…it all just comes together. The bird, its posture, the light, the background – all the good karma you’ve accrued over many years of diligent study and work is cashed in all at once as the price of admission to witness the perfect photographic moment. My souvenir of that moment? This image of a Caspian […]
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Photo Interlude: Multnomah Falls
Multnomah Falls in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area is the second highest year-round waterfall in the United States (620 feet from its source on Larch Mountain to its basin beside the Columbia River). Its extraordinary accessibility from I-84 just east of Portland, Oregon makes it a very popular subject for both amateur and […]
My Favorite Girl in Astoria
I freely admit it – during my family’s most recent visit to our ancestral home of Astoria, Oregon, I met a girl who swept me off my feet. Now, before you start typing out a message to my wife telling her what a no good bum you’ve always known I was, let me clarify something, […]
Where the Heart Is
Astoria, Oregon It may simply be a small town on the northwestern tip of Oregon. It may be cloudy, rain-soaked, and moss-covered for most of the year. It may even be the place that, as a foolish teenager growing up there and hoping for a future full of wealth and adventure, I most wanted to […]