Oregon - Inter and Costal Regions
Old growth forrest area of Willamette Oregon. This area suffered from one of the many fires the region had experienced. It was an eye opener, due to the fires this area of forest appeared to be a sad lonely section of the forrest that had been tagged for tree removal.
Cape Blanco Lighthouse
Coquille River Lighthouse
In addition to the coast, Oregon's mountainous interior spawns many waterfalls. I had a list of many but only made it to just a few. The McKenzie River, HWY 126 east of Eugene, takes you through near old-growth forrest much of which fell victim to a previous year's wildfires. Even so, places like the Three Sisters and Mount Washington wilderness had much beauty to offer. This photo is of Lower Proxy Falls, off of Hwy 242 McKenzie Pass. The shot taken from the very bottom of the fall... from the middle of the stream. This is where I found out that my water proof boots only work up to the ankles, but worth the effort.
A trail with a view of Upper Proxy Falls about 100 feet or so above the floor or lowest section of Proxy Falls.
Another view of Proxy Falls from a different location on the trail
An audience overlooking the Oregon coast near Yaquina Lighthouse
A distant look at the historic Yaquina Head Lighthouse located on this point at the mouth of the Yaquina River built in 1872.
A portion of Crater Lake. A June day with snow and a bit of altitude. Notice the moon showing itself. It was a unique search and seek day.
Impressive wildlife can be found in Oregon. While driving south of Eugen towards Cape Blanco I ran into a well-know Elk observation area. I believe this is Dean Creek on HWY 38. Well-know to most but not to me because I had no intention of finding Elk this day. Hung around a bit then I got lucky and was able to shadow a small herd for a while. These two decided to fence for a period of time. My guess, a couple of young males learning how to demonstrate superiority. Taken from a reasonable distance, maybe 300 yards out. This was shot with a Nikon 200-500 fully extended to 500mm. 1/600 at f5.6, ISO 400... hand held.
Not to far from Newport Oregon, a wonderful Shark Fin rock formation created by the ocean. Hey the sky is showing some of the weather blowing in from the Pacific.
Another beautiful rocky formation the shows what the weather and oceans current was doing that day. An excibition in itself!
Infrared Photography shots of locations known as Drift Wood Beach as I recall reading from a sign in that area. This is just a portion of the wood that drifted on rests on this beach.
Infrared photo color results can be very interesting. For example green appears as white which makes it look like snowy weather... but it's not. Oddly enough the yellow in the deep center of the photo is actually a river running through that area. Infrared light reveals a different spectrum of light we don't normally see with our eyes.
Another Infrared Photography of Drift Wood Beach. A different point of view section of the wood that drifted on rests on this beach. While the measurment of distance wasn't available, it appeared that the length of Drift Wood Beach was a couple hundred yards at least.
An audience overlooking the Oregon coast near Yaquina Lighthouse, but the bleachers seem to be empty. Don't let it fool you. They're up there.
A focus on solitude as it might reflect the bond of a care taker and Yaquina. Overlooking the lighthouse and the sea. For this reason I have the funny feeling that this photo represents a friend of mine who is a friend to everyone. A person who is always nice and sincere. Someone who natuarlly watches over others and who has spent some of her life in Oregon, and has always commented on my photos. Janet, this one is for you, hope you enjoy it.