Andrew Flenniken Photography

@adhdeanasl@beige.party I have not! I'll have to check it out. Thank you. 😊

"Every new beginning is some other beginning's end" Words I've been thinking about recently, from the song "Closing Time" by Semisonic.  I've wanted to incorporate them into a tattoo for a while, but I'm not sure when I'll be able to make that happen. The view from Sunset Hill Park lends itself to untraditional photo widths, with the line of Olympics marching across the frame.  I was inspired to do just that with these images. (Cross-posted from my site, where there's an additional photo to see: https://andrewflenniken.com/2026/08/05/august-5th-2026-sunset-perspectives/) #Photography #Sunset #OlympicMountains #PugetSound

Strong side lighting, and a fence to create shadows for contrast?  Yes, please. (Cross-posted from my site, where there are more photos to see: https://andrewflenniken.com/2026/07/24/july-24th-2026-fridays-fence-post/) Add some glowing spiderwebs (and a backlit spider, for good measure)?  That's a happy place, for sure. Gear: Nikon Z 7II, Nikon Z 40mm f2 #Photography #FineArtPhotography #Nikon #NikonCreators

Juanita Bay Park is a pretty place with lots of nature to see, but during a late afternoon walk there the thing that kept drawing my eye was man-made. (Cross-posted from my site, where there are more photos to enjoy: https://andrewflenniken.com/2026/07/21/july-21st-2026-afternoon-wood/) The warm sunlight on the brown wood, and the texture of its weathered surface, brought me some joy. I even found a backlit leaf to include, so you know I did.  ;) Gear: Nikon Z 7II, Nikon Z 40mm f2 #Photography #FineArtPhotography #Nikon #NikonCreators

Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete? Proving nature’s law is wrong it learned to walk without having feet. Funny it seems, but by keeping its dreams, it learned to breathe fresh air. Long live the rose that grew from concrete when no one else ever cared. -Tupac Shakur (Cross-posted from my site, where there's another photo to see: https://andrewflenniken.com/2026/07/15/july-15th-2026-grow-in-the-space-you-have/) #Photography #Poetry #Nikon #NikonCreators

Given the holiday in the US, it seems like a good time to post a couple of Bald Eagle photos. (Cross-posted from my site, where there's another photo to see: https://andrewflenniken.com/2026/07/04/july-4th-2026-independence-day/) For related reasons, this morning I also re-read the poem "The New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus, written as part of the fundraising for the construction of the Statue of Liberty, and viewable on a plaque in the Statue's pedestal.  "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free" is the most famous part, but the whole thing is good: Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame. "Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" #Photography #IndependenceDay #BaldEagle