Fun in Downtown Seattle

War of the Worlds
Originally uploaded by Alejandro Ramírez

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My friend Steve D. is visiting from St. Louis and I volunteered to take him around town for a tour.

First we went to Seattle Center, where we walked around a little bit and then went up to the Space Needle.

Then we headed to Pike Place Market, where we had a nice Piroshki, and Borscht (soup) which was quite good for the low temperature. We also got some bakery goods (cinnamon roles and apple pie) which we tasted and saved for later. We walked around the market, and then got a cup of coffee at the first Starbucks.

Finally we went to Kerry Park for a mandatory skyline shot.

The post-processing of this photo was inspired by the movie "The War of the Worlds" where giant mechanical aliens walk around the streets destroying and eating humans.

Equipment/Settings for this shot:
- Taken from the elevator of the Space Needle on our way down.
- No Flash
- Aperture: F7.1
- Hand-held
- Canon 18-55mm lens