Resolutions

It's that time when we all look back on the year and make plans to do things better. We resolve that things will change. We resolve that we will change. And things will be better. All my pants will fit better.

Well, I don't know about weight loss resolutions, but I'm definitely resolved to return to this location and make pictures again.

Nikon D800, 14-24mm f/2.8 lens @24mm, f/5.6, 1/320s, ISO 800, Nik Silver Efex Pro 2.

This is at Haceta Head in Oregon. The surf is crashing behind me, and fog is swirling about the cliffs to my left and right. The most picturesque lighthouse on the west coast is to my left...covered base to roof in flapping black tarps for renovation. That's one of the things I want to photograph when I return--sans tarps, of course.

But I'd like to explore this bridge again, too. I love the bridges in Oregon. I feel like they are all of a theme. Plus, they're always spanning these wonderful places. Just up the road to the North is a spot called Cape Perpetua that I'd also like to re-explore. To the south is the Sea Lion Cave.

I was there this day in September to photograph a wedding, and it was spectacular. Anyone else getting married? I know a great spot. Need a photog?

Return to Punch Bowl

Something wonderful about being a photographer is that I get to visit wonderful places over and over again. Fortunately (or not), I don't have to drive to Oregon to do it. I get to revisit a place each time I finish pictures I made there. The whole time I'm working I remember the hike in with friends, and the freezing water rushing around my feet, and the couple from China I got to speak with. What a great time I had...then and now.

Nikon D800, 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 VR lens @62mm, f/16, 9 exposure HDR, ISO 100, Nik HDR Efex Pro 2 and Color Efex Pro 4.

Punch Bowl

My pal Megan suggested we all hike to Punch Bowl Falls in the Columbia River Gorge last week. Obviously, Jenn and I thought this was a great idea, and we had a lovely time hiking and making pictures. I made a bunch of panoramas of the falls and the surrounds, and I'll share them here...when I get them put together! There's a lot of work to be done after that shutter button is activated, and it's fun; it just takes time. You know that saying, "Tempus fugit (time flies)"? Well, there should be one about time going by like water over a falls...

Nikon D800, 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 VR lens @28mm, f/16, 1/100s, ISO 100, Nik HDR Efex Pro.

RMNP

Whew! I'm traveling to various Smugmug User Groups this week and teaching other photographers. Started at the Vernal SMUG, and drove to the Denver North SMUG to teach this morning. Well, yesterday we made a few stops on the way through the hills. This is in Rocky Mountain National Park, and it's a picture I'd like to make again and very some things. But, man I love high altitude skies!

Nikon D800, 14-24mm f/2.8 VR lens @ 14mm, f/8, 1/400s, ISO 100.