Sometimes it ain't pretty

This is one ugly bird, but you know, he (she) sure is interesting. They perform quite the community service cleaning up. They are marvels in the sky soaring, catching air currents. And they do have interesting color and expressions. So, the Turkey Buzzard is not so ugly after all. (Yes, it is.)

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Dark Sky

I have seen the dark skies behind this barn for a while, but this one is one of the best and I was in the right place at the right time. Great contrast of the sunlit barn and the very dark & rainy skies behind.

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Pizza!

Not much remained after the kid's party recently! They had fun!!

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In the Shadow of Jefferson

Well, this kayak was nearly in the shadow of Mt. Jefferson. Just one of the many ways folks have fun on Detroit Lake. Not for me though. I prefer my power boat. Oh, for the RubyTuesday crowd, the oar tips are red.....trust me. :-)

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Rhodies

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Memorial Day 2011

A visit to my father's grave site near Monmouth, Oregon today. Pretty much says it all.

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Impala

I must have really liked this car at the Lamb & Wool fair car show. And, well, yes, it is quite pretty and well detailed. It was amazing the overall quality of car at this little rally.

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Circus Ringmaster

Last weekend at the circus, at intermission, I was walking around and peeked behind the curtain and I saw the ringmaster. I watched him for a bit, walking around, doing nothing much. He appeared to be very lonely and when he did sit he begun texting someone. Didn't interact much with others around, just texted with his head hung. Almost like a sad clown......

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Chitwood Bridge

I have passed this bridge on Highway 20 heading into Newport for years. This past weekend I actually had time to stop and take a few photos. Not bad, would have been nice if the sun was out. There is rain instead. :-)

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Live from China

Ring-necked Chinese Pheasant in the near wild.

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'Tis the Season!

Already well into December and only 4 posts for the month of November. So darned busy with the real world! I took a pure for fun photo break tonight with William in front of our tree. I used my DIY beauty dish over a flash on low power, full manual, Slightly up & camera left. My 50mm lens was at f1.4 so I could get the lights in a lovely blur. I think it worked well. :-)

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The Pendant, at 3:1

From the body of the pendant from yesterday, even closer.

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Soccer Baby

While waiting for big brother to finish soccer practice. :-)

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Stop!

A sign in the middle of nowhere on my way into town, as the sun is setting. It looked cool at the time.....

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Night Glow

A few balloons from the recent Albany Art & Air festival. More balloons in flight soon to follow. (I love this time of year!)

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Night Streets

This was a inspired evening and the last shot. I was going for the glow in the evening sky, stopped way down for the star effect of the lights and headlight/taillight streaks. I think it came together well.

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Flavors

I thought this was interesting from a coffee shop the wife was visiting the other day.

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Meet Payne

Or, perhaps, the title should read "And now, something completely different". This is Payne, a local Hip-Hop artist trying to make his mark on the world. He needed some photos for promotional purposes so we did a shoot for a couple hours last week. Went pretty well, got a variety of good shots. (Be nice to him please. I know you are looking for some sunset or a warm and fuzzy. I'll get back to that tomorrow, I'm sure.)

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Under the Flower Basket

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Splash

Another shot of Riley at the pool making a splash.

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