Breakfast Anyone?

Dick Clark's Restaurant, a photo by Dornoff Photography on Flickr.

On my trip to Portland I had breakfast at Dick Clark's restaurant at the airport.

Back in May of last year I was on a business trip to Denver and we had lunch at the restaurant but was not impressed at all and glad I was not paying.

Breakfast was much better and last month took my wife to Breakfast here before flying to Portland again.

While having breakfast last October I took this picture of my breakfast which was the steak and eggs.

Fortunately the restaurant was pretty empty so I could take this picture in peace without anyone getting suspicious of the photographer.

Portland Streetcar on 5th Street at PSU

Portland Streetcar on 5th Street at PSU, a photo by Dornoff Photography on Flickr.

Here is one of the first shots I took after arriving in Portland for my conference. I took the MAX red line from the Airport and then rode the Green Line since it was new since the last time I was here.

After a ride on the green line to Clackamas Town Center I rode it back to downtown and then took the streetcar to the South Waterfront area in order to ride the Ariel Tram.

Here is a shot of the Portland Streetcar that I would ride to the South Waterfront area. The MAX train I rode was on the tracks to the left of the streetcar.

Baggage Dept Sign

Baggage Dept Sign, a photo by Dornoff Photography on Flickr.

Have to love the neon...

After my conference in Portland I took Amtrak's Cascade service to Seattle to visit my best friend.

The Portland train station is a beautiful classic station. The lobby still has many classic details including these wonderful neon signs.

I took this picture with a GE X5 super zoom camera. While it obviously did pretty good in these low light pictures, most of the other pictures were horrible.

Wentworth Chevrolet

Wentworth Chevrolet, a photo by Dornoff Photography on Flickr.

Here is another picture that I took back in October when I was attending a conference in Portland, Oregon.

I flew in on Saturday and with the conference not starting until Monday gave me a day and a half to walk the town and take some pictures.

This Chevrolet Dealership was only four blocks away from my motel so I had the opportunity to photograph it while walking toward downtown.

Classic urban dealerships like this are becoming harder and harder to find so I take pictures of them whenever I get the chance.

The lighting was not picture perfect but I like the result of the picture.

Portland Street Car

Portland Street Car , a photo by Dornoff Photography on Flickr.

Portland has an excellent transit system including the first modern streetcar line in the United States.

Here is a shot of one of the Portland Streetcars arriving at a stop to pick up a load of passengers. This is part of Portland's Park Blvd that stretches across downtown.

Portland Streetcar under the Go by Streetcar Sign

Portland Streetcar turning a corner, a photo by Dornoff Photography on Flickr.

In the times I have been in Portland, I was never able to get a good photo of a streetcar under the sign that says "Go by Streetcar".

The sign is located in the Pearl District in Portland which has gone from abandoned warehouses and rail yards into a thriving new community.

When the area was in its infancy, someone decided to put up a sign saying "Go By Streetcar" in the neighborhood that was built around Portland's new streetcar.

The sign was inspired by the sign on Portland's Union Station which says "Go by Train".

While the picture is not the best I hope to get a better one soon.

Royal Motor Inn Everett Washington

Royal Motor Inn Everett Washington, a photo by Dornoff Photography on Flickr.

Sorry its been so long since I posted something but a lot has been happening in the last few months and hopefully I can discuss it further by the middle of the next month.

Meanwhile, lets get back to talking pictures.

The previous pictures I posted was of my trip to Portland, Oregon. After leaving Portland I took the state of Washington's Talgo train service from Portland to Seattle where my wife met me after flying in from Salt Lake City.

On Saturday after spending time with friends we drove around the Everett area. Broadway through Everett used to be US Highway 99 that was replaced by Interstate 5 so there is many older buildings dating from the days of the old highway.

This is the Royal Motor Inn which sits in the northern part of Everett near Everett Community College. After taking the picture I realized that there was a guy smoking on the first level which I think added some character to the shot.

Tri-Met 2295 at 18th and Morrison

Tri-Met 2295 at 18th and Morrison
Originally uploaded by Dornoff Photography

Here is another photograph from my trip to Portland in October. I arrived on Saturday and the following day I took a 10 mile walk around the areas near downtown.

The photo is of a Tri-Met New Flyer bus about to trun right onto 18th Avenue. PGE Park where the Portland minor league baseball team played before moving to Southern California is behind me.

I was pleasantly surprised on how well this photo came out as this was just a spur of the moment shot.

MAX train leaving Rose Quarter station

MAX train leaving Rose Quarter station
Originally uploaded by Dornoff Photography

Back in October I attended an event in Portland, Oregon. The event I attended was in downtown and the motel I stayed at was on the east side of downtown on Burnside Avenue.

One of the nice things was that I was able to use transit for my entire stay in the city so I did not have the added expense of renting a car.

This photo was taken of a MAX light rail train leaving the Rose Quarter Station for Clackamas. The line to Clackamas (the Green Line) is Portland's newest light rail line.

I wasn't sure how well this picture would come out considering the sun was starting to set and I was standing under Interstate 5 which passes over the Rose Quarter Station.

Fixer Upper

Fixer Upper
Originally uploaded by Dornoff Photography

One day I had some time to kill so I decided to get some pictures of planes coming in for a landing at Salt Lake International Airport. I also took the opportunity to explore the area south of the airport a little.

I turned down one street and came across this poor old travel trailer that had obviously seen better days. The trailer was sitting next to a junk yard entrance waiting for its final journey.