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Dahlias in Canby, Oregon

Posted by on September 3, 2006 No comments

Codi and I went to the Canby Dahlia Festival today to take some photos. We ended up with 308 shots, most of which turned out beautifully. Here are just a few samples. Maybe I’ll post more later.

This is what 308 images look like as a contact sheet. Doesn’t look like much to me. Next time I’ll take more.

There were hundreds, maybe thousands, of bees. It wasn’t distracting at all – they were busy (har har) getting pollen.

Here we are…

This dahlia looks like it has teeth. Feed me Seymore, feed me now!

Codi took this picture. I like the angle and colors.

This reminds me of an artichoke blooming… sort of.

Click on this one for a 1600×1050 desktop background image. Ideal size for Macs.

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More Recent Photos

Posted by on September 27, 2005 No comments

Here are a few more photos taken recently.

Corn fields stretch for miles in North Dakota…
Oregon photos, Lake Oswego, Mount Hood, Portland, Oregon Gardens

Even mobile home signs get hit by hurricanes and tornadoes!
Oregon photos, Lake Oswego, Mount Hood, Portland, Oregon Gardens

A volcanic bubble made this butte.
Oregon photos, Lake Oswego, Mount Hood, Portland, Oregon Gardens

This is St. Helens at sunrise.
Oregon photos, Lake Oswego, Mount Hood, Portland, Oregon Gardens

Sun beams shining down through rain clouds…
Oregon photos, Lake Oswego, Mount Hood, Portland, Oregon Gardens

Portland Rose Gardens

Posted by on August 28, 2005 No comments

Codi and I went to the Portland Rose Gardens again yesterday. It was gorgeous there! The roses were huge and some of the bushes were over 7 feet tall!

Some of the roses are single-colored, but this one was very vibrant with colors.
Oregon photos, Lake Oswego, Mount Hood, Portland, Oregon Gardens

Inside a rose…
Oregon photos, Lake Oswego, Mount Hood, Portland, Oregon Gardens

Of course, there were lots of bees, but they were minding their own business and never bothered us.
Oregon photos, Lake Oswego, Mount Hood, Portland, Oregon Gardens

These roses remind me a little of lily pads.
Oregon photos, Lake Oswego, Mount Hood, Portland, Oregon Gardens

Here we are on the steps of the ampitheater at the Rose Gardens…
Oregon photos, Lake Oswego, Mount Hood, Portland, Oregon Gardens

Here’s me attacking Codi with a kiss…
Oregon photos, Lake Oswego, Mount Hood, Portland, Oregon Gardens

I realized that I’ve never seen a photo of the back side of a rose. I think this one looks pretty cool.
Oregon photos, Lake Oswego, Mount Hood, Portland, Oregon Gardens

Reminds me of an elephant’s ears…
Oregon photos, Lake Oswego, Mount Hood, Portland, Oregon Gardens

Here we are again…
Oregon photos, Lake Oswego, Mount Hood, Portland, Oregon Gardens

Codi took some black & white photos as well. I like these two…
Oregon photos, Lake Oswego, Mount Hood, Portland, Oregon Gardens

Oregon photos, Lake Oswego, Mount Hood, Portland, Oregon Gardens

I changed the settings on the camera to produce high contrast, high saturation images – sort of like LOMO photography. I like the effect, though it could have been a bit more dramatic.
Oregon photos, Lake Oswego, Mount Hood, Portland, Oregon Gardens

We ended our day with a dinner at the new Zao Noodle Bar. Awesome asian foods!
Oregon photos, Lake Oswego, Mount Hood, Portland, Oregon Gardens

I spotted this roof at Bridgeport. I like the shapes and colors. Nothing boring at Bridgeport!
Oregon photos, Lake Oswego, Mount Hood, Portland, Oregon Gardens

These colors caught my attention, too. I like the symmetry of this building.
Oregon photos, Lake Oswego, Mount Hood, Portland, Oregon Gardens

A Little Flora on the Balcony

Posted by on August 16, 2005 No comments

Codi’s been planting flowers and herbs on our balcony. The flowers are looking bright and cheery!
Oregon photos, Lake Oswego, Mount Hood, Portland, Oregon Gardens