Seattle Christmas Lights and Long Exposures

Seattle Photography by Matt McDonald

Dec 25

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Seattle Christmas Lights and Long Exposures

Merry Christmas everyone! I hope you all have a great day and I wanted to share a couple kinda holiday themed photos with you. Some special holiday long exposures featuring the Space Needle, Capitol Hill, Interstate 5, Queen Anne Hill, the Great Wheel and one photo of my dog sleeping under our tiny Christmas tree.

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Matt McDonald is a photographer and new media entrepreneur based in Seattle, Washington. He has a passion for action, portrait, landscape, macro photography and film. Matt is also a professional web developer and IT Tech. His life revolves around his dog, family, friends, skateboarding, surfing and photography.

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