Felton California

I took this shot at Mount Hermon Camp & Conference Center in Felton California. In 1841, California's first water-powered sawmill was built at the junction of Bean Creek and Zayante Creek by Peter Lassen, Isaac Graham, J. Majors, and F. Hoeger.

Merced River Yosemite

This is the Merced River along Highway 140 just inside the arch rock entrance into Yosemite National Park.

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Half Dome From Mirror Lake

This is Half Dome reflecting in Mirror Lake which is located in Tenaya Canyon in Yosemite National Park. 

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Half Dome From The Valley Floor

I may have posted this image before but I lost it (due to a hard drive crash) before I could upload it to Smugmug. I was able to recover the original files and reprocess it. It is in Yosemite of Half Dome from the valley floor.

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Middle Of The Road Highway 89

Here is a shot I took just south of Lassen Volcanic National Park on Highway 89.

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Mill Creek California

Here is a shot I took in Mill Creek California near Lassen National Park in northern California. We stayed at Mill Creek Resort.

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Mount Hood Oregon

This is a shot I took of Mount Hood it is the highest point in Oregon and the fourth highest in the Cascade Range. The highest is Mount Rainier in Washington. Followed by Mount Shasta in California. Then comes Mount Adams in Washington and then come Mount Hood.

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Peek A Boo Pony

It's been a while since I have posted. Here is a shot I took a couple years back while in California on Route 395.

Half Dome from the valley floor (winter)

Here are a few shots of Half Dome from the valley floor. Just a few steps can change the foreground tremendously.   

Carlsbad Flower Feilds

This is Carlsbad Flower Feild's in Carlsbad, Ca. the American flag is 300 by 170-foot and made out of red, white, and blue petunias.

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.