Emerald Bay Photo News and Updates

A few heads-up news in regards to Emerald Bay Photography:

1. My photography exhibit of Guatemala will only be up at the downtown Bend Starbucks until next Sunday. Then it's coming down. So get yourselves down there and check it out!

2. Eye-candy anyone? The new page for my architectural photography is up.

3. Are you a bride? Then check out the revamped Resources page.

4. And last, but not least: Wanna rate Emerald Bay Photography's imagery? You can do so now over at O'Reilly's Digital Media Professionals Directory. Just go here, and check all 5 Stars... ;-)(free and easy login required)

I can't help myself.

The sky scapes here in Central Oregon's High Desert are just so damn spectacular, that whenever the magical combination of burning light, glowing clouds, and silhoutted trees occurs, I feel the imperative urge to race outside with my camera and forever capture the beauty on film (or rather, my CF card).

So here is another sky image, as seen on the eve of August 14 (note: the colors are 100% unaltered):

I confess - sometimes, I can be a pretty lazy photographer. Especially on those summer nights, when all's I wanna do is sit on my deck, enjoy the cooling night air and watch the awesome sunset light show.

Freelance photographer rule dictates that I should run out with my camera, find a really kick-ass scenerie against which I can shoot the fiery skies, hover there with my tripod (while fighting off the mosquitos biting my every exposed inch of skin), and shoot away until I run out of space on my memory cards.

But like I said - sometimes, I'd rather sit in my chair and just watch.

My one saving grace is that my house sits on a small bluff and the deck overlooks an open meadow with a tree-lined horizon. Hence - I still get shots like these:




Hope y'all enjoy them as much as I did taking them - from my chair on the deck.

Log homes are the stuff dreams are made of. Who wouldn't want to live in one? They symbolize ruggedness and the outdoor spirit - the very essence of the place we live in - and yet a lot of today's log homes have a definite air of sophistication about them.

One of Central Oregon's most glorious log homes has just recently been finished, and I had the chance to go out to the Crosswater Golf Community and photograph the mansion.

Take a look at the resulting images. Would *you* want to live here?

We bow our heads in grief and respect today to mourn the passing of one of photography's greatest icons: Henri Cartier-Bresson.

He proved that to be truly great, all's you really have to have is a good eye - he shot all his life with a small hand-held 35mm Leica. No fancy lighting, darkroom work or technology required. He's a hero to all of us who love his work.

For those unfamiliar with his imagery, check out some of the links below:

Portraits at the Smithonian
Photology
An NPR interview

Bend, OR - Emerald Bay Photography is pleased to announce that selected works of art from its collection are now on display at the Downtown Bend Starbucks gallery.

The theme won't be revealed here - you should go see for yourself to find out - but let's just say that it's vaguely "coffee-related". Chosing the 11 images was no easy feat, for they represent only a small amount of the EBP stock archive with a very narrow topic - but I'm pretty happy with the outcome and hope the viewers will enjoy looking at them as much I've enjoyed taking them.

The show will be on display for the entire month of August, and all framed and matted items are up for sale. Unmatted and numbered fine art prints of the images are also available upon request.

For further inquiries, please contact Simone via email or phone (541) 536-6255.

Last night was a Blue Moon - and I thought this would be a good opportunity to go photograph the full moon.

It was more difficult than I thought it would be - the moon moves considerably faster than a casual observation leads one to believe, and unless you have fast exposure times, small apertures and a high ISO, the image won't be razorsharp.

So I'm gonna need to practice some more - but for now, this is an ok picture:



Exposure was taken 1/15 sec @ F 5.6 with ISO 400,
with a 300mm (digitally effective 460mm) lens and a 1.7x teleconverter.