In preparation for the Photog Adventures 2017 Oregon Coast Listener Adventure, I prepared a Google Maps document with a number of Oregon coast photo locations that could be of interest for photographers. As with most all documents I make, I figure someone else out on the web may find it interesting. There’s lots of great…
Astro-Landscape Photography Notes October 2018
About these Notes The following Astro-Landscape Photography Notes October 2018 is designed with the nightscape photographer in mind. I searched the web for information about astronomical objects that were presented in a condensed form that a landscape photographer could use to plan interesting photographs. When I couldn’t find any I liked, I made this…
Astro-Landscape September 2018 Photography Notes
There are two Astro-Landscape September 2018 Highlights for this month – Four Visible Planets in a Row. Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, and Mars, in that order, will all be in a row across in the evening sky. Zodiacal Light. September and March are the only times of the year to see this phenomenon, and for only…
Blue Hour at Crater Lake National Park
Last June, I travelled with Aaron King and Brendon Porter of Photog Adventures fame to Crater Lake National Park. If you’re not familiar with Photog Adventures, it is Podcast, a YouTube channel, and Facebook Group that discusses landscape photography with a focus on shooting the Milky Way. We had spent the previous night shooting the…
Photog Adventures at Crater Lake, June 2017
One of my favorite nights out shooting the Milky Way last year was when I got to meet up with Aaron King and Brendon Porter of Photog Adventures fame at Crater Lake National Park. If you’re not familiar with Photog Adventures, it is Podcast, a YouTube channel, and Facebook Group that discusses landscape photography with…
Milky Way Over Wizard Island, Crater Lake National Park
Several times in the last year, I had the good fortune to photograph the Milky Way nightscapes with Aaron King and Brendon Porter, hosts of the Podcast and YouTube channel Photog Adventures. I found their shows in early 2017, and immediately contacted them, as we share many of the same interests. I suggested meeting up…
Dune Grass in Wind
Location: Honeymann State Park, Oregon Coast, USA Camera: Linhof Technika IV 4×5 Lens: 240 mm Schneider G-Claron Film: Fuji Acros 100 Quickloads About the Moment: This photograph was taken one one of the hottest days in May on the Oregon coast. The temperature here is normally in the 60s, while the day I took this…
Wahkeenah Falls and Leaves
Location: Columbia River National Scenic Area, Oregon Camera: Linhof Technika IV 4×5 Lens: 90 mm Rodenstock Grandagon-G Film: Fujichrome Provia RDP II Quickload About the Moment: This is perhaps the second most photographed waterfall in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area – Multnomah Falls being first. It must seem obvious, but every waterfall…
Mossy Rock and Waterfall
Location: Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Oregon Camera: Linhof Technika IV 4×5 Lens: 240 mm Schneider G-Claron Film: Fujichrome Provia Quickloads About the Moment: My friend Phil, Jeanne and I had spent the afternoon hiking to a waterfall named Triple Falls. It is an interesting waterfall where the stream breaks into three distinct falls….
Little Zig Zag River Cascade
Location: Mt. Hood National Forest, Oregon Camera: Seneca 8×10 Improved View Camera Lens: 300 mm Nikkor Film: Fujichrome Velvia RVP About the Moment: My friend Phil called up one day and suggested that we go out shooting, and he suggested that we bring my 8×10. He had borrowed a 300 mm lens and bought…