Indian History

Engine case of an antique (1917 I think) Indian motorcycle. Captured at the Hood River Air Museum. If you are in the area and like cars & airplanes, it is a must see!

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Red Bull

A little street photography from the Oregon State Fair. This kid was quite animated.

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Ride On

Following a couple (literally) on their Harley motorcycles on a sunny day, out for what looked like a leisure ride in the country. We were on a pleasure drive, so why not. :-)

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Distant Train

I saw the train lights in the distance so decided to stop and wait for it to get a shot or two of it passing. I waited.....and waited...... it didn't move. SO, I have a few shots like this. :-) No idea what he was waiting for, literally out in the middle of nowhere with the side-line fill of parked cars. Oh well, a nice stop for a photograph.

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McDowell Creek in Infrared

It's not that I am not taking photos, I am. Its just getting on here and posting to my blog that has somehow become a chore. I have a backlog of images I can post but linking up to the meems is becoming a stumbling point I think. I just need to get back to photography and not worry about pats on the head. :-) True IR image taken with my little Olympus 2020 a couple weeks ago. With summer looming on the near horizon, it is time to dust this camera off and get out there more!

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Steeped in Fog

A line of lumber cars is disappearing into the fog yesterday morning. I thought that could be an interesting image. As I was shooting it all looked very monochromatic so that is how I present it. This is actually an HDR image that I perhaps have over compensated on. Like an alternative view? Mouse over the image for a different version. (Mouse over tutorial at right.)



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Frozen Crown

Snow & ice covered hair piece looked interesting to me. It looked like a lost crown, frozen, awaiting its owner to return, never to be found. Kinda sad to think of all the reasons it just sits there.......

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Lighthouse on the Coast

An image I took last summer with my old Olympus IR camera. Been keeping this one around for a day like today. Can't wait to get back to the coast.

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Sad & Lost

I found these poor lost shoes on the beach, lost by their owner. I thought they simply looked lost, lost their way and now they are sad they cannot find their child.

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Flowerside

Another little flower from the school gardens. I really like this shot......

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Linking the states

I-5 bridges linking Portland, OR to Vancouver, WA, spanning the Columbia River. I had never seen the bridges from this perspective and I thought it would lend itself well to a pano. It worked and I liked the monochrome version better. Added a little nostalgia I thought. :-)

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Snow Trail

A little different from Fitton Green. The sun over a stand of trees and a trail going through the middle was an interesting image I thought........

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Biker Revisited

I needed a "people" image for my camera club competition this week and thought this would be good. I also needed a monochrome version, so converted it. The front of the bike was dark, so I duplicated the layer and changed its mode to lighten and masked off the background and the rider. I didn't want to lighten them. Then I thought, something special would be cool, so I added the background texture. It really made the image "pop", almost 3D like when I compared different versions in Photoshop. A little more dodging & burning and I have an image that I really like.

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UPDATE: I took a first place with the image at the camera club tonight! Now it goes to the regional competition!
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Shot with Pentax K-7, kit lens at 21mm in manual mode. Overhead light via Yongnuo YN460 II Flash with RF-602 trigger inside a Westcott Apollo softbox.

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Half Crystal

A different perspective on Crystal Falls, McDowell Creek. There is so much to photograph there. Need to go back now that the rains have come and the leaves are turning.

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Gilkey Covered Bridge

On my way home the other day I saw these clouds and knew that the Gilkey Bridge would provide a suitable foreground. The color version of this is nice but the monochrome version (red filter added, that's all) really has impact.

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Huffman Covered Bridge II

Another pic of the bridge, this time with a reflection in the creek underneath. This is an HDR (high dynamic range)  image, composed of 5 images. I truly love how these images came out. The sepia rendition of the Huffman Bridge is here.

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Rain....

I know that summer is over now. Here is a puddle in my driveway, bubbling with new rain drops. Welcome fall!

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Stump at Low Tide

I liked the look of this stump on the Umpqua River in Florence, OR at low tide. So, you get a couple views. B&W is straight out of the camera with its built in conversions. Not too bad I think......

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Bugle Player

11pm last I hear a haunting horn in an empty parking lot. I went to investigate and there I met Hezeliah the bugler playing sometimes 2 bugles. It was very cool to hear and he was very gracious to allow me to photograph him.

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Pollen

One of each, color & monochrome. I like them both and my original intent was to only post monochrome. But the orange just pops!

Also, first use of my new softbox that I received for Father's Day. Does great light. But no one will pose for me. :-(

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