Oregon

connecting with Oregon...
Dramatic light conditions in this ever-changing landscape of Oregon coast.
When people see a guy with a tripod pointing his camera at something, they occasionally approach me with questions like “Is there anything particular going on here?” or “What do you see there?”. I typically come up with stupid responses sort of “Erm… I guess life is going on here” or “Um, I see the trees there”. I doubt I ever satisfy those passerby with my replies. After all, people do tend to get upset when they face something simple while expecting complicated things.
After having a pint of pilsner in a bar in Pacific City, Oregon, I set out to wander the sandy hills of Cape Kiwanda, although I could have just stayed and had another pint of pilsner. Never did I achieve anything more heroic in my life. And I'm still wondering to this day whether the consistent leaning of the trees in the photo was caused by the wind or the pilsner.
How about a cocktail for a 5 a.m. breakfast? Might be a bit too early, but such is the misery of a landscape photographer’s life.
Sometimes, it’s the Manhattan skyline emerging through the haze of Newark as you approach New York City on I-95. Sometimes, it’s the jagged ridge of the Sierra Nevada against the blue sky as you descend into Owens Valley after leaving the scorching heat of Death Valley. But in every case, I always perceive it with the awe and humility of a piece of seaweed washed ashore by a high tide.
Columbia River Gorge is a gorgeous gorge (is it just me who finds that phrase a bit odd?). But so many times, when I come across something truly spectacular among other photographers' works, the caption includes “unfortunately, this area was completely destroyed by a fire”.
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