Tom McCall Waterfront Park Artwork

This is the walkway along Tom McCall Waterfont Park, bordering the Willamette River. The Portland Maritime Museum is the boat off to the right.

Given any day, Portlanders love to walk along the river and take in the tranquility of the area. The Waterfront Park is downtown and, is very convenient for folks, who work in the area to take a nice walk during the lunch hour.

However, this capture was made on a Sunday and, many of the folks on a walk here come from all over. The Morrison Bridge is in the background and the high rises are on the east side. This image has been converted into a digital painting,

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Train Station Art

This neat little train station, located in Oregon City, Oregon is the last stop as you head to Portland and points north to Seattle via Amtrak. Also, you can catch the train heading south to Eugene and beyond. 

What caught my eye about the train depot is the nostalgic architecture. They have mixed the old train depot buildings with the new.

The yellow and brown shelter here dates back decades. But, of course has been remodeled.

This image was made using three different exposures and combining/converting those into a High Dynamic Range (HDR) photo.

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Morrison Bridge Art

The Morrison Bridge is located in Portland, Oregon (PDX)! It is one of many bridges in Portland, which is also known as "Bridge City" because of the many bridges that cross the Willamette River.

What is unique about this capture are the reflections of light coming off of the Morrison Bridge. Usually the water is not this still and it results in very little distortion of the colorful lights, red, yellow, green and blue coming off the bridge.

The Morrison is a basule bridge (drawbridge). This particular capture was taken as a panorama. It picks up almost the entire bridge and part of skyline downtown. However, the focal point of the image is really the light on the water.

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Portland Union Train Station

The Portland Union Train Station has been around since 1890. It would have been the largest train station in the country if they had stayed with the original design but, it was downsized. 

The station is located in China Town and is right next to the Broadway Bridge.  The Union Station with its cool architecture, 50-foot-tall clock tower and, “Go By Train” neon sign, is a Portland landmark.

Of course, rail transportation is not as popular as it once was but, it is still a cool way to travel!

In 1975. the station was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.


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Thursday, June 30, 2016

Kite Fun

A must event to attend is the Summer Lincoln City Kite Festival on the Oregon Coast. Hey, it's "kite fun" at its very best!

People from the Willamette Valley, meaning Portland Area, Salem and, really all over ,come to check out the cool kites for a couple of fun days. Basically, the big boys and girls are out there showing off their kites and kite flying skills.

The beach is absolutely packed with kite enthusiasts. Many are packing a picnic. Many are checking out the kites, up close and personal.

However, everybody is having a ball like they should be! There is a link below the image if you would like to purchase a print.

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Saturday, September 15, 2012

Cool Beach Towns in Oregon

Just another photo taken at one of Oregon's cooler beaches...Seaside. This is taken from the turnaround on Broadway.  The main drag in Seaside.

The statues of Lewis and Clark lead the way and are back lite.  Too bad there had to be a truck parked in the street.

Cool Beaches in Oregon

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Friday, September 14, 2012

Cool Beaches In Oregon 3

This is a big, big guess: Seaside, Oregon is the most popular beach town in Oregon!  Clarify time: it's a short drive from Beaverton and Portland which are both heavily populated, well, as compared to Pudukie, Oregon..population 2. 

 

 

However, the bottom line is: It's a really cool place to visit and there is lots to see...cool places to eat....and, Seaside has all their seagulls lined up in a row...being a super nice clean place to spend some time at!

 

 

I won't even get into the superb Cajun restaurant that you may have to GPS to find.  But, find it!

 

 

Hey! This is an off Broadway shot, literally! Broadway is the main drag in Seaside. It's so early in the morning the seagulls are still asleep and not lined up like they should be. Geez! 

 

Cool Beaches in Oregon

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Monday, July 30, 2012

Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge

Inside the city limits of Portland, Oregon lies Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge.  Yes, a real live wildlife refuge complete with blue herons, bald eagles and a variety of other birds including hawks and woodpeckers.

At the right time of the day, a birder's paradise. Not many bigtime cities anywhere can claim this.

Oaks Bottom is really a backwater for the Willamette River.  And, during the winter looks more like a lake.

At one time, long time ago, I lived close to Oaks Bottom and was able to catch a few catfish.  I don't know if you can do that anymore.

As I looked back at the photos I took, one shot in particular, with downtown Portland in the background reminded me of Central Park.
 

I further processed some of the photos here through High Dynamic Range Photography (HDR) software.  The one shot makes the Portland skyscapers look animated. That's the effect I wanted.

My wife, the puppie and I are walkers.  There are several routes to go.

Close to the river is a major paved biking and walking path.  Closer to the bluff that overlooks the Refuge is a unpaved trail that we favor.

You would think that you are in the middle of a forest.  I have never seen a whole bunch of folks on it.  Most favor the paved stuff.

If you are into nature...you are aren't you?...you will just love this place, and will thank your stars that there are still places like this on earth to enjoy.

Oaks Bottom Wildlfe Refuge

Oaks Bottom Wildlfe Refuge

Oaks Bottom Wildlfe Refuge - Corn Flowers and Queens Lace

Oaks Bottom Wildlfe Refuge - Portland Mauseloum

Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge

Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge

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