Photography

Category: Photography

July 21, 2023

Photo Archives: 2004

I’ve recently started digging into our family’s archive of photographs, which we’ve been collecting over the past 25 years. My current focus involves organizing the..

July 20, 2023

Photo Archives: 2003

I’ve started working through our archive of family photographs that we have taken over the past 25 years. While organizing them, I will start pulling..

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July 16, 2023

Photo Journal: 7/14/23 – 7/16/23

The weather was amazing this weekend and Crystal wasn’t feeling well, so I spent the weekend traveling to some of my local, favorite spots. I..

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July 9, 2023

Photo Journal: 7/9/23

Another small hike today. We went to Ona Beach State Park to find a few more native plants and take inventory of the species available..

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July 8, 2023

Photo Journal: 7/8/23

Went on a short hike today on the Crestline Park Woodland Trail here in Waldport. It is a gorgeous trail. Unfortunately, I had a mishap..

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June 29, 2023

Photo Journal: 6/29/23

I spent the last week in Chicago at the American Library Association Annual Conference 2023 with a few of our LibraryMarket crew. During the day..

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June 13, 2023

Photo Journal: 6/13/23

A few shots from a walk on a trail here in town, as well as a few test shots with my new metal, macro tubes..

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June 1, 2023

Photo Journal: 6/1/23

Happy Pride!! Today we decided to have a little slower day to recover from the adventures earlier in the week. We went to the Oregon..

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May 31, 2023

Photo Journal: 5/31/23

This afternoon we went to Depoe Bay for our chartered whale-watching tour on a zodiac boat. We weren’t able to track down any wildlife outside..

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May 30, 2023

Photo Journal: 5/30/23

We spent the entire day driving up the coast making frequent stops along the way at Depoe Bay (the smallest harbor in the world), Lincoln..

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May 29, 2023

Photo Journal: 5/29/23

Day two of our visit with the kids! We spent the day rockhounding, beachcombing, and looking at tide pools at Quail Street Beach and Bob..

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May 28, 2023

Photo Journal: 5/28/23

Day one of the kids’ first visit to the Oregon Coast. We drove up Alsea Highway 34 and then to Yachats for some fish &..

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May 16, 2023

Photo Journal: 5/16/23

I went whale watching this afternoon and saw a few humpback whales. It’s always so uplifting to get a glance at them migrating along the..

May 13, 2023

Mother’s Day Festival 2023

After two weeks back-to-back with health issues, I finally got some relief today and felt like I could get out of the house for a..

May 9, 2023

Spinning Sands – a profound journey of healing and a masterclass in the state of flow.

Beautiful patterns in the sand. The first time I saw Karen’s work, I was driving along the coast coming home from running errands in Newport,..

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May 5, 2023

Photo Journal: 5/5/23

I just can’t take enough photos of these dahlias. 😀 They make me happy.

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May 3, 2023

Photo Journal: 5/3/23

Here are some more shots with my new vintage Pentax lens. I absolutely love the way these came out. I am thinking about ordering a..

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April 23, 2023

Photo Journal: 4/23/23

For a few weeks, it’s been raining almost all day every day with sleet most days as well. There are few opportunities to take my..

Photography Tips & Tricks

April 13, 2023

Full Frame vs APS-C

Full frame digital cameras and APS-C cameras are two of the main types of digital cameras available on the market today. While both types of..

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March 14, 2023

Photo Journal: 3/14/23

Lazy afternoon of rock hounding along the shore on the Central Coast of Oregon.

February 14, 2023

Photo Journal: 2/14/23

Today photos are from the past few weeks. I’ve been super busy and didn’t have time to process photos. Included in this post are photos..

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January 19, 2023

Photo Journal: 1/19/23

Yesterday, I was hit with nausea and terrible back pain and it lingered over into today. I didn’t get much accomplished today, but I did..

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January 18, 2023

Photo Journal: 1/18/23

I had to run into town this afternoon just before sunset for an appointment and the sun very briefly showed itself, so I ran down..

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January 16, 2023

Photo Journal: 1/16/23

It’s been raining so much in the past week or so. The bomb cyclones that are hitting California so badly are sending tons of rain..

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January 7, 2023

Photo Journal: 1/7/23

We had a few hours without rain today, so we took a drive down the coast visiting Seal Rock, Cape Perpetua, and Heceta Head Lighthouse..

Photography Tips & Tricks

January 7, 2023

Looking for a digital camera that gives you the look of film photography?

In recent years, there has been a resurgence of interest in film photography, with many photographers seeking to replicate the look and feel of traditional..

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January 1, 2023

Photo Journal: 1/1/23

Happy New Year! Went into the valley today and on my way back I hit the coast just in time for a sunset shot at..