Rediscovering Ilford XP2 Film
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...
Fine Photography from the Pacific Northwest and Beyond.
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...
Summer is here! It’s infrared season once again. Warm weather came late to the Pacific Northwest this year. That doesn’t happen often, but having a more temperate June was welcome. Now that July is here, I stocked up with infrared...
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. Rowena Path and Tree, September 2023 Rowena Path and Tree, September 2023 ©2023 Gary L. Quay Getting ready for Fall...
The Oregon Coast is a particularly stunning shoreline, sporting topographical marvels much more dramatic than merely the sandy interface between sea and land. The Pacific Northwest’s volcanic past left its mark with haystack rocks in the surf, and with the...
For a very long time, I refused to do anything in Photoshop that I couldn’t replicate in the darkroom. The reason for this was that I intended to sell all of my images from darkroom prints, including the color pictures. ...
There is a tiny Columbia Gorge town about six miles east from Hood River, Oregon, that has become my favorite spot for photography, based mainly on the ruggedness of the scenery, and the bony white oaks that punctuate the landscape. ...
Image Gallery I have been photographing Oregon for 30 years, so naturally I have a large backlog of images. Until recently, I used only film. Digital photography is still relatively new to me. My gallery is divided into 7 sections:...
I received a comment on my blog recently that stated simply, and in its entirety, “You’re a digital hating hipster.” Well, I wasn’t even hip when I was the right age for it, but, more to the point, I don’t...
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...
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