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Doug Knisely

@dknisely.bsky.social

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Doug Knisely @dknisely.bsky.social · 18h

May 19th.

Doug Knisely @dknisely.bsky.social · 19h

I don’t have a record.

Doug Knisely @dknisely.bsky.social · 22h

I don't usually share old work, but this 2013 image seems to fit #BlueSkyArtShow #glow and #ColorADay #GreenSat. Taken when @alex-kunz.com and I were driving through Oregon in May, 2013, when I moved to Seattle.

Moss like this is so beautiful, but very hard to capture.

#Photography #Trees #Moss

Crossing tree branches, covered in heavy moss and backlit with glowy light. Taken in Oregon, May, 2013.

Doug Knisely @dknisely.bsky.social · 22h

Prisoner in an urban jungle.

#Photography #ColorADay #GreenSat #Ferns #Seattle

A fern, back lit and side lit, partly obscured by a wrought iron fence, taken in a garden in Capitol Hill, Seattle, October, 2025.

Doug Knisely @dknisely.bsky.social · 22h

Technically, it is a #BNWMacro, although I had to do a pano of four frames that were each macro because reasons...

#Photography #ClassicMono #Dahlia #Flower #VolunteerPark #Seattle

B&W closeup image from four macro frames of a dahlia against a much darker background. It is a simple dahlia, viewed from edge on with the center in focus.

Doug Knisely @dknisely.bsky.social · 1d

You are too kind! 🙏🙏

Doug Knisely @dknisely.bsky.social · 1d

One #FlyDay does not constitute any intent to become an insect photographer! Too hard!

#Photography #Dahlia #Flower #VolunteerPark #Seattle #Red

Closeup of a honey bee on a red dahlia with a yellow center against a blurred background of foliage and other flowers.

Doug Knisely @dknisely.bsky.social · 1d

Seattle #Scape. Happy Friday!

#Photograph #ClassicMono #Scape #Seattle #OlympicMountains

B&W view toward the west past classic Seattle brick buildings toward Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains in hazy/misty near sunset light.

Doug Knisely @dknisely.bsky.social · 1d

Spiky. OK, it was a bokeh test, but I like it.

#Photography #ColorADay #BWFri #Bokeh

B&W closeup up of the spike on a wrought iron fence with the other spikes fading into the blur and the house in the background nearly completely blurred away. 35mm lens bokeh test.

Doug Knisely @dknisely.bsky.social · 2d

Wow! This is amazing and gorgeous. It would have been great to see the huge pano.

Doug Knisely @dknisely.bsky.social · 2d

Another dreamy B&W closeup.

#Photography #ColorADay #BWFri #Dahlia #VolunteerPark #Seattle

B&W closeup of a spiky dahlia (with another fading away in the background to the right) with shallow depth of field in high contrast light. The background is blurred and darkened. Taken in the Volunteer Park Dahlia Garden, Seattle, October, 2025.

Doug Knisely @dknisely.bsky.social · 2d

I returned to the dahlias for some completely different dreamy closeups and wasn't feeling it until I started targeting B&W.

#Photography #ColorADay #BWFri #Dahlia #VolunteerPark #Seattle

B&W closeup of a large, sprawling dahlia viewed from the side. There are a few raindrops on the petals. The background is blurred and darkened away.

Doug Knisely @dknisely.bsky.social · 2d

Great set!

Doug Knisely @dknisely.bsky.social · 2d

Happy hour.

#Photography #ClassicMono #UrbanGaze #CapitolHill #Seattle

B&W view inside a cafe in bright late afternoon sunshine with two customers sitting at the counter. There are shadows from the sunlight and reflections on the glass of the cafe window.

Doug Knisely @dknisely.bsky.social · 2d

Relentless.

#Photography #ClassicMono #UrbanGaze #CapitolHill #Seattle

B&W image looking south along Broadway to several pedestrians and a man sleeping on a bench with a tattoo saying "Relentless" visible on his arm raised above his head.

Doug Knisely @dknisely.bsky.social · 2d

Happy #UrbanGaze Thursday.

#Photography #ClassicMono #SCC #CapitolHill #Seattle

B&W image of a furry-costumed mascot (?) followed by three photographers and a man walking in the opposite direction passing by the entrance to a Seattle Community College brick building.

Doug Knisely @dknisely.bsky.social · 3d

I don’t know if it is a good idea, but they are unavoidable in some cities.

Doug Knisely @dknisely.bsky.social · 3d

I don't know how I feel about that, TBH. It was pretty upsetting. I know my motivations aren't exploitative, but it's also not worth it to cause distress in ANYBODY, let alone the subject. The behavior of most street photographers that I see online is pretty appalling (to me).

Doug Knisely @dknisely.bsky.social · 3d

Got yelled at by a woman while I was taking photos of some skateboarders practicing in a skateboard park. She thought it was creepy that I was taking pictures without their explicit permission (they knew I was photographing them; 35mm lens). First time in almost 20 years that I've been confronted.

Doug Knisely @dknisely.bsky.social · 3d

A past me would have painstakingly tried removing them, but I'm seeing the "real" world differently now. Thanks for the comment!

Doug Knisely @dknisely.bsky.social · 4d

More vignettes from last week.

Embracing the wires here, as well.

#Photography #ClassicMono #Seattle #Church

B&W image of details of a Church in Capitol Hill, Seattle, on a sunny afternoon in October, 2025.

Doug Knisely @dknisely.bsky.social · 4d

Some Church details from Seattle last week. Two minutes apart and the sky completely changed! Didn't notice that until processing.

Embrace the clutter. 😜

#Photography #ClassicMono #Church #GreekOrthodox

B&W image of a Greek Orthodox Church in Capitol Hill, Seattle, on a sunny afternoon in October, 2025.

B&W image of a Greek Orthodox Church in Capitol Hill, Seattle, on an afternoon in October, 2025.

Doug Knisely @dknisely.bsky.social · 4d

Beijing compound wall scene from February. Memories of propaganda gone by.

#Photography #ClassicMono #Beijing

Nighttime B&W image of a panel of a Beijing compound wall with faded artwork taken in February, 2025.

Doug Knisely @dknisely.bsky.social · 5d

Some Paris metro for #TagTuesday from February.

#Photography #ClassicMono #Graffiti #Metro

Wide format B&W image of the gritty walls and track for a Paris metro line. The Graffiti appears to say "ZARMO BbDKR."

Doug Knisely @dknisely.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you! 🙏