Mt. Washington through trees, Oregon.
Gaia and I went to Sisters, Oregon last October. We plan to go back soon. Lots of potential photography.
New Exhibit at Park Place Coffee
For folks who live in Portland, Oregon, I have a new exhibit at Park Place Coffee at 1289 SE 182nd Ave. Come on down and check it out. Get a coffee of crepe while you’re there. Help support an awesome local...
Gins # 8
Sharpness has been the goal of lens manufacturers for over a century.Gins # 8But, not the only goal. To wit: the 16″ Kodak Portrait lens. Softness was the goal when this lens was made way back when Kodak was a...
Angel’s Rest Trail, Part 2
Adam Robins, a friend and fellow photographer, and I made it to the top of the Angel’s Rest trail today. I didn’t take as much gear, and I took more water. The trail was shrouded in mist, and a light...
Pendleton, Oregon. March 2013
Gaia and I went to Pendleton, Oregon in March 2013 on a well deserved vacation. It was entirely too windy to get out my 8×10 camera, but I could hand hold my Speed Graphic if I kept the shutter speed...
Why Use 8×10 Film in a Digital Age?
November 2008. It’s 2:00 AM. I’m on the Burnside Bridge in Portland, Oregon. I have my Deardorff set up to photograph the city and it’s picturesque waterfront. It’s cold. I’m alone very near a bad part of town. The occasional...
The Mad Achemist Speaks: Fall 2012 in 510 Pyro
Chanticleer Point, November 2012 I took this picture on Tuesday, November 14, 2012 from Chanticleer Point in the Columbia Gorge. For once, the clouds were cooperating. So many times here in NW oregon, we have either total overcast, or blank,...
Potsdam, New York
Traveling with large format cameras is a challenge these days. All the scanners, X-ray machines, and TSA employees scratching their heads, and asking, “What is this?” repeatedly while dismantling my carefully packed camera bag. I had to mail my film...
The Columbia Gorge, October 2012
My favorite time in the Columbia Gorge is the fall. The leaves turn there slightly before they do in Portland, and on the rare day when the rain lets up, I’m out there with one of my cameras. This year,...
October 2012 Exhibit at Anna Bananna’s in North Portland
Greetings, My photography will be on display at Anna Bananna’s at 8716 N Lombard St in Portland, Oregon. This will be a themed show consisting of waterfall images. I can’t think of a better way to usher in the rainy...