Blooming Artichoke

Blooming Artichoke Captured in the blue hour with a vintage Asahi Super Takumar telephoto 135mm f/3.5, wide open, M42 mount adapted to my X-Pro2. #135mm #Artichoke #Asahi #Bokeh #f35 #Flower #Fujifilm #M42 #Macro #Manual #Pentax #SuperTakumar Telephoto #VintageLens #XPro2

Locust Grove Church

Locust Grove Church, established in 1895 and basically done by 1900. Last funeral held was in 1914. Located in Sherman County, Oregon, the town of Locust Grove has essentially vanished off the map leaving just a memory, and some old farms still in operation. #PHOTO52

The Photo 52 Challenge

52 weekly projects to make you a better photographer. Based on the excellent book #PHOTO52 by photographer and author Chris Gatchum, Photo 52 weekly challenge to create projects that will make you a better photographer.

Mountain Home Church

A quaint country church in Mountain Home, Oregon. Originally established in 1883 as a one-room church, this current building was re-built in 1986 after it was was destroyed by arson. Photo captured with my Fujifilm X-Pro2 and processed in-camera using Acros digital film simulation. Existing power lines captured within the Read more…

Cows on Jacktown Road

Cows on Jacktown Road
Clouds gather over Hazeldale, Oregon
Day 49 – Project 365- The 365 Day Photo Challenge is take a photo every day with an old school manual focus 50mm lens (or equivalent), to improve your artistic eye for photographic composition.

Rope Art Up Close

Rope Art Up Close
This is a close shot of the beach art I posted yesterday. Zoom to see the crazy sharpness of this shot. This monochrome close-up exemplfies the rendering capabilities of the Fuji XF 35mm f1.4 lens. This one shot at ƒ/3.6.

Beach Art

Beach Art Driftwood, rope and fishing floats, all tied together to form a work of art along the beach. We used it as a landmark to find our trail back to the house. Day 47 – Project 365 The 365 Day Photo Challenge is take a photo every day with Read more…

Angel Fountain

Angel Fountain Not really pleased with the busy backlighting here, but I take em as I see em. Day 46 – Project 365 The 365 Day Photo Challenge is take a photo every day with an old school manual focus 50mm lens (or equivalent), to improve your artistic eye for Read more…