Photography
I took this photo over 19 years ago (7/14/2012). We have lived on the edge of the Urban Growth Boundary for over 20 years. I suspect this wheat field, which has been here on the south slope of Cooper Mountain for at least 50, if not 100 years. Last year they plowed up the wheat field for good and built 4-story apartment buildings and a parking lot.
Tree and sky near the Laurel Valley Grange Hall on Laurel Road in Washington County, Oregon.
Day 29 – 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.
This shop building is part of a working hazelnut farm in Laurel, Oregon, just off Campbell Road. From its interesting shape and building materials, this old shop uses a traditional Dutch roof covered in corrugated sheet metal and built on concrete “cinder block” walls, which appear to be from the Read more
Laurel Valley Store is the old general store in Laurel, Oregon. We would stop here for refreshments when biking or just going for a drive in the country.
Kinton Grange Hall Kinton Grange Hall, established 1917 in Washington County, Oregon. Tightly cropped on this 35mm APS-C lens, but I’m standing in the middle of Highway 210 to get this shot! Shot on Fujifilm X-E2S using Monochrome + Yellow Filter film simulation and a manual focus TTArtisan APS-C 35mm Read more
Crazy sharp! One of my silliest but sharpest shots ever! Experimental Christmas Snowman bokeh shot taken with Fujifilm XC 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 OIS II at f/5.6 on tripod. #bokeh #Christmas #ChristmasCard #Fujifilm #XT10 #XC1650F3556OISii #tripod #snowman
Springtime brings blooming Balsamroot flowers to Rowena Crest. On my drive back from The Dalles through the Gorge, I stopped at the Rowena Crest Viewpoint and found the Balsamroot flowers in full bloom. Located in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Rowena Crest is famous for its views of Read more