They say you can’t see the forest for the trees, but what if you can’t see the trees for the forest? In my search for fall color, I found this graceful sapling standing in the afternoon spotlight between two giants. This is the picture my mom loves. She does tend to root for the underdog. 🙂
If you would like to purchase this image, you can do so here.
It’s been sunny in Oregon, which is weird, because by now we would ordinarily have had many inches of rain. It’s been nice for photography, though. I was able to get out the other morning and shoot at McDowell Creek Park. It’s in a small valley, so even at 9:00 a.m. I beat the sun and worried for my safety, as it is in cougar country. I saw some tracks by the side of the road and was checking them out. As I turned to head back to my car, I saw something up the gravel road across the street from me. A buck was about halfway up the hill, watching me. I went back to my car and stood there silently, hoping he’d come down.
He started making his way down through the brushy hillside and crossed the road down a ways from where I was waiting. Darn! I grabbed my camera and walked toward the river, thinking (mistakenly, perhaps) that if there was a deer, there probably wasn’t a cougar. As I rounded the bend, there he was, watching me. I managed to fire off a couple of shots before he went bounding into the underbrush. I have to say, this was the highlight of a beautiful day in the woods.
Oh, and I got a decent shot of the fall colors, too. 😉 If you are interested, it can be purchased here.
I went to a local bird refuge the other day on a foggy morning to practice my bird shots. I was able to get this muted shot of an egret lifting off.
Fall color at Samaritan’s Japanese Gardens, located behind Boulder Falls Inn in Lebanon.
The Oregon Coast is a funny place. It can be windy and cold in the summer and calm and sunny in the winter. I’ve spent more than a few New Years’ here and had beautiful blue skies like these. This was a great way to send of 2018.
Mr. A and I recently took a trip to Salt Lake City. We went to see a concert, but we also hit the streets and saw a lot of the city and surrounding areas. Our first night there we enjoyed the beautiful display of Christmas lights all around the city and especially in Temple Square.
I haven’t posted photos in a while. I’ve been busy teaching and getting actual prints ready to put in our local gallery. They are now up, and I’m thrilled to see them displayed in public!
I recently created a fun poster using a dog image from the X-Treme Air dog show at the state fair. I will be donating the proceeds of this image to Chase Away K9 Cancer. It got me wondering how many others use their art to raise money and awareness for their cause. I decided to host a contest on Fine Art America and make this the criteria for entry. The prizes would be promotion on my blog and social media pages.
The poster that inspired me can be found here.
And here are our winners!
First place:
Proceeds donated to shelter for refugee abused women.
Second Place:
Proceeds to to WildAid/WCN/WCS (wildlife conservation)
Third place:
Proceeds go to an animal shelter.
Click on the links to check them out, or see all of the entries by clicking here. Thanks for visiting!
I was inspired by the canine athletes I saw at the Oregon State Fair to create a motivational print. Proceeds from the sale of any related items will go to Chase Away K9 Cancer.
Check it out here. Watermark does not appear on the final product.
I have no excuses, as IÂ have had my coffee this morning, but I accidentally uploaded my photos to my writing site. If you would like to see them, click here.
