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Updated: Apr 30, 2007 12:47pm PST

Death Valley Road Trip : Death Valley road trip. Feb 2007. Death Valley is such an interesting place. So many sights to see, we didnt get to see them all in 3 days.

The weather was perfect. I could have used better light for my landscape stuff, most of the time it was diffused by high thin clouds, but oh well. I am not a landscape photographer, I am more of a landscape snapshot person. I dont take much time to set up a shot, get the right angle, wait for the right light. I had a blast with a new 16-35mm 2.8 lens and I really gained alot more respect for landscape photographers that can capture it all just right. I dont have the patience. Perhaps photographing horses has made me twitchy and impatient. I still love landscapes though, maybe someday I will take the time to attempt to do it right. These images have been quickly processed in Adobe Lightroom.

Info on Death Valley: http://www.nps.gov/deva/parknews/upload/VisitorGuide_72.pdf

Death Valley Road Trip

Mt Tabor Park : I've lived a block from Mt Tabor Park all of my adult life. My winter photography project, mostly for self entertainment is to photograph many of my favorite scenes in the park.

Wide Angle Fun Around Town : Just trying out my new wide angle lens. (Canon 16-35 f2.8)
Being so trained for the long zoom lens that shooting horses requires, I figured it was time to give the wide angle a try and see how long it takes to reorient my brain and shooting habits.

First images were taken at Mt Tabor Park, just a block from my home. Mt Tabor is on the national register of historic places. It resides on an extinct volcano inside the city of Portland. The reservoirs provide much of the water for the city of Portland.

The second set of images is from the Multnomah Park Cemetary, which was founded in 1888. It is owned and operated by the City. For many years I have driven past, making a mental note to stop in one day and meet all who rest their weary bones there. Many immigrants in this cemetary, it looked like there was a big gap in time with very few new "residents". Now the cemetary seems to be "sprouting" immigrants from Eastern Europe. Russia, Romanian, Czech etc. Many elaborate headstones with images of the deceased with inscriptions that cannot be read by us english speakers. I fear that as the generations to come start to lose their ancestral language, that one day very few will be able to read the headstones, beyond the names. A shame, as I like to try to find a bit of history and a story behind each person who's stone I am viewing. Kind of reflect on them as a person, a life once lived... cemetaries certainly can put one in a strange frame of mind.

Wide Angle Fun Around Town

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Nokotas : Nokotas owned by Dale and Holly Offerman. Photographed July 2006 near Arlington WA.

Draft Horses : Draft horses Sisters, Oregon April 22 2006

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