Grizzly Giant – Carleton Watkins – I want to tell a story while It’s on my mind. Something that is becoming more relevant in my life as time goes on. A story of a well intentioned photographer and a giant Sequoia called Grizzly Giant – Carleton Watkins. I’ve always been a huge fan of the late … Read more
With the Spring and Summer months behind us and the Fall and Winter months ahead many people start planning ahead for the next season’s warm weather activities. Many of these plans will revolve around weddings and wedding engagements. Because of that I’ve decided to try to provide some information that will help in deciding what … Read more
I’m proud to announce that I have received a Silver Medal award from the Professional Photographers Association 2017 International Photographic Competition. I entered four photos and had three merit and one go to the loan collection for display.
I remember central Oregon back in the innocent days. My family has lived in central Oregon for five generations. I once drove a delivery truck route that included Wasco, Jefferson, Sherman, Gilliam, Wheeler and Crook counties. I got to know a lot of ranchers and farmers during that time. Those were the days of trust … Read more
What Lens Should I Use? – The most asked question of me is typically advice in what camera that one should get. I have addressed this in a previous blog post. The second most asked question may be what lens to choose. In SLR (single lens reflex) photography there are basically two types of lenses … Read more
Photographing Lightning – With Spring and early Summer comes transitional weather that will cause some amazing photography opportunities. Everything from blue skies with majestic thunderheads, rainbows and lightning. It is photographing lightning that I’m asked about how to capture the most. A lightning bolt typically lasts about 10 to 50 microseconds (0.000050 sec). That’s a lot … Read more
Angry Skies Over Mount Hood Oregon. This is a time lapse of the thunder clouds as they were passing by Mount Hood. This was taken from Lolo Pass Road near Zigzag, Oregon May 4th 2017.
The Oregon Rain Forest – This photograph speaks of what Oregon means to me. My earliest memories are of sitting at the edge of an Oregon creek fishing for trout with my father and the smell of the forest and the sound of the creek as it tumbles over the top of mossy rocks and logs. … Read more
Oregon Up Close A video created with my Samsung Galazy S5. My attempt at phonography, or phonovideomacro. Call it what you like, but check it out and let me know what you think. A macro video, Oregon Up Close. Produced, directed and filmed by Gary Randall.
