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This is the kit that I use when I'm taking most of my photos. One Canon Rebel Xsi, an 18-55mm lens, a 55-250mm lens, a couple of lens hoods, a 430EXII external flash, an RS-60E3 remote switch, an assortment of filters including a UV filter, a circular polarizer, a FLD filter for florescent light, and a series of magnification lenses for close up shots. There's also a lens pen for keeping stuff clean. All of this fits pretty snugly into the Tamrac Velocity 7 bag that I use to carry gear.

Street art found on the west side oft he Killingsworth Market in Portland, Oregon. This is the neighborhood I grew up in as a kid.

Street art on the east side of the Killingsworth market in Portland, Oregon.. This is the neighborhood I grew up in as a kid.

One of the other things I did on my trip down to Portland was to stop at The Grotto. The Grotto is more officially known as The National Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother. It's a Catholic shrine and botanical garden, and regardless of whether or not you're Catholic, or even Christian, it's a beautiful place full of statuary, and plants, and a general sense of peace. This kneeling angel statue is one of the pieces along the trail in the upper level of the Grotto.

Continuing the dawn set from Portland, there is an arrangement of blocks in Pioneer Courthouse Square that are designed to represent a toppled pillar. This segment of has a toppled chess piece on it. Toppled pillar with toppled chess piece, and the light the way it was made for a good shot.