Leverage filming in Portland (photos)

While driving through NW Porlland today I came across a Leverage filming with Chris Kane.

I had thought it was Grimm filming and was standing on the sidewalk since my car was blocked from passing through. A guy came out of a shop behind me with some lunch and sat down near me. I did a double take when I realized it was Chris Kane. I couldn't get my mindset out of thinking this was a Grimm shoot. Nope - Leverage.

While I was still trying to figure out in my brain why Chris was even there (I was VERY tired today), I pulled out my iPhone to snap some photos.   He spotted me towards the end and it looks like he's scowling at me.  I felt slightly bad about that. But he once snapped my bra strap at the Leverage Con Con in PDX, so heck I can snap his photo when I accidentally find myself standing next to him on a Portland street.

Seriously, I was driving back to the hospital to visit with my mother after lunch and was stopped due to a blocked off street near the hospital. Got out to see filming going on. I assumed it was Grimm. Then I did a double take when I saw this guy sit down practically right next to me. Christian Kane? What is he doing here while they are filming Grimm? Seriously, in my own defense I am VERY tired. 12 hours of sleep in 3 days due to graduation events and then my mother breaking her hip last night. But even after seeing Kane I did not connect the filming to Leverage until someone else standing next to me pointed out the Leverage t-shirts on the crew members. They filmed the street scene VERY quickly. 15-20 mins of filming Kane walking up to someone and talking for a few seconds - about 5 to 8 very quick takes. Then they were breaking down and letting traffic through. After the past 12 hours I felt like the universe was trying to give me a 15 min break of something good.

They were filming by the Food Front Co-op in NW Portland, just a few blocks from where I work.  The street was temporarily blocked for a short period of time while filming a scene in front of the co-op with Chris Kane walking up and talking to a woman, who (I believe), made to strike him at the end. I thought I saw Chris demonstrate to the woman how to punch out at him. 

Below are the photos I snapped with my iPhone.














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BurCon 2012 :: Jensen Favorites (WIP)

My creative-foo has returned somewhat (thank goodness).  

I'm determined to FINALLY use some of my own photos for folks to sign at Vancon.   All these years and I've never done that.   I've never had the Js sign anything that is Jared or Jensen.  I've always used only Sam or Dean.   Part of it is that I can never find a photo I'd want them to sign.   The other part is that I just feel a bit weirded out by the idea of them signing something of "themselves" (if that even makes any sense at all.)

So I'm playing.  I've got about 2 months to figure it out.

Here's one of my photos of Jensen from BurCon that I'm considering.   He's not smiling.  But he is gorgeous in it.  Two different versions of it.  The original, uncropped one, which would likely print up higher res.   Add a cropped version which might be too small for quality.  Also not sure about logo placement at this point.   Plus I may decide to do an image with a combination of my photos.   Don't know yet.

Random side comment - damn, but this man is unreal.







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Edits below - warmed them up a bit.  I have this weird bias toward blue-ish tint (above).   Not sure I'm happy with more golden/orange-ish.   Except for maybe in his hair.  Will likely tweek more.  (or move onto a different image.)



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