The Oregon Coast
One of the first places I explored when I moved to Oregon in 1991 was the Oregon Coast. I had never lived quite so close to an ocean before, and had the means to get there. My first time on...
The Columbia Gorge
The Columbia Gorge The Columbia Gorge was what lit this east coast lad’s soul on fire in the early 1990’s. After moving to Oregon in 1991 (it will be 30 years in September), I first picked up my old Minolta...
Locations
A sense of place, the essence of the area where one is, to landscape photographers is the Holy Grail. These galleries cover mainly Oregon and the Pacific Northwest, but I recently added a new gallery for the East Coast. Click...
Wet Wonders
As many of you know, I have concentrated on Oregon’s dry side for quite a while, preferring the dusty farming areas like Wasco and Sherman Counties to the mossy, drenched rainforests west of the Cascades. Having moved back to the...
Lens, Lens Baby
Those of us old enough remember the song from the 80’s that begins with the phrase “Ice, ice baby.” Yes that was Vanilla Ice, a rapper whose fall mirrored his rise in suddenness, and left us with one of the...
Winter Ramblings
I am, above all, a lover of all things warm (with the exception of ice cream and martinis). As such, getting out in the winter to take pictures is a labor of loathing. I’m not the kind of photographer who...
Digital Infrared
Digital Infrared Infrared film has long been a favorite of mine. It has also become more scarce over the years. There are still infrared films on the market, most notably Ilford SFX and Rollei IR 400, and I have used...
Picture Post: Under Rowena Crest 8×10, October 2020
©2020 Gary L. QuayI took this picture in October of 2020 in the shadow of Rowena Crest along the Historic Columbia River Highway. I’ve said it before, but Oregon’s dry side has become my favorite place in the world.This would...
Black and White Film
My true passion in photography is film. I have struggled with it over the years, especially with the large format stuff. It is decidedly not easy, but therein lies the challenge that drives me onward: the desire to get it...
Color Film
Color Film Images Color film was at one time the holy grail of photography: mythical and elusive. Early attempts yielded sludgy colors, and took hours to print a single picture. Then, Kodak introduced Kodachrome. Color became easy. Steady improvements in...