P Categories Photo Journals August 28, 2024 Photo Dump: June – August 2024 After a long break, I’m finally getting around to processing images I took while I was getting my health back on track. Here are some..
P Categories Photo Journals January 14, 2024 Photo Journal: Jan 14, 2024 We experienced our first ice storm since moving to the coast, as well as the longest power outage we have seen. The commissioner’s board has..
P Categories Photo Journals December 26, 2023 Photo Journal: 12/26/23 Crystal and I actually had more than a weekend off together for the first time in a long time, so we decided to go check..
P Categories Photo Journals December 6, 2023 Photo Journal: 12/6/23 After four days of atmospheric rivers dumping water on the PWN, we are experiencing some local flooding and erosion issues. Since I have been spending..
P Categories Photo Journals November 24, 2023 Photo Journal: 11/24/23 Karen, aka Spinning Sands, hosted a community rake for the day after Thanksgiving this year. The raking was at sunset and the golden light was..
P Categories Photo Journals November 18, 2023 Photo Journal: 11/18/23 I’m still dealing with pretty bad pain from this lame shoulder (no progress on diagnosis yet), so Crystal and I decided to just take a..
P Categories Photo Journals November 11, 2023 Photo Journal: 11/11/2023 A stormy weekend with rough seas but I’d say that’s the perfect weather for mushroom hunting and the annual Yachats Celtic Music Festival.
P Categories Photo Journals October 29, 2023 Photo Journal: 10/29/2023 A beautiful, sunny weekend after a week of rain made the Autumn colors and leaves really pop this weekend. I’ve included shots from the past..
P Categories Photo Journals October 1, 2023 Photo Journal: 10/1/2023 The California Brown Pelicans are migrating through this week. I was able to grab some black-and-white shots of them resting on the beach. They are..
P Categories Photo Journals September 17, 2023 Photo Journal: 9/17/2023 Hung out this morning with some of the Chamber of Commerce members and took photos of cyclists making their way up to Alsea, Oregon. One..
P Categories Photo Journals September 2, 2023 Photo Journal: 9/2/2023 Took a trip up to the Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area to see “Scarback” and the lighthouse with Christina & Tony. We saw Scarback, as..
P Categories Photo Journals August 30, 2023 Photo Journal: 8/30/2023 This morning, Christina and I visited The Amanda Trail – a beautiful spot located at Cape Perpetua, just outside of Yachats. Later in the day,..
P Categories Photo Journals August 27, 2023 Photo Journal: 8/27/2023 This morning, I attended a protest today in support of the Stop the Spray movement in Seal Rock, Oregon. You can read more and learn..
P Categories Photo Journals August 14, 2023 Photo Journal: 8/7/23 – 8/12/23 I spent the last week getting aclimated to my new camera, the Fujifilm X-T5, and new Fujifilm XF lenses. I’ve been tweaking base settings, learning..
P Categories Photo Journals 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..
P Categories Photo Journals 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..
P Categories Photo Journals 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..
P Categories Photo Journals 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..
P Categories Photo Journals 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..
P Categories Photo Journals 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..
P Categories Photo Journals 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..
P Categories Photo Journals 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..
P Categories Photo Journals 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 &..
P Categories Photo Journals 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..
P Categories Photo Journals 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..