New Moon – Canon Beach
Thanksgiving weekend was spent at Canon Beach on the Oregon Coast. Ecola State Park is nearby and is a favorite of mine for dramatic seascapes. I was there hoping for a nice colorful sunset but that did not happen. I noticed that a new moon was above the Pacific Ocean just West a bit [...]
Forest Park Trilliums
Portland’s Forest Park is one of the largest urban forest reserves in the United States. The park has more than 5,100 acres and 70+ miles of trails. This is one of the best places in the Portland metro area to enjoy the spring displays of Trilliums. In early April of this year I went on a hike [...]
The Steens
In late September and early October of 2010, my photographer friend Ron and I made our first trip to Steens Mountain located in far southeast Oregon. We arrived just at the peak of the Aspen display. No where else in Oregon do you find such large stands of Aspens. Neither one of us had ever seen [...]
Gear
For the last 30+ years I photographed primarily with an Arca-Swiss 4×5 view camera. My version was the F Field Clasic with Micro-Orbix. Many of the images in my gallery were composed with this camera using various lenses. The most knowledgable person for Arca-Swiss in the United States is Rod Klukas, formerly of Photomart in Phoenix and now the [...]