Winter!  Pics from a trip late last year to the Methow Valley.   Hadn't been to that area since I was a kid.  Had a blast wandering around with the camera in the snow. 

First Pioneer Square Art Walk of 2011!  Tonight!  Come down and check it out.  It's nice and dry in the 619 Building.

Studio O2
619 Western Ave
3rd Floor South
6-10pm


 Here is an image I thought appropriate for this gray rainy day.  It's from my "waiting" series.

Here's some shots from a seniors shoot I did at the end of October.  She's really into theater/drama so we ended up doing the shoot at the Capitol Theater in Oly.  It was super fun to shoot there.  She also brought her really cool blue car, so we did a few shots with that as well.

Last night I headed out to the Fremont Abbey for their 5th Birthday Bash.  I was there to cover the event for the Seattle Weekly for their online slideshows. (to see the full slideshow, click here)  I wasn't very familiar with the Abbey and I'm so glad I went.  It was quite the party.  They had crafts, food and drink, face-painting, music, a silent auction and City Arts trivia.  What a cool place and a great group of people.  The Abbey is a non-profit, non-religious community arts center offering both instruction and performance opportunities for all-ages and incomes.  They are located in Fremont in this beautifully restored historic building.  They just got named one of Seattle Mag's "Best of" for 2010.  I encourage you to check out their website for upcoming events and classes.  It's a really special place. Here's just a few favorite pics from the night.

NEW WEBSITE!!!

If you hadn't noticed yet, I put up a new website.  It's all sorts of new...new design....new images (and a few older ones)....super flashy flash site....html site if you prefer.....modified mobile site for your iphone....

Check it out when you get a chance, www.cindyapple.com, and let me know what you think.

Last night I got another opportunity to do something, well, ummmm, different.  I got a call last week from Audrey, theater manager at the Capitol Theater in Olympia to see if I'd be interested in coming down while the investigators of PIHA (Paranormal Investigations of Historic America) did some research.  I, of course, immediately said "yes".  Ok, this is soooo not true.  I said, let me check my schedule, because, well, it kinda freaked me out.  Thought it over and figured why not, something I've never done before, so packed the camera and headed out.  Of course, the actual investigation was done in darkness so here are some pics before the lights went completely out for the next 4 hours.

inside the main theater before lights out...

 The two other non-piha's in the group besides myself, Audrey, theater mgr and Christine, OFS (Olympia Film Society) volunteer. We were all feeling a little anxious.

 PIHA grey team setting up

 Infrared Cameras

 Vaughn of PIHA

 Big dish for recording the sounds we don't normally hear...

Kathy showing us how to use the testing devices.

EMF Field Testers

Getting into position

All locked in and ready for lights out!

A couple weeks ago I got an opportunity to head down to Portland to take photos of a house party.  Yes, I said house party.  The Scottish band, Trashcan Sinatras where playing an acoustic show in a living room for 50 of their fans.  Here's some of the pics from the setup and performance.  I'll post more on facebook page soon.