On Friday a friend of mine and I decided to hop on Portland’s excellent light rail and explore the Pioneer District of downtown. We opted not to seek out specific sites, like Powell’s Books, deciding instead to wander the streets and see what life we could find. Portland is a stunning city, and a pleasure…
Tag: photography
Up In The Air
I remember the first time I saw the clouds through an airplane window. When I was in fifth grade my family decided, spur of the moment, to join my grandparents in Florida over our Spring break. We packed our bags in the darkness of the early morning and headed to the airport. It wasn’t my…
Making a panorama
I am on the board for our local Baptist assisted living and nursing home, Riverview Estates. As such, I try to be involved in the life of the community there 1. This week my involvement down at the home helped me practice some Lightroom skills. Riverview has a mural painted in it’s Administrative hallway which…
Lens Compression
A week or so ago I read a post about a photography technique known as “lens compression.” Perhaps the best known use of this technique is in the creation of “giant Sun” photos, where a silhouetted figure in the foreground is surrounded by an enormous giant orange disc. At it’s core, lens compression is about…
The March
Yesterday I decided to attend Palmyra High School’s graduation. We’ve been in Palmyra for fourteen years, and this was the first graduating glass in which we knew a good number of those who were receiving diplomas. A good number even attended our youth group during their elementary and middle school years, so seeing them making…
Round and Round
Today was Riverton’s Historic Criterium. What’s a criterium 1?A criterium is a short-distance bicycle race with a number of sharp turns. The course in Riverton is eight tenths of a mile and, over the course of five hours, Riverton’s event runs several races — each between twenty-five and forty miles. I’ve never before photographed the…
