"On the Good Ship Lollipop"

Lately I've felt an itch to title these blog posts with song titles. When it came to naming a post after a watercraft, Shirley Temple's 1934 hit immediately came to mind. It has nothing to do with the images below nor the experience we had on the Washington State ferries, but I remember seeing the videorecording of Shirley Temple seeing this when I was a child. Also, my sister and I absolutely loved to order the Shirley Temple drink at Mexican restaurants of all places during our childhood.

After poking around Seattle--which I've chronicled in detail throughout the past week--we boarded the Tacoma vessel run by Washington State and headed to Bainbridge Island. I grabbed my camera, outfitted it with a polarizing filter, and headed to the top deck to catch the breeze and enjoy the half hour ride across the sound. I loved looking back at the Seattle skyline while holding Molly close, our first Washington ferry ride and done together!



While escaping the wind on the deck aboard the Tacoma boat, I saw a passing ferry come into view. I slide down the bench and waited for the other vessel to come into line and finish the composition of this photo. I love the overwhelming symmetry here, but at the same time prefer a bit more unexpectedness and asymmetry in my photos.



I actually snapped this shot aboard the Wenatchee boat back from Bainbridge Island. Here you can see how I framed the side of the wheelhouse in the corner of the image and allowed a great deal of negative space throughout the image in the form of a bright blue sky. I like this the best!

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Eric
Eric Lovelin Photography