Tell me a Story: March 2016: Pike Place Market

      “Nothing happens when you sit at home. I always make it a point to carry a camera with me at all times. I just shoot at what interests me at that moment” – Elliot Erwitt.

For a year a did this very thing.  Then in 2016, I decided not to do a 365.  I stopped carrying my camera every day.  I found I missed it at my side. In March we headed off to Seattle to meet up with my brother and his wife.  I debated what lens to take.  I knew that I was going to have to carry that backpack, plus lens everywhere I went.  I eventually settled on the Canon EF 70 – 300mm, the Lensbaby sweet 35, and a very last minute purchase, the Canon EF 24 – 135mm.  In hindsight my backpack would have been a lot lighter if I had left the Canon EF 70-300mm lens at home.  I hardly used it.

And so we walked the city of Seattle, and I lugged that heavy backpack where ever I went.  Today’s walk was through the Pike Place Market.  I had heard stories about it, and was ready for the singing fishermen and the fish tossing.  Somehow I never managed to capture it in a photo.

The Pike Place Market in Seattle, is vibrant, busy, colorful, fishy and a great place to meander through and look at the art work of various dealers.  Walk with me as I share a few of my impressions of the market.

This fishmarket area was the first place we came across.

The signing and fish tossing fishermen

Lobsters, a size I have never seen before.

Yum – I could sure settle in for one of those for dinner.

Yikes

Pike Place Market

A creepy looking Monk Fish

Crabs all ready to be curried.

Foods in variety.

Various kinds of pasta

Different characters

An African Gray that pretended it was dead.

The rat man

Music at Pike Place Market

Vibrant flowers

Tulips at the Pike Street Market.

I loved the different flower arrangements

Places to eat

The Famous Gum Wall

Pike Place Market

The Gum Wall at Pike Place Market.

The Gum Wall at Pike Place Market.

The Gum Wall at Pike Place Market.

The microbrewery

Looking down into a pub at Pike Place Market

The Pike Place Brewing Company – microbrewery

The Cement Lady

Last but not least the view of the Ferris Wheel from Pike Place Market

Ferris Wheel from Pike Place Market.

Cities in Color: Green: Seattle Ferris Wheel at Dusk.

Thank you for joining me for this month’s Tell me a Story.  This is a circle blog.  Please take time to visit my friend  LUPJI Photography / Northern Virginia Photographer and see what he has for you this month.  Keep following the circle to see what the other photographers have shared this month.  Leave a little love on their page as well.

If you want to see more of our trip to Seattle click here for the Chihuly Gardens.

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