I bought the domain name www.vintageviewfinders.com today. A bargain at 99cents for a year and I’ve set it up to forward to this category. Wish I’d thought of it before I got my business cards printed, but hey ho.
Tag: Nature
I love the smell of Bokeh in the morning
Bokeh in Wikipedia…: Bokeh (derived from Japanese boke, “become blurred or fuzzy”) is a photographic term referring to the appearance of out-of-focus areas in an image produced by a camera lens using a shallow depth of field.
It’s a catch-all term commonly employed in the expression, it’s not blurred, it’s bokeh. This particular shot was just happenstance since I’m buggered if I’m lying facedown on the frozen lawn to take a picture at 7am on a Sunday and happened whilst holding the camera down by my shoes and hoping for the best.
Fill my little world right up (fisheye)
I was happy with how this one turned out. It’s a weeping willow, looking straight up, and zooming out while taking the shot.
Splash
While backing up this years photos I noticed I hadn’t put this one in my phlog yet. It’s one of a series of waterfalls out down the Washington River way, and is due for a revisit very soon cos it’s been bucketing down of late.
Autumnism
We’re coming to the end of autumn now. The clocks have changed, it’s dark by 5, most of the leaves are on the ground, it’s nippy, and it’s raining. I’m glad I made this leafy spectrum a few short weeks ago.
Teasles
“Dipsacus is a genus of flowering plant in the family Dipsacaceae. The members of this genus are known as teasel or teazel or teazle.” says Wikipedia. I’d just like to add Teasle to the list of accepted spellings.
Peter Kerr Park
If I’d had a tripod I could have tried HDR for this, but as it is I chose to concentrate on the reflection of the sky and underexpose the rest. I like the fringe of autumn trees too… What do you reckon? Comments are welcome, as are ratings.
Sellwood Riverfront Park
Looking over the Willamette River from here (Google Map) in Sellwood, Portland, OR. An area noted for its plethora of antique shops and Tacoma Bridge, held together by glue and prayers (probably).
Hyperspace in Tryon Creek
A polarising filter, slightly longer exposure and, most importantly, zooming while pressing the shutter created this here effect.
Shoots and leaves
One of my first Through the Viewfinder shots, taken just outside my front door. We’re having one of the dryest autumns on record in Oregon leading to a gorgeous selection of turning trees.
Atticus in the park
It’s supremely difficult juggling an expensive digital camera, a vintage Kodak Duaflex IV and a hyper-active, squirrel-crazed schipperke. However, occasionally he does stand still and lets me take a shot like this.
Autumnal in Oregon
Posting at a rate of about one a month I’m afraid… Autumn in Oregon is a special time though.
Ballena Bay
No ballenas (whales) but this young seagull stood in as a model. This is at the north end of the island of Alemeda
