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North American Family Farms…

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ShareThis is the beginning a new image collection… an off-shoot of the farm barn thing that I’ve been doing for years.  It’s all “Farm Scenes”.         Here goes… Some Requirements are: Each image has to include a … Continue reading

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Come Photograph Some Northwest Vineyards With Me…

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ShareIts all about the light they say! That may be true but…  you need a multitude of other factors to converge, all in perfect timing, WITH that light. You check frequently to see if the vineyard colors are the shades … Continue reading

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Two Weeks To Open…

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ShareWe enjoy many roses in our gardens and the four bushes of pink by the stairway show their stuff all the Summer season. I’ve been wanting to set a tripod with camera next to a particular bud and take pictures … Continue reading

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Little Boy and a Pumpkin Shell

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ShareWe were lucky last weekend — Little Cameron was coming to visit.  He’s three and a half months now. (click on images to enlarge)   Grandmother Carlene got this “Cameron-in-the-pumpkin” idea earlier in the week and was making preparations the … Continue reading

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Sunrise, Sunset….

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ShareThere is an adage in photography (a steadfast truth to many camera snappers) that the only time to capture outdoor images is “during the magic hour” – that time within the sixty minutes after sunrise or the same time preceding … Continue reading

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Chambers Railroad Bridge; the old and the new

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ShareEightteen of Oregon’s 50 or 51 (depending on count criteria;  I photographed 52, 1 is not registered) registered covered bridges are in Lane County;  Two are in the city of Cottage Grove and located within a couple blocks of each … Continue reading

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Of Making “Pregnant” Images…

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ShareLori, our daughter-in-law, and Matthew are getting very close to the minute of welcoming a little boy into their lives and about a month ago she allowed me to take some “pregnant” photographs (it was approximately the beginning of month … Continue reading

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of horses and cows… the barns in which they sleep

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ShareLast week I had the chance to be in Illinois and Indiana looking for and taking pictures of… what I call “interesting” farm barns. One of my favorite people (I call him a “life friend”) John Otto, who lives in … Continue reading

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Another Red Barn Casualty…

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ShareA couple days ago my wife and I were returning home from a wedding at The Butteville Country Store (now thats a nice story by itself — a fun afternoon with a really cool wedding ceremony). Unusual for the past … Continue reading

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Steam Locomotives Up Close….

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Share     This past Saturday I joined a photoshoot meet-up at the Pacific Railroad Preservation Association’s soon-to-be-demolished roundhouse in SE Portland.  A “Roundhouse” is a huge lazy susan used to turn around (180 degrees) train locomotives. P.R.P.A. is a … Continue reading

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