outside of town (and a 3 mile hike into the
wilderness).

Floating the Teton River, that's me in the white hat.

The
whole gang.

Playing with Wide Angle

2009-07-10T10:29:00.000-07:00

Sometimes it's fun to play tourist in your own town. And I highly recommend the Sweet sauce at Maximus Minimus (the pig truck) - tasty, tasty.

Dave & Jadine's Pre-Wedding Hike

2009-07-03T22:27:00.000-07:00

Mt. Rainier in the background from Tiger Mountain.

Fremont Solstice Parade 2009

2009-06-20T20:00:00.000-07:00

Painted naked people on bikes! Several metric tons of paper mache! Drag queens, free hugs and bubbles! Here are the photos from one of my favorite Seattle events. Cheers to Jaxon for another great party.

See the entire collection here.

Seattle Works Day 2009

2009-06-06T23:04:00.000-07:00

If you can't see the photos, click here

I was also playing with my old camera that was set up for my first attempt at time lapse photography. I think it came out pretty good. Click through to see it in full HD quality.

Sounders Vs. Colorado Rapids

2009-05-26T23:15:00.000-07:00

If you can't see the slideshow, click here to go directly to the gallery

Northwest Folklife Festival

2009-05-26T16:40:00.000-07:00

Playing with fire in the U District

2009-05-17T15:00:00.000-07:00

All the way at the end of the University District Street Fair was this group who did acrobatics with fire.

Perhaps a bit too Ren-fair/LARPy for my tastes, but then again, I'm not the one whipping flaming sticks around my head.

Very challenging lighting - too bright and harsh - but the fire made for some good practice.

Rockin' out at the U District Street Fair

2009-05-17T11:30:00.000-07:00

These guys were pretty funny. Who knew that covers of The Clash and 90's grunge favorites would work so well on a guitar and an accordion.

Too Many People Turning Thirty!

2009-04-27T22:33:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday, Carter!

Carters 30th Gallery

SCA's Earthday event at the Arboretum

2009-04-18T14:42:00.000-07:00

Photography Trip to San Juan Island

2009-04-12T19:38:00.001-07:00

Riding the Elliot Bay Water Taxi home from work for the first time

2009-04-09T17:00:00.000-07:00

With a bonus sea lion

Cherry Blossoms at UW

2009-04-05T19:00:00.000-07:00

This is a very large panorama, I suggest you click on it and scroll around.

Coal Creek and Rattlesnake Ridge State Park

2009-04-04T22:40:00.000-07:00

Seattle Works: Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance

2009-03-21T17:29:00.000-07:00

Urban West Seattle

2009-03-20T18:44:00.000-07:00

While most of West Seattle is perfectly lovely, the area around the end of the West Seattle Bridge and the recycling factory still retains that grungy, old warehouse feel.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

2009-03-17T20:00:00.000-07:00

Tom Tidyman celebrates St. Patrick's day with only the finest Indian beer

Ballard Locks

2009-03-15T13:04:00.000-07:00

30 Years, 9.5 miles, 6 bars

2009-03-03T20:45:00.001-08:00

Happy Birthday Thomas...hope you remember some of it!

I'm tired, sick and grumpy and don't feel like making an elaborate post, so you can find all the photos here. Also note that starting at picture DSC_8345, Noelle borrowed my camera for a test drive, so kudos to her for some great pics.

Seattle Works - Northwest Harvest

2009-02-21T21:53:00.000-08:00

Around West Seattle

2009-02-15T22:09:00.000-08:00

More Chinese New Year Celebrations

2009-01-27T12:00:00.000-08:00

Lunar New Year in the ID

2009-01-18T12:12:00.000-08:00

The "official" Chinese New Year celebration is next weekend, so I got lucky that I stumbled across this when I went to the ID for lunch (Phnom Penh Noodle, by the way...quite good).

Entire gallery.

Pike Place Market

2009-01-18T11:08:00.000-08:00

Entire gallery

Team Works - Schmitz Park Elementary School

2009-01-13T19:06:00.000-08:00

See the rest...

Happy New Year!

2009-01-01T00:44:00.000-08:00

You know you want to see more...

Panic in West Seattle!

2008-12-18T09:38:00.000-08:00

Team Works - Rainier Valley Cultural Center

2008-12-13T20:05:00.000-08:00

After a hard days work cleaning the Rainier Valley Cultural Center.

Witness the exciting janitorial action below...

The entire set of photos is here. You can download a full version of each picture by using the "save photo" option that pops up when you mouse over it.

I also found that when looking through the test shots for the group photo that there was a fun little progression there, so I threw it together into a video. I recommend you click through to the actual site to watch it in HD and full screen so you can see everyones faces:

Team Works - Taking the picture from Jesse Stanley on Vimeo.

Portland at Night

2008-12-04T20:00:00.000-08:00

Headed on down to Portland for the Coalition's Fall Conference. Before the madness started I took a walk down along the river.

Waiting for the Ferry on Vashon

2008-11-30T19:57:00.000-08:00

Fog works well with the black and white. Be sure to click on this to see a larger, better view.

Thanksgiving Day Parade

2008-11-28T17:06:00.001-08:00

Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade in downtown Seattle.

More photos of the parade here.

West Seattle Sunset

2008-11-22T22:00:00.000-08:00

Seattle Works - Camp Sealth, Vashon Island

2008-11-15T09:02:00.000-08:00

What a great weekend on Vashon! There's a lot of photos in this set, I'm usually more vicious in my editing, but I didn't have to the heart to leave out so many good shots. Team Works people make for the best pictures! You can find the entire gallery here.

Election Night 2008

2008-11-04T09:27:00.000-08:00

Dear God...what a night. I'm still kind of in shock and it didn't really sink in until I walked into my dark office this morning. I looked down at the cover of paper and then it hit like a ton of bricks. I usually I spend a couple of hours editing the photos I take, but not this time. Here are the best, with little to no editing. They speak for themselves.

You can find the rest of the photos
(including Lorraine accosting Rick Steves) here.

Halloween at Circus Contraption!

2008-10-31T23:59:00.000-07:00

See the rest of the pictures here.

Marybeth comes to visit

2008-10-28T13:14:00.000-07:00

My friend Marybeth from the SCA years was passing through. Since she put me up on her couch and let me tag along as she corralled tourists in Alaska, the least I could do was play Seattle tour guide. Pics are from Fremont, Gasworks Park and the water tower in Volunteer Park on Capitol Hill.

Fall Scenery at Camp Long, West Seattle

2008-10-21T21:16:00.000-07:00

Seattle Works - The Orchard Project

2008-10-11T20:27:00.000-07:00

Beautiful fall weather, a worthy project and good company led to a fine Team Works project. The drive down south led us to Roy, WA and The Orchard Project (map). We picked apples that would eventually be destined for food banks via Emergency Food Network.

We even made it into the Tacoma News Tribune. Dare we dream of an appearance in The Stranger next time?

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Around West Seattle

2008-10-08T20:34:00.001-07:00

Bandera Mountain, Mt. Baker National Forest-Snoqualmie

2008-09-28T16:08:00.000-07:00

Bandera Mountain is a gorgeous but tough hike. It's about 7 miles round trip, with almost 2,800 feet in elevation gain. But oh, the views are worth it...

Japanese Garden at Washington Park Arboretum

2008-09-27T20:00:00.000-07:00

Greedy Koi beg for food at the Japanese Garden in the Washington Park Arboretum. Probably one of the best japanese gardens I've seen outside of Japan.