This for the I Love to be IRL (In Real Life)! series of quests on 3D Game Lab.
I used some pictures from a trip to Seattle. I love Seattle; I think along with Boston, Seattle is probably my favorite city in the United States. I can't say they are my favorite cities in North America because I've only been to Winnipeg (and that for a conference with precious little time for exploration)as other cities in North American but not within the United States. Of course, I'll readily admit that the two cities could be my favorites because they are among the few cities that I've traveled to for reasons outside of my volunteer work with Red Cross Disaster Services. There is something about seeing cities during disasters that tends to make them "not favorite", even if the people living and recovering from the disaster are amazing.
Picture #1: I took this from the hotel room I stayed at during the Microsoft Innovative Teacher conference. Pixlr made it VERY easy to get rid of the one part of the picture I hated, which was the reflection from the plate glass window. I'm so glad I was able to get rid of it, because it is a gorgeous photo.
Picture #2: This picture was taken from the base of the Space Needle (if that wasn't obvious already!). I'm terribly scared of heights, which has ruined several opportunities for awesome picture taking, including from the top of the Berlin TV Tower and the St. Louis Arch (although this was achieved thanks to the students who were with me on that trip who grabbed my camera when it was clear that I was only up there because I felt it was my duty to make sure they weren't killed while that far up in the air!).
Picture #3: This was supposed to be a good photo, but wound up misaligned and far too orange. Pixlr allowed me to rotate it, put a dark frame around it, and tone down the orange... now its a great example of "good bye" and "thank-you" in different languages!
