Sacajawea is an intregal part of Oregon's history. On the highest point of Portland is a statue/sculpture of this magnifient Lady and child at a place called Council Crest.
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Showing posts with label hdr photography. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hdr photography. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Sacajawea
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Reed College In HDR
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| Reed College In HDR |
You won't get all the dynamic range, full effect that you would by taking bracketed shots with a DSLR camera, but you can still have lots of fun. Ooh, I have a bottom feeder P&S, too!
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| Reed College In HDR |
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| Reed College In HDR |
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| Reed College In HDR |
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| Reed College In HDR |
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| Reed College In HDR |
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| Reed College In HDR |
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| Reed College In HDR |
If you really want to learn High Dynamic Range Photography (HDR) I recommend only this book. You won't find a lot of fancy HDR shots in it. Sometimes it gets repetitive but you'll learn about HDR and the software that converts your photos. Most books are a waste and an ego thing on the part of the authors.
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Saturday, March 24, 2012
HDR Views From Oregon City
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| HDR Views |
Decided to take some High Definition Range Photography (HDR) with a view from up high. My home is just a few blocks away from this old promenade spot in Oregon City, Oregon.
It's basically a scenic turnaround at the end of a dead end street. Hey! More of a lovers' hangout than anything else, not real busy, but on the fourth of July it's one “busy mother”. Folks come from all the neighborhoods to see the various firework displays at night.
Oregon City is south of Portland and is seven miles away....that is to Portland City boundaries. It's a lot further to downtown.
In this shots, you are seeing about 180 degrees. From where these shots were taken, it is 900 feet above sea level. Lot's of historic homes here in the foregrounds, like the McLoughlin House.
I used two lenses...a wide angle and a 200 mm telephoto. Not real thrilled with the later for HDR shots...but, you are going to see them anyway.
What cities do you see in these photos: Oregon City, West Linn, Gladstone, Lake Oswego, Milwaukie, Portland. You also see the Willamette River and all the way into Washington.
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| Portland Photography |
The above shot is of downtown Portland...miles away. It looks like there is nothing but forest between where I am and Portland....Ha!
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| Oregon City Photography |
A little bit of Oregon City above, and one below in B&W.
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| Oregon City Photography |
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| View of Mt.Scott in Portland |
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| Oregon City Photography |
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| Oregon City Photography |
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Saturday, March 10, 2012
Aurora Mills
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| Aurora Mills |
They specialize in vintage and antique house parts. That's a “duh”! As far as I can tell, they have anything and everything vintage, and antique for home or business, and stuff you would have never thought of on your own.
It's located about 20 miles south of Portland just off of Highway 99E. Actually, as you are heading south it's about the first thing you see off to your right as you enter Aurora.
I want to thank the folks at Aurora Mills for letting me take my camera and tripod through their place. They didn't have to allow it. They were more than kind...really appreciate it!
If it was your sole job to inventory everything they have in their place they would have to “carry you out” at the end of the day. To put it mildly, there is a whole lot of stuff to see both inside and out!
For camera folks, all the photos here are in High Dynamic Range Photography (HDR). If you don't know about this, three different exposures: an under exposure, spot on exposure, and an over exposed shot are taken within seconds of each other of the same thing, and then blended together in special software. To put it another way, it takes 3 shots to get one final photo.
Oregon Natives and tourist have no excuse but to visit Aurora Mills. Sure, as a tourist you can go visit Multnomah Falls, downtown Portland , and the Oregon coast all by bus. But get off your duff and figure out a way to visit quaint Aurora...rent a car if you have to. Jeez!
Overall, the City of Aurora is one of the coolest and largest antique centers in Oregon. And, while you are there, make sure to go to Aurora Mills! You won't be sorry. Ooh, this is only Part one of the photos from there...so stay tuned!
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| Aurora Mills |
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| Aurora Mills |
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| Aurora Mills |
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| Aurora Mills |
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| Aurora Mills |
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| Aurora Mills |
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| Aurora Mills |
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Sunday, January 29, 2012
Mission Mill Museum Gift Stores
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| Mission Mill Museum Gift Stores |
In an earlier post I had photos and talked about the Mission Mill Museum in Salem, Oregon. However, it was on a Sunday..it was closed and had to photograph it from the outside.
Well not to worry! How about another day? And, this time photographing the inside of the place in HDR...concentrating on the super cool gift shops, and inside the textile mill rather than the out buildings like in the earlier post.
The gift shops are a conglomerate of different themes all expertly integrated into one large area. There is a central cashier who was nice enough to let me photograph it all.
My wife, and one of our friends were there with me. We were all impressed with the caliber, the uniqueness of the gift shops...really something to see. I hope my photography does it justice.
No flash was used...they don't allow them. Also, there is no way can I could get all the photos I took into one post...so more to come!
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| Mission Mill Museum Gift Stores |
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| Mission Mill Museum Gift Stores |
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| Danner and Soli |
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| Mission Mill Museum Gift Stores |
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| Mission Mill Museum Gift Stores |
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| Mission Mill Museum Gift Stores |
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| Mission Mill Museum Gift Stores |
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| Mission Mill Museum Gift Stores |
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| Mission Mill Museum Gift Stores |
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| Mission Mill Museum Gift Stores |
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Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Crown Point Vista House
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| Crown Point Vista House |
It was built, circa 1917 as a scenic wayside as folks were traveling on the old Columbia River Highway to get to other scenic spots up the Gorge. It's a must place to visit...it has a panoramic view that won't wait and a cool gift shop.
Because it's way up high over the Columbia and I84, most folks don't even bother with the Visit House. Big mistake!
Unfortunately, most tourist stop at Multnomah Falls as they drive down 84 and that is as far as they get.
The photo of the Crown Point House, and the shot across the river, as shown here were taken ten years ago on a 4 megapixel point and shot camera. Recently, I converted it to High Dynamic Range (HDR) and tried bring out some of the detail of both scenes.
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| View from the Vista House |
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Thursday, January 12, 2012
Old Gas Stations
This is an old Fly A Gas Station that has been restored, and then some! It is located about 6 miles south of Portland in Gladstone, Oregon.
It is not an active service station. What it is is the world headquarters for Cycle-Express which specializes in accessories for motorcycles and off-the-road vehicles.
The owner was more than kind to let me photograph part of the inside area, which is full of memorabilia. I shot everything in High Dynamic Range Photography (HDR). Please enjoy!
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| Old Gas Stations |
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| Old Gas Stations |
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| Old Gas Stations |
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| The Ceiling |
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| Gladstone Oregon Flying A Service Station |
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| Gas Pump Heaven |
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Saturday, November 12, 2011
Silverton Oregon Photography in HDR
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| Bobbie The Wonder Dog |
Silverton, Oregon is the original home of Bobbie the Wonder Dog, a Collie mix that was separated from his family in 1923 while on vacation in Indiana. Unfortunately, they didn't find Bobbie before having to return back home to Oregon and had to leave without him.
Not to worry, six months and 2,800 miles later Bobbie returned home to Silverton, on his own, in the dead of winter across plains, deserts and mountains. Impossible you say?
You may want to research and read more about this amazing dog. If you are a dog lover, tears will come!
Anyway, Silverton is a cool town and a must place to visit if you ever venture to Oregon. It is about 20 miles from Salem. And, it's on the way to the famous Silver Creek Falls Park...Oregon's largest park.
I didn't include shots of downtown or neighborhoods. It was too late in the day and movement (cars, people) of any kind is detrimental to HDR photography. Since at least one one exposure of three is long all you would see is blurry people and cars. See here for an explanation of HDR Photography.
I didn't go berserk and photograph everything...a later post will come with more. For now, I photographed along the water (Silver Creek) that flows through downtown and a rather cool park.
All the photos here were taken in HDR. Enjoy!
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| Looking at Silver Creek |
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| A little bit of follage along Silver Creek |
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| Entrance to the Park |
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| The Park |
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| One of many cool murals in Silverton...Never stop believing! |
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Thursday, November 10, 2011
Old Cars In HDR | Well Trucks Too!
One of the most popular things about High Dynamic Photography (HDR) is photographing old cars and trucks. So here we go!
All the cars and trucks here were shot in a wrecking yard in Molalla, Oregon. When I say “shot” I mean shot. Leaners and more leaners.
The best part is the 1949 Ford photographed here had a price tag of $3400, plus change. OK!
I guess they are waiting for the poor guy that needs parts badly. Good luck!
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