Cannon Beach Again

Written by Gwyn 22 January, 2009 15 Comments

Very similar to the one from a couple of days ago, but I like this one too. One of these days I’ll learn how to process black and white shots properly, adjusting the RGB channels and all that.

Cannon Beach (Haystack Rock)

Written by Gwyn 19 January, 2009 1 Comment

This is from Friday’s jaunt to the seaside. Cannon Beach was looking as lovely as always, Haystack rock, if that is its real name, looked suitably emblemic, and the light, ah the light was golden and gorgeous.

We’ve got visitors

Written by Gwyn 11 January, 2009

Having a fine old weekend with friends from Mexico staying. Here’s a quick pic from yesterday’s expedition…

Title: Self-Portrait. Medium: Nissan Altima

Written by Gwyn 23 December, 2008 4 Comments

Who knew that you can press your face into fresh powder snow on a car and you get an insanely detailed imprint. I couldn’t bring myself to do this to the dog so I tried it myself.

If we weren’t heading off out so soon I’d try for a fuller recreation of Han Solo Frozen in Carbonite…

The Fugitive

Written by Gwyn 17 December, 2008 5 Comments

Taken surreptitiously as I wandered through a very pretty golf course that was 100% free of golfers for a change. Hope they don’t mind the size 11 foot prints across their well-tended putting greens…

Escarcha

Written by Gwyn 6 December, 2008

There was frost in the garden, and probably if I’d been inclined to go further afield, it was elsewhere too. Couldn’t resist a few pictures… Here’s one 😀

In other news, I’m starting to make navigating this phlog a bit easier. Phase one is an archives page which will display 77 day’s worth of thumbnails for your viewing pleasure.

Looking across the Willamette

Written by Gwyn 24 November, 2008

Nothing much to say about this one, but what do you reckon to the google map? Worth persevering with?

I love the smell of Bokeh in the morning

Written by Gwyn 17 November, 2008

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.

Splash

Written by Gwyn 11 November, 2008 2 Comments

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.

Peter Kerr Park

Written by Gwyn 1 November, 2008

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

Written by Gwyn 31 October, 2008

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).