Aircraft: C-130

I thought this airplane would make an interesting composition of the Portland Airport today because of the propellers. Little did I know I was going to get a bonus! These propellers spin at about 1050RPM and you can see the vapor trails from the spinning tips, about 2-1/2 to 3 revolutions worth. Seems the prop trails only stay visible for about 1/8th of a second so hard to see from the ground. These were shot at 1/3000th and 1/6000th of a second so we got to see a good look at them. The prop trails really show up in the last image.

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Lincoln City Sunset, again

Again with the sunset, I know! But I loved all the images from this evening a couple weeks ago that I cannot resist. Having had my fisheye lens for nearly a month now, it is my #1 lens. I just love it and the perspective it gives, like this sunset image. Everyone should run out and get one! :-)

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Pink

I cross this river every day and every day I look for an image that "pops". Most days it is average. I mean great to be there and take in the water and such, but usually difficult to get an image with any impact. Part of my problem may have been not having the tools to "see" with, as this was shot at 10mm. I think this day has paid off. I love the colors of the sky, rising sun on the frozen fog and the white of frost on all the tree twigs. It was a great morning.

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Foggy Sunrise

I really liked this tree, shadowed by fog, sheltering the sun.

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Frosty Fog

Shot on a recent morning, about 25F and cold for here. A little different perspective on this lake, as seen at 10mm.

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Strolling on the Beach

The marching birds from a few days ago set the stage for me to photograph this couple walking on the beach a little way off. I took a few images of them standing and liked this best. I may post a similar but monochrome version some time in the future.

Edited in Photoshop CS5, cropped, levels adjusted, saturation boosted and added a warming color layer with the lower center that is masked out to prevent color change on the beach where they stand. I did this intentionally to give the appearance of a glow reflection behind them. Shot with Pentax K-7 using a Sigma 70-200/2.8, shot at f4 & 1/1000.

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Sunset, Lincoln City

There was a rare (for me) sunset while visiting the beach Saturday that I got to go chasing. I found a very cool overlook on a hidden corner of the back streets in Lincoln City, Oregon. I took a TON of shots with different trees as framing and using my fisheye lens. These both are mostly straight out of the camera.....I had to straighten them......but no other adjustments. I love them! (And I was surprised how well a fisyehe worked for this. First landscape with it. A couple other people there were missing out using a long zoom.)

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Sandpipers Marching

I followed these guys for a while this New Year morning. Very interesting to see their feeding patterns, back and forth, following each wave for what the ocean brings.

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North Lodge Pond

This interesting little pond is at the campground we frequent near Newport, Oregon. I took this shot in hopes of getting something that would not only do the pond justice but show the capabilities of my new 10-17mm fisheye lens. Well, the lens is great but the pond still needs some help that I may n ot be able to provide. Just seems to be missing something.

Happy New Year everyone!

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Angela's Head Shot

After the Christmas portrait the other day Angela let me play with lenses and light. Very fun session and I hope we can do it again. I just love this shot.

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Happy Holidays!

I tricked Angela to get in front of the camera tonight. Awesome session with a lot of great shots. We did some serious images, like this, for grandma, and then played around with lights and a fisheye lens. It was fun. She "hates" every shot, including this one. I believe this image was the one when I was asking her about her "boy friend". (She is toooo young!) Beauty dish near camera & slightly up on left and GOBO'ed flash on right for hair light/fill. Shot with K-7 & 50/1.4 at f2 for bocha.




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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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Pink Morning

An awesome sunrise the other morning. I wanted to get this barn nearby in the image too but by the time I got to the barn the morning glow was gone. Lucky to get what I did.

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Fall on the Creek

Another of my favorite creek, McDowell. Just a little splash. :-)

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The Pendant, at 3:1

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

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Yellow Wires

1:1 macro of a gold pendant. This is for a macro talk I am going to give on the 18th.

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Happy Halloween

Just a HH note from me and our puppies, a week & a half old now.

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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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Thomas Creek, Scio

I tried for days to get the eun just right, sitting between the trees over the creek. Soon after this image was taken the clouds moved in and this is as close as I got. I much prefer the just down sun to the nearly down sun. I'll try again next year.

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All of Crystal Falls

Another shot of the area, taken last week. If you like these, go back a few posts for more.

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Looks Yellow to Me!

We have puppies! It has taken me a few days to get a shot of one up here, but then it is taking *days* to get much of anything done on here. The mommy, Chloe, is a first time mommy and doing wonderfully! She is one of, if not the, best first time mommy we have ever had. There are a total of 8 babies, 6 chocolate & 2 yellow. The best part? They will be ready to sell as Christmas puppies! :-)

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Bay Bridge

At Florence, Oregon this past summer, low tide.

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Low Angle, Crystal Falls

I took quite a few shots of this fall but only had my normal tripod which was too tall for the perspective I wanted with a many second exposure. Forward and to the right a nice big flat rock that I gently perched my camera upon for the image I really wanted. I think the low angle really makes the image. No, not much water but a worth the trip.

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Mc Dowell Creek Revisited

Went to my favorite creek again. Leaves have just begun to fall from the trees, so only a little pretty color around. Not much water yet either. Time for some rain to keep things green around here.

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Miniature City

No, not a miniature but just a little playing with an old Portland, Oregon skyline shot I have.

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Sunrise in the Fog

Very foggy morning today. I drove out of the way to go past this lake on my way in to school. It did not disappoint. It is not the prettiest of lakes but if you catch it in the right light or setting, it can be nice.

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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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The Abbey

Last weekend the Mt. Angel Abbey was opened up to camera club members. It is an amazing place. More photos soon! Mouse over to see before image. (mouse over tutorial at right.)



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Rainbow under the Moon

A great scene from this morning's ride in to the first day of school for new students. Lovely morning.

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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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The Field

Just a very cool little field with a great sky behind. I shot 5 images (didn't use one) and created the high dynamic range (HDR) image you see here. It is missing a center of focus for the subject......I need a nice big elk or something near the small yellow tree in the field. But, I like the colors and such.

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Shot with Pentax K-7 & 18-55 WR lens. Processed in Photoshop CS3: 4 image HDR & adjustments.

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Huffman Covered Bridge

I truly love this image. When I look at it I think of a classic movie and their embellished sets like the Wizard Of Oz. I'm really glad I stopped on the way in to school the other day. Some may say the brightness of the sky in the right side is a distraction, but I like it.

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One Swift Kick

William is really loving soccer, as can be seen here with the big smile. At 5 years old, pretty much kicking the ball in a semi controlled manner seems to be the goal. :-)

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Soccer Baby

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

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Last of the Giants

Granted, these are smaller blooms, but these guys were towering over me at around 7 feet or so. The very large blooms had mostly lost their petals and are going to seed. Fall is a little early around here this year, so far being the wettest September in the past ten years. (An inch of rain yesterday! That's not normal for here.)

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Impliment

A great cloud formation in a great sunset looking at a chisel plow.

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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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Swinging

Harder to capture than I thought it would be! We were just out playing though, so it was fun.

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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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Evening Sky

Another sunset from the other night. Fall is trying to push summer out of the way so we are getting some great sunsets.

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Up in the Air

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Only a Test

I was playing the other day, with Teddy here, by a window. I grabbed my flash and wanted to duplicate window light. So the question to you is this: Which is natural window light and which is flash? 1000 points to who ever gets it correct with solid reasoning behind their guess. (1000 points? You bet! Not good for anything, but hey, you got 'em!) :-) Click for a larger version, as usual and next/prev to compare.

Did you guess? The answer is on the next page, after the break........
(Having problems with the "Page Break" feature. Sometimes works, sometimes not. Dunno.)

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Blood Sky

Mother Nature put on an awesome light show last night.

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Dawn

At the hot air balloon liftoff site this past weekend there was a wonderful sky. I only wished at the time that they were already up and flying.

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Shot with Pentax K-7 at 18mm, edited in Photoshop.

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Windows

I loved how the dusky orange sky was reflecting off of this building. Pretty building on its own.

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