Doug Knisely

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B&W image of a small tree with shriveled leave in a planter against a plain, slightly textured dark wall.
Seattle sky and backlit autumn trees at a Capitol Hill intersection on Broadway. There are tram wires in front of the sky.
B&W image of an urban street scene along Olive Way in Seattle showing South Lake Union in the background, a tree in autumn in the middleground, and a street with cars and a pedestrian in the foreground. Taken in October, 2025.
A sign from a Dallas Hilton meeting buffet saying “UnSweet Iced Tea “Vegan.”
Pink compound dahlia against a blurred foliage background taken at the Volunteer Park Dahlia Garden in Seattle, October, 2025.
B&W view from the top of the Denny Cut in Seattle with a pedestrian waiting at a crosswalk under signs that say NO TURN ON RED and DO NOT BLOCK INTERSECTION. Taken on a drizzly afternoon in October, 2025.
Orange and yellow compound dahlia set against a blurred bokeh foliage background from the Volunteer Park Dahlia Garden in Seattle, October, 2025.
B&W image of a person reading in the nook of a window in a Seattle Public Library branch surrounded by tree or shrub branches and leaves that are brightly colored in autumn (October, 2025).
B&W image of a bicyclist captured with panning across an intersection, blurring the background, in Seattle, October, 2025.
B&W image of a man and woman passing a graffiti-covered, grungy building in Seattle's Capitol Hill in October, 2025. The woman noticed the photographer and struck a theatric pose with a smile.
B&W somewhat abstract reflection from a mirrored window covered by some kind of colored square pattern material showing a passing pedestrian.
B&W view into a car repair garage in Capitol Hill, Seattle, October, 2025. There are two Porsches and a worker visible, as well as a KEEP RIGHT sign.
B&W glimpse throught a graffiti-smeared window into an SCC building in Seattle.
Yellow compound dahlia with red-orange tips in a dreamy bokeh-filled background illuminated by sunlight. Taken in October, 2025, in the Volunteer Park Dahlia Garden in Seattle.
B&W image of a man walking a dalmation or dalmatian mix dog at the intersection of Union St. and Broadway Ct. in Seattle. He is walking past a restaurant with broad windows showing diners inside. The scene is backlit by the late afternoon sun. There are classic brick buildings in the background across the street, along with a bit of an apartment building on the upper right edge.
B&W image of reflections in a mirrored window with graffiti markings and caught by shadows of utility poles and wires in bright sunlight low in the sky. Taken around Seattle Community College.
B&W image of a bus stop in the middle of Madison St. in Seattle with a bus arriving and a bus rider departing. The scene is strongly backlit by low late afternoon sun that is creating beams of light around the subjects.
Monochrome image of a set of paned windows in a block building wall with scrappy plants partly in front and utility wires running above the windows. a 6-pane block of windows is open to the interior, which is some kind of work space. Taken in July 2014, Seattle.
B&W parking lot scene with sunlight and shadows cast upon a white featureless building. There are the front of parking spots along bottom, and a fence/gate on the left middle.
B&W image looking upward toware a brick building and apartment building with large-scale wall art against a clear sky background with strong shadows cast by the trees and utility poles and wires.
Red, simple dahlia with a bright yellow center facing into the sunlight in the background against a blurred foliage background.
B&W image of a persons waiting at a crosswalk on a Broadway intersection in front of a Halal Albacha Restaurant in Seattle, October, 2025.
B&W image of a pedestrian walking past a classic Seattle brick apartment building in strong late afternoon sunlight in October, 2025. She and some utility wires are casting shadows on the building.
B&W image of a dutch colonial house with many, heavy utility wires running almost horizontally in front of the top half of the house, taken in Seattle on a sunny afternoon in October, 2025.
B&W image of a person leaning against an old, somewhat grungy stone building in Seattle with a large mural for "CAPITOL HILL BLOCK PARTY" applied to the wall behind.
Pink and white dahlia with tinges of yellow toward the center, partially opened, against a blurred background with another similar dahlia looking like a blurred reflection of the subject, and all against a green blurred foliage background. A single frame with a 75mm lens at f/1.8 using extension tubes.
Pink, compound pink dahlia that is partially open, against a blurred foliage and sunset background, taken in the Volunteer Park Dahlia Garden, Seattle, October, 2025.
B&W closeup of a spiky dahlia that is not quite fully opened centered in a square frame with fairly shallow depth of field, taken in the Volunteer Park Dahlia Garden in Seattle, October, 2025.
B&W closeup of a small, compound dahlia at the Volunteer Park Dahlia Garden, Seattle, October, 2025.
B&W image of the reflection of an ornamental grass plant as it dries during autumn in the duck ponds of Volunteer Park (Seattle), October, 2025.
Pink compound dahlia with hints of yellow toward the center set in a bokeh foliage background with a view other pink out of focus flowers.
Pink-salmon dahlia with yellow hints, along with a closed bud, against a blurred garden background and backlight from distant trees. Taken in the Volunteer Park Dahlia Garden in Seattle, October, 2025.
Blueish-white hydrangea flower head against a blurred setting sun woodes background in Volunteer Park, Seattle, October, 2025.
Early autumn trees in Volunteer Park (Seattle) with a sunstar from the late afternoon sun.
B&W image of two mannequins reflected in multiple window layers over some concrete building structures, a stairway, and the reflections in the glass. Taken in Amsterdam, August, 2025.
B&W image of a hip guy looking to the left with two women talking to each other to his right on a Seattle sloped street with two utility poles dividing the frame. There is an old stone building in the background.
B&W somewhat abstract image of the bases of restaurant stools through windows with reflections of the surroundings, including a pedestrian. Taken in Seattle, May, 2025.
B&W image looking between buildings through layers of glass and a courtyard that has fir trees at a couple of arriving passengers in a cooridor.
Bright red, simple dahlia with a yellow center, in partial sunlight, facing right and set against a blurred green foliage background.
B&W image of a brick apartment building in Seattle in strong frontal sunlight that is casting shadows from utility wires onto the building. The building is covered with various sized casement windows. The camera is positioned at a 45 degree angle to the corner of the building.
Rudbeckia from August, 2025, with orange center and yellow-orange petals, against a blurred foliage background.
Red mother and cub bear semi-abstract sculptures in a Stockholm park, viewed through the bars of a pattinaed railing from above. They are sitting on an elevated boardwalk around the park.
B&W image of classic 60s or 70s apartment building architecture with the campy name "Molokai" above some kind of cheesy Polynesian art. There is a utility pole and wires casting sharp shadows onto the brick ornamental area where the building name is shown. Taken in Seattle, October, 2025.
B&W image of alley between two Seattle houses with an upside down "STREET CLOSED" sign at the end of the alley sitting against a fence and beside a jeep. There are trees and an apartment building in the background.
Direct view onto a yellow-orange to red-orange dahlia from the Volunteer Park Dahlia Garden in Seattle. It is set against an out of focus green foliage background.
B&W near-macro closeup of a symmetrical dahlia central portion with the distant parts of the flower falling out of focus. Taken in the Volunteer Park Dahlia Garden in Seattle.
Dreamy shallow DoF image of a pink and white dahlia from the back side, facing into the sunlight in the background. Taken in the Volunteer Park Dahlia Garden in Seattle.
Crossing tree branches, covered in heavy moss and backlit with glowy light. Taken in Oregon, May, 2013.
A fern, back lit and side lit, partly obscured by a wrought iron fence, taken in a garden in Capitol Hill, Seattle, October, 2025.
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.
Closeup of a honey bee on a red dahlia with a yellow center against a blurred background of foliage and other flowers.
B&W view toward the west past classic Seattle brick buildings toward Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains in hazy/misty near sunset light.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.