Santiam River - Whispering Falls Campground

Day camping with the family at Santiam River - Whispering Falls Campground.   This stretch of the river was absolutely beautiful, but I had some difficulty getting the right angle I wanted.  After half an hour of unsuccessful attempts, My Nephew Tommy scouted out this angle (picture above), ended up being my favorite shot the bunch.

 Stretching out my 17-70 Sigma lens as far it would go, I snapped this shot from the 75 yards away on the 20 ft bank.

The SLIK tripod I got last year ended up working out better then I hoped on all these rocks, never felt the camera was in danger.  This helped me get these positions I wouldn't dare attempt on my old tripod.

Equipment:

Canon 60D

Sigma 17-70mm

Tiffen Neutral Density Filter

SLIK Tripod

Vivitar Remote Trigger

Mt. Hood over Timothy Lake

Timothy Lake, Mt. Hood Oregon

I was at Timothy Lake a few years ago and took this shot of Mt. Hood.  It's a beautiful place to camp and fish, not that I had any luck on the fishing but scenery made up for it.

Equipment:
Canon 30D
Sigma 17-70mm
B+W 77mm Circular Polarizer

Edits:
Aperture: Color Saturation, Contrast and Cropping

Hot Air Balloon Rides, Newberg Oregon

Early morning balloon rides in Newberg Oregon are great for amazing shots.  My Mother and Father-In-Law took a balloon ride for their 40th wedding anniversary.  They had a great time. The day was sunny, clear and cool, perfect for a view of Newberg Oregon and the surrounding area.

I used my Panasonic DMC-FZ8 camera with 12x zoom.  My in-laws were able to blow up a few pictures they liked to an 8x10 size and were very happy with the quality.

Equipment:
Panasonic DMC-FZ8

Edits:
Jasc Paint Shop Photo Album 5: Color Saturation and Sharpening

Cannon Beach Oregon Sea Creatures

Pink Sea Anemone Cannon Beach Oregon

Barnacle Covered Rock Cannon Beach Oregon

While wandering along Cannon Beach the boys and I stumbled on the wonderful tide pools nestled at the foot of looming Haystack Rock. At the time I only had my Canon PowerShot so the shots were quick and dirty.  This camera has been a life saver for shots on the fly.

The pink sea anemone was wonderful to see and I am a sucker for rocks with barnacles.  Great trip and great weather.

Equipment:
Canon PowerShot SD 780 IS

Edits:
Jasc Paint Shop Photo Album 5: Color Saturation and Sharpening

Airplane Photography Hillsboro Oregon

DC-3 Parked at Hillsboro Oregon Airport (KHIO)

I was visiting the Hillsboro Oregon airport back in August 2009 and was lucky enough to see this beautiful DC-3 parked out front of Aero Air (FBO) as they were prepping it for departure.  The sun was just setting and the plane was reflecting the orange and deep blues of the horizon.  I quickly walked as close as I could to the tarmac but the fence prevented me to get any closer then about 75 yards from the plane. Luckily that was just enough to frame this shot, 5 sec's before they fired up the left engine.   

Equipment:
Canon 30D
Sigma 18-200mm

Edits:
PhotoShop: Color Saturation and Sharpening

Tim Roberts - PhotoRaptor.com