It wasn’t much of a week for photography and I fear next week will be worse but I did get fascinated by the play of light and fog on the hills outside my window and ran outside with camera in hand for a few minutes. I did a little cropping and added some luminence and… Continue reading Fog on Mountains
Category: Landscape
Mount McLoughlin
One of the things I’ve missed most in being away from Oregon is the beauty of the snow capped Cascade volcanoes. Southern Oregon’s own Mount McLoughlin has been looking pretty sad and bare all summer but now the snow has returned to the higher elevations and the Mountain is looking quite glorious on this rare… Continue reading Mount McLoughlin
Day 87 – Tuscan Hills
No, this is not in Tuscany. It is in Southern Oregon. However there is a sign at the bottom of the road in the background that says “Tuscan Hills”. I am assuming it is meant to become a high end housing development. I do see a hint of Tuscany in my home country, but just… Continue reading Day 87 – Tuscan Hills
Day 80 – Rogue River Bridge with Pilings
I’m back to combing through the archives. This one is from my trip to the coast back in July. I think it is about time to go again. I did the usual post processing.
Day 69 – Rogue River
On my way to Crater Lake yesterday I stopped at the Natural Bridge recreation area where I shot this picture of the Rogue River. This one was a challenge in post processing due to the differential lighting. I started by adjusting the blue luminence in Lightroom which I have learned can sometimes save a blown… Continue reading Day 69 – Rogue River
Day 38 – Oregon Coast
It must be time for another outing. I just started going back through the files until I found one I liked that was different from what I had posted before. The Oregon Coast always makes for a good picture. I love what the detail extractor in Nik Color Efex Pro does with clouds. and the… Continue reading Day 38 – Oregon Coast
Day 35 – Grist Mill
Yesterday I was busy preparing a show for my virtual gallery and didn’t get out to shoot anything new. The show is called “New Mexico Swan Song” and is a collection of images shot at El Rancho de las Golondorinos, a living history museum near Santa Fe. Honestly, I processed so many images yesterday I… Continue reading Day 35 – Grist Mill
Day 31 – Mt McLoughlin
One of the things I have missed most about Oregon is the Volcanic peaks. Mt McLoughlin is southern Oregon’s own private “snowcap”. Of course it looks better with snow. Don’t worry, I’ll be back. Post processing was the standard treatment in Color Efex Pro; moderate detail, brilliance warmth and a lightened center.
Day 26 – Cape Blanco Light
I finally made it to the coast! Though I have been trying to kick the vertical trend I’ve been on lately, it is hard to avoid when shooting lighthouses. I just love the simple elegant lines of the Cape Blanco Light. It sits on the westernmost point in Oregon and is one of the harder… Continue reading Day 26 – Cape Blanco Light
Day 23 – Lithia Park
Lithia Park in my hometown of Ashland, Oregon was recently voted among the top 25 city parks in the country. I don’t know who gets to decide these things but it is a nice park. I hesitated to post this image because it is somewhat cliche where Ashland is concerned. Stand on one of the… Continue reading Day 23 – Lithia Park