Crescendo
This image is at least fifteen years old, and the Seattle you see here has changed. The skyline has grown significantly — Rainier Square Tower, the Amazon campus, towers across South Lake Union — and this particular view of Mount Rainier sitting on the horizon may no longer be possible.
I had one winter sunrise to work with from a penthouse rooftop on Queen Anne Hill. Minutes earlier, I'd made its companion piece, Prelude, in that deep blue pre-dawn stillness. Then the sky broke open. Pink and gold swept across the clouds and the whole city lit up beneath it. Same tripod, same composition, a completely different image. One sunrise, two of my favorite frames of Seattle — a version of the city that doesn't quite exist anymore.
I had one winter sunrise to work with from a penthouse rooftop on Queen Anne Hill. Minutes earlier, I'd made its companion piece, Prelude, in that deep blue pre-dawn stillness. Then the sky broke open. Pink and gold swept across the clouds and the whole city lit up beneath it. Same tripod, same composition, a completely different image. One sunrise, two of my favorite frames of Seattle — a version of the city that doesn't quite exist anymore.
Edition of 50
This photograph originates from a Fujichrome Velvia 50 transparency captured with a Hasselblad XPAN II. The original film was drum-scanned by Michael Strickland on a Heidelberg Tango scanner. The print is made on Hahnemühle Baryta Rag and is available in the sizes listed below.
Available sizes: 30", 40", 50", 60", 70" on the long side
Framing available. Artist's Proofs available on select sizes — inquire for details.
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