Mossby Bridge

This is the Mossby Bridge built in 1920 it is the oldest bridge in Lane County Oregon and is still in use today.

Bodie California

Here are a few shots from Bodie a ghost town east of the Sierras. 

Grave Creek Bridge

This is the Grave Creek Bridge in Cottage Grove Oregon.

Multnomah Falls

This is Multnomah Falls in Oregon just south of the Historic Columbia River Highway in the northern part of Oregon. Even though it was in a drought year the run off is still quite good but, I still want to catch it in a good year. Also this was shot in August. 

I had to process this quite different than I normally process my images due to the high contrast in the shadow and sun. I did not plan the timing I was just on a trip with my family. The best time of the day would be in the morning or evening when the contrast is low. Normally I would crank the contrast up but on this image it was already too high. I was not happy with the detail in the highlights. Luckily I shot in RAW and was able to save a copy of the shortest exposure at a -1 setting and process it plus my normal bracketed series in my HDR software and even then I still lowered the exposure in the HDR software. There are many advantages to shooting in RAW. Like correction for lens distortion and chromatic aberration and many more. I had to break out a few new tricks to save an image that was not shot at the "perfect time". It's nice to find new challenges and not settle for the normal process. When you are not happy with the results process the image again and try something new not every image is the same. The more I shoot the more I find that you can break the rules and shoot any time of day and break other rules as long as you are creative. Enjoy your photography and never stop trying new things.

The General Buster Keaton Cottage Grove

I found this advertisement for the movie The General by Buster Keaton filmed in Cottage Grove Oregon in 1926. In the movie a bridge is sabotaged and collapses and the train was left and became a tourist attraction until it was scrapped for the metal during World War II.

I like the old advertising an the side of buildings and barns. I have a previous post Barns of Petaluma that has an advertisement for Coca Cola on the side of a barn.

I thought about not correcting the perspective but, after processing it both ways I liked the corrected perspective because you can read the words at the top a little better. You could correct the perspective in camera using a Tilt Shift Lens also.

If you are interested in watching The General here is the movie via You Tube.

Dorena Covered Bridge

This is the Dorena Covered Bridge in Cottage Grove Oregon built in 1949.

A Few Reasons I Love Yosemite

There are not many places as beautiful as Yosemite. Ever time you move one direction or the other everything changes and it is all beautiful. I often joke you could accidentally fire the shutter and come away with a good shot in Yosemite.

AGS Auto Parts

When I saw this auto parts store in Cottage Grove Oregon I thought it would be perfect for HDR. It seemed like a very small place to have an engine rebuilt, but I imagine most of the is in the back of the store.

San Francisco from the USS Hornet

The view of San Francisco from the USS Hornet a museum in Alameda, California. The USS Hornet served in World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War and the Apollo recovery.

Broke Down In Bodie

I found what is left of this car outside a house in Bodie State Historic Park. 

Fort Point The Other Side

This is the south side of the Golden Gate Bridge and on the west side of Fort Point. I had tried previously to access this area but failed, I had started out from Baker Beach and the beach disappeared into a cliff. On this trip I started further north and in the excitement I trespassed (I did not see the sign) but my daughter pointed it out to me on the way out. I noticed we were watched very closely by a police officer on a bike and the wind surfer in the last image. At first I thought it was just a wind surfer but I noticed he was very interested in what I was doing. They did not approach me but they let me know I was being watched. The first and last image were the only shots taken after I had trespassed. 

Saw Mill Bodie

This is the saw mill at Bodie California.

Lady Washington and Hawaiian Chieftain

Lady Washington and Hawaiian Chieftain are out of Grays Harbor Washington. The Lady Washington was in the Pirates of the Caribbean film Curse of the Black Pearl as the HMS Interceptor.

Lady Washington

Lady Washington

Lady Washington

Hawaiian Chieftain

Vineyard Martinez California

This is a vineyard in Martinez near the John Muir House.

Randy's Donuts

This is Randy's Donuts in Inglewood California on Route 66. It was built in 1953 as a second location of the Big Donut chain that is now defunct. Although several locations still exist under the names Kindle's Donuts, Donut King II, Dale's Donuts and Bellflower Bagels. Randy's Donuts has been featured in many movies and music videos. It was in the movies Get Shorty, Ironman 2 it also was in Randy Newman's video I Love La, the Red Hot Chili Peppers video Californication (although it is missing the R) it also has been in video games as well as many other videos and movies.

If you look at the blue paint at the lower right you will notice rubber left over from the filming of Ken Block's movie Gymkhana 7. Here is a clip from the movie featuring Randy's Donuts. Here is a film of the filming of and production Gymkhana 7.

1959 - 1960 Chevy Impala

This second generation 1959 -1960 Chevy Impala convertible was at the 2014 Summer Fest in Antioch.

Crystal and James

Here are a couple of shots I took of Crystal and James for their engagement a couple of weeks ago at Heather Farms Park. We couldn't of pricked a better day for the fall foliage.