Today the wind picked up and a bank of dark clouds hovered over the mountains today. I had set my sights on taking some photos of some old building about 25 miles out of town. We drove out there and it was a complete bust, but driving back to town I could see one section …
Day 12 – Pilot Butte State Park
The clouds lifted today and revealed a beautiful, cerulean blue sky with a few clouds to add interest. A little bit of the fog layer was sitting near the mountains. It was a great day for a hike up Pilot Butte and photograph the Cascades mountain range. Maralee
Day 7 – Smith Rock State Park
We took a drive out to Smith Rock State Park this afternoon to do some recon for a possible full moon photo tomorrow. I wanted to find out where the moon was going to come up so I could find the position for the best shots. There were some high clouds and we never did …
Day 5 – Struggling a Bit
Today was a tough one for me to get out and shoot. I'm finding it difficult when I go to work in the dark and come home in the dark. Tonight we met friends for dinner at Jackson's Corner and got a couple of shots there. One was outside attempting to get the moon rising …
Day 4 – Trees
"Because they are primeval, because they outlive us, because they are fixed, trees seem to emanate a sense of permanence. And though rooted in earth, they seem to touch the sky. For these reasons it is natural to feel we might learn wisdom from them, to haunt about them with the idea that if we …
