Monthly Archives: June 2011

Oregon Coast near Bandon

Canon 30D, 70-200 f/4L ISO: 100, shutter: 4 seconds Bandon is one of the most photographed landscapes on the Oregon Coast.  Little wonder since beautiful ocean vistas are just outside the hotel room window.  This photograph was literally taken from our hotel balcony … Continue reading

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Pond Lily, Salem, Oregon

Canon 30D, Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 macro HDR- ISO 100, aperture priority:  f/7.1, multiple exposures with varying shutter speeds, processed in Photomatix Pro and Lightroom 3 Three exposures were used to create this HDR image of a pond lily.  I tried several … Continue reading

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Astoria, Oregon

Cannery Pier Hotel, Astoria, Oregon Canon 30D, 17-40 f/4L  settings: 1.6 sec at f/8, iso 100, processed with Lightroom 3 Without a doubt, the Cannery Pier Hotel is the place to stay in Astoria.  Although there are many other hotels and … Continue reading

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Bird in flight, Astoria, Oregon

Canon 30D, 70-200 f/4L, camera settings: 1/1000 sec, f/4, iso 400, back button focus, al servo Shooting birds in flight is challenging.  Locking on a sharp focus of a moving subject takes practice and patience.  Using back button focus, al servo mode … Continue reading

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Pacific Rim National Park, British Columbia

Canon 30D, lens: Canon 18-55 f/3.5-5.6, manual mode- set to f/4.5, exposure 2 minutes, ISO 100, with R72 infrared filter and tripod, processed with Photoshop CS2 The R72 filter provides an inexpensive way to explore infrared photography… no camera conversion is required, just a … Continue reading

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Pacific Rim National Park, British Columbia

Sunset, Pacific Rim National Park Canon 30D, 17-40 f/4L, settings: f/22 at 0.6 sec, iso 100, lens set to 17mm, 2X soft edge neutral density filter Pacific Rim National Park is located on the west coast of Vancouver Island, about … Continue reading

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Wakulla Springs State Park, Florida

White Ibis on Cypress knee Canon 30D, 70-200 f/4L, with circular polarizer filter exposure made in spot meter mode, with back button focus, al servo This state park, with jungle like environment, was the filming location for several Tarzan movies with Johnny Weismuller.  River … Continue reading

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Broken Top, Three Sisters Wilderness, Oregon

Canon 30D, 70-200 f/4L, circular polarizer filter Black and white conversion in Lightroom 3 Hiking and climbing opportunities are abundant in the Three Sisters Wilderness of central Oregon.  This photo was taken from a favorite climber’s camp at the foot of … Continue reading

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Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Oregon

Canon 30D 70-200 f/4L  1/320 sec, f/4 zoomed to 200mm Click on the thumbnail for a larger view Mule deer at Malheur.  The Malheur is the birding ‘hot spot’ in Oregon.  Some 320 different species of birds have been observed on … Continue reading

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