Hi All, I’ve been a bit quiet on this website so far this year. I’ve done some travelling, some contemplating, and some re-jiggering of my processes. I started to carry aluminum prints for the first time, and upgraded my festival...
I have been working on it off and on (mostly off) for over 10 years, and I can see the end in sight. It’s called “Stompin’ Grounds”. It starts when I moved to Oregon, and continues until the present day....
I have been to Central Oregon way too few times. As such, I will try to make this interesting anyway. Smith Rock, July 2024 ©2024 Gary L. Quay I will never climb Smith Rock. Looking at it, and taking pictures...
I waited a couple of years for hasseblad to relesae the 100 mp version of its CFV digital camera back. I wanted to use it on my 500CM camera, giving me the ability to use film and digital with a...
I used Ilford XP2 film when I first picked up a medium format camera, but soon gave it up. Now, I am wonderng why. What is XP2? XP2 is a fine-grained, multi-ISO film that is developed in color negative film...
The Fuji GSW690III Fuji GSW690III in its Natural Habitat Last Spring I bought a Fuji GSW690III camera in pristine shape, and, naturally, it fell off of my tripod in August, giving it that been-around-the-block-a-few-times appearance that most of my cameras...
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 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...
Terra Incognito Terra Incognito is the name I jokingly give to the wide open spaces between towns, especially to places that I have never been able to relocate after I took my first pictures there. Mapmakers used the term (but...
[/vc_column_text] Haystack Fire © 1999 Gary L. Quay This is the famous Haystack Rock at Canon Beach, Oregon. I took this picture back in 1999 with a camera without internal metering. I was fairly new at it then, so I...