Category Archives: Landscapes
Vernal Pool
Vernal Pool, Rogue Valley, Oregon Canon 30D, 17-40 f/4L, tripod: yes Vernal pools are a unique habitat type that support rare plants and macro invertebrates. In Oregon, these seasonally charged shallow wetland pools are found only in the Rogue Valley near Medford. … Continue reading
Berries, Cherries and Pinot Noir
Berries and Cherries Canon 30D, 17-40 f/4L, ISO: 800, aperture: 6.3, shutter 1/160 There’s no place better than the Pacific Northwest in summer. We endure months of cold and rain for a few good weeks of warm weather and ripe fruit! A … Continue reading
Moon Over Broken Top
Broken Top, Three Sisters Wilderness, Central Oregon Cascades Canon Digital Rebel, ISO: 100, aperture: 5.6, shutter: 1/13, exposure bias: -0.3 step, filter: circular polarizer, post: Lightroom 3 I use to plan my backcountry trips around the full moon. Not only was … Continue reading
Pacific Rim Sunset
Pacific Rim National Park, British Columbia Canon 30D, 17-40L, ISO: 100, aperture: f/22, shutter: 1/2 second, focal length: 22mm, tripod: yes Wet sand and partly cloudy skies are a good combination for a nice photograph. Time of day is another … Continue reading
Mount Rainier
Meadow near Paradise, Mount Rainier National Park Canon Digital Rebel, 17-40 f/4/L, ISO: 100, aperture: f/8, shutter: 1/160, tripod: no Our family vacationed at Mt. Rainier faithfully year after year. We hiked the trails that meander through the alpine meadows at … Continue reading
Union Street Bridge
Union Street Ped Bridge, Salem, Oregon Canon 30D, 17-40 f/4L, ISO: 200, aperture: f/8, shutter: 1.3 seconds, tripod: yes The Union Street Bridge is a great old historic railroad bridge that crosses the Willamette River in Salem. Recently the bridge … Continue reading
Coquille Sunset
Sunset: Coquille, Oregon Canon 30D, 17-40 f/4L, ISO: 100, aperture: f/6.3, shutter: 1/60 second, exposure bias: +0.7 step, filter: 2 step soft edge graduated neutral density, tripod: yes, post: PS2 It’s not unusual for the waters of the Coquille River to flood … Continue reading
Jack Lake, Central Oregon Cascades
Thunderhead over Jack Lake Canon 30D, 17-40 f/4L, ISO: 100, aperture: f/16, shutter: 1/8 second, exposure bias: -0.7 step, focal length: 17mm, filter: circular polarizer, tripod: yes, B&W conversion with Lightroom 3 Jack Lake in the Central Oregon Cascades is at one … Continue reading
Fireworks
Canon 30D, 70-200 f/4L, tripod: yes, cable release: yes ISO: 100, manual mode- aperture: f/11, shutter: 4 seconds I was about a mile away from the action and shooting over a tree-lined ridge. You can see the trees in the … Continue reading
Astoria, Oregon
Astoria-Megler Bridge, Astoria, Oregon Canon 30D, 17-40 f/4L, tripod: yes, cable release: yes HDR: 5 exposures, -2, -1, 0, +1, +2 Software: Photomatic Pro and Lightroom 3 I got up before first light to set up for this photo. The sky … Continue reading