Last one of the series, not a technically great photo (I should've used a faster shutter speed) but I like the dichotomy here. The contrast between the skull mask, fur wearing protestor and the plastic, fur wearing manniqen is pretty humorous.
Fur Protester Downtown
Last one of the series, not a technically great photo (I should've used a faster shutter speed) but I like the dichotomy here. The contrast between the skull mask, fur wearing protestor and the plastic, fur wearing manniqen is pretty humorous.
Anti-Fur Protesters at Schumachers in Portland, Oregon. 11/26/05
Here is a shot of local anti-fur protesters having a heated 'discussion' with an unidentified employee of Schumachers Furs here in downtown Portland. I was about to give up on getting any interesting shots of the protest when one of the protesters was dumb enough to try to enter the shop. This instigated a confrontation between managment and the protestors. Fortunately it didn't get physical, just harsh words between two ideologically opposed groups, with me getting good shots of the whole thing. I really like this photo because it tells a story unto itself.
More photos coming soon.....
Haven't been really active in putting up photos lately. I've been busy however, getting images ready for printing to be shown at the Talisman Gallery in north Portland. I had submitted some photos for a juried show coming up early next year. They've cashed my check for the entry fee and my friend, Nolan, who shows paintings there, tells me that they've accepted my work! So, I guess we'll see how things go. I'm kind of a little stressed about it now though, I'm having my images printed at about 20"x30" and that will set me back anywheres from $60 to $100, I gotta have them framed, and two of them will be an oddball size, so who knows how much that will cost. Add this stuff on top of the fact that finances for us are already pretty tight and Christmas is around the corner, and well...I guess it will force me to be very creative about how I approach this whole thing. The big unknown for me is the cost of framing. However, I'm pretty sure I can find some inexpensive frames that I can build myself at some of the local craft stores. I'd honestly like to submit the images in a matte frame, but that may look somewhat unprofessional. Well, at least I got one big problem out of my way, that was figuring out how to increase the size of my images without losing the sharpness of my images. Thank God for Photoshop! I had read about a rather clever way of increasing image size and Pixels Per Inch in Scott Kelby's book "Photoshop CS2 for Digital Photographers". Man, that book is a goldmine! Well, enough of my ranting, I'll get to work on some new images soon. I may release some of the high speed shots that I've been experimenting with, but I haven't gotten any shots that I'm really pleased with, so it may be a bit before I release any of those. Thanks for visiting my page!
-David
-David
Thunderbirds Triptych
Heres a photo I created as a submission for the monthly photo assignment at Photosig. The images themselves are nothing new, but the arrangement is different than what I usually do. I think I like it, presenting the images this way helps to tell a story.
Nighttime in the Columbia River Gorge
Heres an interesting shot I got the other night while taking photos of the Vista House. It still needs some more processing to get rid of the noise in the photo, but I still like it.
Vista House at Night
Heres a shot I took of the Vista House at Crown Point last night. The illumination behind the building is coming from the half moon. Taken about 11 p.m.
Pink Rose with frame
Delved back into the archives and pulled out this rose photo from the Oregon Garden taken earlier this year. Thought I'd spruce it up a bit and post it! Enjoy.
Here is an older shot that I made last March. I've been revisiting some of my old work and touching it up in photoshop and adding the framing that you see here. In this photo I removed a big bush that was in the lower right corner of the photo. I was able to simply clone it out. Also I sharpened this image extensively and also removed some digital noise. I really like the final result here and I may even make a print out of it! Thanks for viewing.Pink Rose
Heres an image that I posted a close-up of before, now I've played with the lighting in Photoshop and added a really cool frame effect. I think I'll be using this frame on all my shots from now on. Let me know what you think!
Mt. Thielson wide angle
An Image of Mt. Thielson, Oregon. Taken from my fathers boat while fishing at Diamond Lake last August.
Multnomah Falls
Finally! Heres a new shot for all of you out there. Its Multnomah Falls about 20 minutes east of Portland. I've been meaning to get a decent shot here for years. Heres the first of several shots I took today, I'll be working on more photos and posting any others that I like.
Thunderbirds Diamond Formation
Yet another shot from the USAF Thunderbirds incredible performance on 09/11/05.
Thunderbird Reflection
Another shot of the Thunderbirds amazing performance on 9/11/05 at the Oregon Airshow.
Heritage Flight T6 Texan and T6 Texan 2
I think this flight was also part of the "Heritage Flight" that was originally meant to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the USAF. Here we see a World War 2 era trainer, the T-6 "Texan" and its modern day namesake the T-6 "Texan 2".
Heritage Flight - P51 and A10 Thunderbolt
Here is a shot of the World War II vintage P-51 Mustang flying alongside the A-10 Thunderbolt 2, aka "The Warthog". This flight took place during the 2005 Oregon Airshow in Hillsboro, Oregon. The organizers call this the "Heritage Flight" and was originally conceived in 1997 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the United States Airforce. Its always a thrill to see these two aircraft flying as they are my two personal favorite warbirds from the old and new generations of flight. However, I can't understand why they don't fly an original P-47 Thunderbolt along side the new Thunderbolt II as that would seem more suitable. They both flew the same types of missions and they both carry the same namesake. Of course, I don't mean to disparage the more famous P-51 Mustang, as it flew many air-ground missions as well during its tenure from WWII into the Korean War. Thanks for viewing!
Team Oracle Ribbon Cutting
Heres another image from the 2005 Oregon Airshow. This plane is the Team Oracle aircraft piloted by Sean D. Tucker. This guy puts on a really, really amazing performance and if you get the opportunity to see him, you should. I'm not kidding, I've been to a LOT of airshows and this guys performance is worth the price of admission alone.
Red Baron Pizza Squadron - Coming At Ya!
Another shot from last weekends airshow....expect more images to come!
Head on Pass
Heres a shot from the USAF Thunderbirds demonstration squadron. This team of pilots has consistently put out high quality shows throughout the years. Every performance that these guys do is their "A" game and you can always count on being entertained when they show up. This image is from yesterdays Oregon Airshow in Hillsboro, OR.
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