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Suh-weet!
Nailed a plane crossed the fully eclipsed moon. It was exciting :-)

Now I am tired.

Where have I been the last couple of months? I have been buried in the most challenging and rewarding project I have ever taken on- and I am so happy to say, it is finished and online to be enjoyed!

I present to you, "Finding Oregon." It is a 3.5 minute timelapse video showcasing the beauty of Oregon in the most powerful way I am currently able to capture. I have been smitten by the beauty of Oregon since I moved here, and this is a love letter to her.
vimeo.com/32852978

This image here is an edited frame from the opening credits and a scene later showed in the video. I had spent alot of work in post figuring out the star trail method to use in the video and I knew I wanted to make a still using the same effect. After months of working on timelapse, it's felt great to be back working on a still image! The shot is a "stack" of an entire night, and the images were taken by my new business partner John Waller. He shot it, I've processed it. Together we work with two other guys at Uncage the Soul Productions (www.uncagethesoul.com) on projects like this and many other exciting things. "Finding Oregon" is an Uncage the Soul piece and was only possible because of the support and hard work of the rest of the guys there. Check us out at our website or look for us on Facebook.

Big thank you to Darlisa for posting a screenshot on her page giving us a shout out. Darlisa, that kind of support means alot :-) Check out her link, she's got a great photo book she's working on.

I'm sorry I've been MIA for so long, the timelapse video became my obsession. It's done now, and there's lots more timelapse on the horizon, but I hope to get back to regularly taking starry night stills also. ...not sure how that all works out though!
Keep your eyes and ears open for an upcoming behind the scenes video.

This is Mirror Lake up in the Eagle Cap Wilderness of the Wallowa Mountains.

I love Oregon!

Hey guys!
Couple cool things to talk about.
1, This image has been posted before, but it's been newly reprocessed because I got a request for it to be used in a children's book about "stargazing" :-)
I really try to embed my images with curiosity and wonder, so to be asked to share an image in a children's book is, ironically, a huge honor!
This is Smith Rock State Park in Central Oregon.

2, For you locals, I have been asked to speak at a local camera club just outside of Portland in Forest Grove, OR. It's going to be Oct 26th, at 7:30pm till whenever. I am REALLY excited about this. I'll be showing a ton of my images, take some time to talk about how to take night images yourself, even spend some time talking about processing. Annnnd, I'll probably even show some EXIF info ;-) Oh, also, if there's time, I'll show and tell about the timelapse work I've been getting into.

So, if you're a local, consider coming out. It should be an interesting night and it would be great to meet any Flickerites in person. I spent a night with the club a few weeks ago to get a feel for the group- they're AWESOME. So, if you've been looking for a public outing to engage in photography with- I highly recommend this group!

Here's some info:
Club meets at "Valley Arts" store, 2022 Main, Forest Grove, OR
Wednesday nights @ 7:30pm

Alright, 'nough yakkin from me.
Hope all is well with you :-)

Woo-hoo! Aurora in Oregon!
No, it's not the big waving, banner-like Northern Lights that show up in Iceland, Alaska or far north Canada; but I'm still stoked to see anything this far south in Oregon.

So, here's the shot. There's the Aurora.
It was barely visible with my eye, but really showed up in the camera. It's interested because while I was shooting earlier in the evening, all my color balances were messed up, and I couldn't figure out why! Guess a little bit of green can shift it all.

This was an amazing night of star gazing and time with friends. We were allowed to stay the night here since the watchers were heading down for a few days off. It was incredible. Beautiful sunset, clear night of stars, and great sunrise. All at 7,600 ft in a firetower :-)

Lots of timelapse and images from this trip, and over the next few weeks I'll be going through it all to put it together into some sort of "Oregon at Night" video.

Stay tuned.