Godspeed Johnny Pesky Max Effgen, August 13, 2012September 5, 2014 Boston Red Sox legend Johnny Pesky passed away today at 92. We shared a brief moment at Fenway’s 100th celebration. Thanks again to my Dad for incredible seats right behind the “X” on the Red Sox dugout. I noticed Bobby Doerr and Johnny Pesky sitting by the dugout an pulled… Continue Reading
Orca Wallpaper Max Effgen, August 13, 2012September 5, 2014 Lazy days of summer are here. Took a Whale Watch tour in the San Juan’s this weekend and was able to catch this awesome breech by one of the JPod’s J-14 “Samish”. Click the image for a 1920 x 1200 wallpaper freely available for personal, non-commercial use. You can check… Continue Reading
Blue Angels Wallpaper Max Effgen, August 5, 2012November 30, 2013 The Blue Angels are back in Seattle for Seafair. Here is a wallpaper from today’s show. Click the image for a 1920 x 1200 wallpaper freely available for personal, non-commercial use. You can check out my entire portfolio at Salmon Bay Photography. Continue Reading
Thank You Ichiro! Max Effgen, July 23, 2012April 17, 2017 By far and away the most exciting baseball player I have ever seen play is Ichiro Suzuki. Traded from my Mariners yesterday. As a fan, thank you for 12 exciting seasons. Continue Reading
Think Max Effgen, February 20, 2012 Originally conceived to be part of another work, Rodin’s Thinker changed the way we look at modern sculpture. Like most things disruptive, this was not the intent but the result. Something to think about. Continue Reading
Urban Orcas Max Effgen, February 5, 2012December 2, 2013 Puget Sound is home to a couple of orca pods, but until yesterday I have never seen them near Seattle. These whales usually hang out in the San Juan Islands and will make trips down to the south Puget Sound. These whales were headed towards West Seattle. I was able… Continue Reading
Lessons from Kodak Max Effgen, January 15, 2012June 14, 2023 This is a Kodak Brownie No 2A, Model B that my great-grandmother purchased sometime around 1920. It still works. I was able to find some 116 film for it a few years ago and took this timeless picture of the Space Needle. Much has already been written about the demise… Continue Reading
Happy New Year Wallpaper Max Effgen, December 29, 2011 Happy New Year and best wishes for an amazing 2012! This is a view of the start of the Space Needle fireworks from a few years back with my trusty Xpan. It is one of my favorite images since the Space Needle was encased in smoke about 2 minutes later…. Continue Reading
Wallpapers Max Effgen, April 16, 2011December 2, 2013 As my 4 regular readers know, I enjoy photography. My portfolio site, Salmon Bay Photography, has freely available wallpaper images for download (personal, non-commercial use only). Check out Salmon Bay Photography | Free Wallpaper. If you like those, check out my other wallpaper posts: Seattle Skyline Mac OS 10.7 Lion… Continue Reading
Seattle Skyline Max Effgen, March 5, 2011 Seattle’s skyline from Kerry Park in the Queen Anne neighborhood is one of my favorite views of the city. This panoramic was taken on a cold, clear morning with my trusty Xpan. For this weekend edition, I am making this wallpaper available for all 2 of my readers in 3… Continue Reading