There are names, and then there are NAMES. In the Pacific Northwest, places like Portland, Eugene, or Klamath Falls have normal, family-oriented names, while Deadman Pass, Cape Disappointment, and Starvation Creek are another matter entirely. How did they get these...
I have been at this for a long time. While not wishing to bathe in nostalgia, I wanted to go back and find earlier versions of recent photographs, and see how I have changed as a photographer, and how the...
I will be updating this page frequently to show my current projects, and to let people know about future projects. Sedona, Arizona Trip, April 2025 Courthouse Butte, Sedona, Arizona ©2025 Gary L. Quay We travewled to Sedona, Arizona in April...
I like to take the Twirly Camera along whenever I am out to take pictures. For those not in the know, the “Twirly Camera” is a Noblex 06/150 Panoramic camera. It was made in the 1990’s, and it makes panoramic...
Rain usually does not come to the Columbia Gorge until late September, but we got an early shower today. It was good to see and feel. The American West has become drier over recent years, so much so that reservoirs...
Things are popping up all over the place. Really, all the best titles begin with a Don Martin sound effect. Sproing! For those who read Mad Magazine in the 20th Century, you know what I am talking about. I...
As promised, here is my first Balsamroot of the season. The Balsamroot is native to the Western US. In Oregon, it grows in the highlands of the dryer areas of the Eastern Columbia Gorge. Balsamroot Wildflower, Eastern Columbia Gorge, Oregon...
Spring has sproinged in the Pacific Northwest. The air is warmer. The world is greening up, songbirds are singing, and an unfamiliar flaming ball is showing up in the sky now and then as the omnipresent cloud cover briefly parts....
I have been concentrating on my Location Galleries on the website lately. I have opened galleries for Hood River, The Columbia Gorge, The Eastern Columbia Gorge, The Oregon Coast, Terra Incognito, Mount Hood and Environs, Portland, Oregon, and now, The...
Infrared Film Infrared film has been a long time passion of mine, but as I mentioned before, infrared film stocks have diminished over the years. My go to film has been Konica IR 750, but it was discontinued in 2005....
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