Seattle: the Sound and the Silence
“Fog”, definition: “a thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth’s surface that obscures or restricts visibility (to a greater extent than mist; strictly, reducing visibility to below 1 kilometre).”
Fog isn’t atypical for autumn or winter in the city of Seattle or in the Puget Sound region. While less effective than snow, the damping by fog on light and sound can still provide a modest visual and auditory sensation of silence. That is, until headlights and foghorns pierce the temporary cloak and illusion.

740am, West Thomas Street Overpass (20171211).

751am, West Thomas Street Overpass (20171211).

830am northwest, into Sound fog (20171211).

840am southeast, as the sun burns through (20171211).
I made the photos above on 6 January 2015 on board the WSDOT Ferry MV Kaleetan from Bremerton to Seattle, and on 11 December 2017 near Myrtle Edwards Park. This post appears on Fotoeins Fotopress at fotoeins.com as https://wp.me/p1BIdT-aYc.
6 Responses to “Seattle: the Sound and the Silence”
Beautiful series of photos! Misty…evocative…
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Sue, thank you very much for your kind comment. I find it always a little tricky to find and compose images which evoke similar feelings in others as they do for me.
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I think you succeeded in this instance. Such wonderful images!
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