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...
A long time ago, I ran across a book called “The Art of Seeing.” Not to be confused with the book by Aldous Huxley, this described a way of seeing the world in such a way as to easily paint...
I discovered Dufur about ten years ago. It was new to me, but the little town along Route 197 just south of The Dalles has a long history of agriculture, vintage cars, and those arid landscapes I have come to...
I discovered Dufur about ten years ago. It was new to me, but the little town along Route 197 just south of The Dalles has a long history of agriculture, vintage cars, and those arid landscapes I have come to...
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...
I have been to Pendleton twice. That is clearly too few times. It’s almost Spring, and in this year of the COVID pandemic I am experiencing wonderlust. It may be time for a third trip. I am building a page...
I have been to Pendleton, Oregon, exactly twice. That is clearly not enough. Pendleton, however, was my real gateway to Oregon when I moved there in 1991. All those years ago, I hit the Oregon boarder in a 1981 Ford...
Large Format Large format is the Holy Grail of film photography. It’s elusive, mythological to all but the most devoted, and rare. When asked what camera to take along for a photo shoot, Ansel Adams replied “The biggest on you...
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