Browsing Gallery: _Shows: 2009/06 - B+W Oregon Journey Show

the road connecting the turbines really makes this pic for me

great combination of old and new-i am fast becoming a big fan of old mill sites.

very nice lines--even though it was probably spectacular in color, i like that you used b+w. it makes it more unusual and gives it a better feel

nice sense of motion ellen--perhaps cropping a bit more of the sky would concentrate the really nice lines more

this could not fit the theme much better from the bridge with its main supports to the live trees in the background to the graffiti in the middle.

nice--especially with the faint hills in the background--kind of draws you through-i wonder if this was a jewish cemetery (star)

nice sense of scale and place--especially for oregonians

i like the capture of the wavy train tracks-definitely brings age to the table

Great capture john- i especially like the bit of highway in the lower left corner

You know what they say about opinions: opinions are like... hair follicles, everybody has 100,000 of them. Here are a few more of the pictures I like and thought fit my internal version of the show theme:

Cut grass field
Nobody's home
Willamette River by Herman - the one with the bench and boat
Marshall Feed Mill - too bad the bridge rail is there, it kind of pulls me out of the picture
Prairie Lace
Chuck's Gas Station (out of the past)
Columbia_1
Malheur Lake Cemetery

I wish to respond to Johnr's comment that Wildlife Refuge does not fit with the theme: The old posts show that this was once a farm. Land developed for economic purposes is now being used to benefit wildlife that needed no help prior to development.
The photo was taken from Highway 101 with cars whizzing within feet of the tripod...and me.
The image does a poor job of showing the fence posts in the middle of the field - this image posting was the best compromise I could make between retaining detail and keeping the file size reasonable.

That's great news Tyrus - I hope you enter it in the show, I'd love to see it in print!

> I wish to respond to Johnr's comment that Wildlife Refuge does not fit with the theme: The old posts show that this was once a farm. Land developed for economic purposes is now being used to benefit wildlife that needed no help prior to development.
> The photo was taken from Highway 101 with cars whizzing within feet of the tripod...and me.
> The image does a poor job of showing the fence posts in the middle of the field - this image posting was the best compromise I could make between retaining detail and keeping the file size reasonable.

Lots of really fine work here! I've made a short list of the ones that I especially like:

Bridal Veil Post Office
Boat house on the Alsea River
Shooting Star Bridge
Bus Graveyard
Winding Through the Lava
Trackiing
Silverton Wall Sign B&W
Boston Mill
Sand Ridge Oregon
Faded Dreams
Out West
Yaquina Bay Bridge & Speed Boatl
Eastern Oregon Wheat Field
Depoe Bay
Melville, Oregon
Nortons, Oregon

Trawling through the pictures again I found more I'd like to comment on:

Dorena and Irish Bend - I think these fit the theme well. Dorena is visually interesting, I like the light and shadows inside. Irish Bend is a nice take of the bridge; without the path it looks like it just got dropped in the middle of the field
I like Where's the Road. It looks like the old hulk is still trying to go.
Tracking has good energy. Nice decision to tilt it I think
Tyrus - you've got many beautiful pictures here, too many to comment on. Although I don't think it fits the theme very well, I really like Wildlife Refuge, Siletz Bay. It doesn't pop out at you from the icon but it's a beautiful composition and really captures so many places I've hiked through.

oyster farm on the yaquina
old pier on the alsea river
shooting star bridge (i love all the lines)
buena vista ferry
old barn
yaquina fog
boston mill
hood river rr
mt adams and hood river valley
high desert barnyard
christmas valley dunes
sand ridge or
old resort cabin alsea river
forestry's uncertain future
seaside end of the road
another view
yaquina bay bridge and boat
tradewinds
eastern oregon wheat field
another oregon journey (policeman looking)
siuslaw oregon
blaine oregon

Here are the ones I like - not the only ones but the ones that bubble up as I go through the big gallery:

Boat House on the Alsea
Old Barn
yaquina sunset - textures and contrasts are nice
yaquina fog
willamette boat races
winding through the lava
causeway - the teenage stance really makes this
Boston mill by Dave
Hood River RR
Near Mayville OR
Central Oregon Ranch
Sand Ridge Oregon
Old Resort Cabin, Alsea River
Forestry's Uncertain Future - I like this concept and the photo but the title is too leading for my taste
Seaside end of the road
Out West
Heceta Lighthouse - beautiful version of the classic
South Jetty Yaquina River
Eastern Oregon Barn in Wheat Country
Columbia River Pilings
Brookings Boats at Night
Blaine Oregon
A Journey to Oregon from the SE

very nice treatment of a classic scene--the line running between the pilings in the lower left distracts me a little though

i love the combination and variety of lines in this one john--especially the way it trails into the distance.

a nice shot rich--it reaches into the past and highlights the importance of the sea (river in this case) to the local economy.

very nice craig--having spent a bit of time there, i think you captured the area well--especially the hills sloping behind the store.