Moving Back to the Portland Area
After three years living in Hood River (close to four by the time we move) we made the decision to move back to the Portland area. The reason for moving here did not pan out. It was a long shot...
The Columbia Gorge Trails are Opening!
At the end of November, the Historic Columbia River Highway in Oregon has finally opened between Bridal Veil and Ainsworth State Park. It was the last segment to open after its closure during the Eagle Creek Fire. The HCRH was...
A Hard Decision
Photography memorial time. I made a decision last week. It’s been 3 and a half years since I tore down my darkroom in order to sell my Portland house, so that we could move to Hood River. The current house...
More from the New Scanner:
West Linn Power at Willamette Falls, Oregon This is the West Linn paper plant as seen from across the Willamette River in 2010. I took this picture with a large format camera and lens combination that needs to have the...
Picture Post: More From the New Scanner.
The Oregon Coast as seen from Cannon Beach.There’s nothing like a large negative. Technical data: Oregon Coast, Cannon BeachCamera: Deardorff 8×10Lens: 300mm Nikkor-WFilm: Ilford HP5+ Developed in Ilfotec HC.
New Film Scanner!
I finally bought a scanner that can handle an 8×10 negative. Here’s the first scan: Cedar Creek Grist Mill, 8×10 Color I’m excited about the possibilities. Since the demise of my darkroom, 8×10 film has been mostly pie in the...
Digital Darkroom and 8×10 film.
Since I lost my darkroom over 3 years ago, I haven’t been able to produce any work from my 8×10 negatives, but I finally bought an Epson V800 scanner, which is capable of scanning 8×10 film. I scanned 2 negatives:...
Picture Post: “Windmills, Maryhill, Washington.”
4×5 film image.
Facade # 2
Picture post. Gaia and I were in Portland last week, and we took some time to take some pictures in the east side industrial area near the waterfront. Here are two more pictures from the trip: Brick Eastside Industrial, Portland
Summer Wildfires in Oregon and Washington
Charles Nelson House (pictured) was consumed by fire. This summer’s wildfires started a month early, and it showed no signs of letting up. This house pictured above burned in July in the Substation Fire. More fires started in the area...