Microwave Tower

Microwave Tower out in the desert near Maupin. Its actually for sale too! I just know I could somehow incorporate this as my future secret lair when I eventually take over the world.


I guess they like 'em bigger in Maupin....

Taken at a market in Maupin, the womens is on the right. Why is it bigger? I will not even begin to speculate.

More Fake Tilt Shift - Mt. St. Helens

Does it work? I'm not sure, but I am having fun with it.

Bend Harley Davidson Billboard

Camera phone image of billboard I saw while doing a sales call today. Either (A) Pranksters got to the billboard or (B) Somebody at the dealership has a strange sense of humor or (C) theres some really, really freaky stuff going down at the dealership. Pretty funny in any case.

Tilt Shift treatment on Hixson Bridge


Just for the heck of it.

More Tilt Shift Effects - Rodeo Images



More Tilt Shift Effects. Click here for tutorial.

Another Painted Hills Image


Painted Hills Unit - John Day Fossil Beds National Monument

Saucer

I don't know what this is, but it seemed like it would make a cool image.

Parabolic


Another object I've stumbled across recently. I originally thought about removing the lines via photoshop, but for some reason, I kind of grew to like 'em.

John Deere Motor Grader



Image taken from one of the new housing developments in town. This was taken with 3 separate images taken two steps apart and then processed together using imagenomics Photomatix Pro software.

Hixon Bridge Black and White Redo


Ah, this is better. I used a gradient map combined with a channel mixer to make this a high contrast black and white that is also a lot brighter and easier to see. A much improved image I think.

Hixson Bridge at Shevlin Park, Bend



I can't decide which image I like better, the color or the black and white. What do you think?

Benham Falls

A shot I took a couple of weeks ago on a hike to the falls, we got eaten alive by mosquitos! If you go, bring some repellant.

Sheep Rock - John Day Fossil Beds National Monument

This is the view of Sheep Rock from the parking lot of the Thomas Condon Paleontology Center at the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument. I stopped by there on the way home after doing some work in John Day this afternoon. There is a really, really excellent visitor center there with some really nice and helpful staff. Unfortunately I was only there for a few minutes before they closed for the day, so I did a hurried self guided tour. I definitely plan on coming back with the family for a more relaxed, longer visit to the area.

Photographic Trickery

Heres a composite of the two lower images. Its the shot that I wish I had gotten, that I could have gotten, but I wasn't in the right place at the right time. Thank goodness for Photoshop!

High Desert Lightning - A Goal Fulfilled



I was able to accomplish one of my photographic goals earlier this evening, that is to capture lighting in an image, and oh boy, did I ever! We had a really spectacular lightning storm pass through, and I was lucky enough to get some shots. Heres a couple of them. The top photo was taken from a gravel lot behind St. Charles Medical Center and the bottom photo is a shot of "The Center" an orthopedic clinic near the hospital.

Heres a sunflower for your desktop wallpaper

This is a nice size for a 1280 x 1024 desktop. Enjoy!
This image is also available for purchase! Click HERE!

Sunflower



Heres a nice sunflower to wash away the bad stuff from the Aliens vs. Predator film clip below.

Aliens vs Predator 2 - Red Band Theatrical Trailer

"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure." -Ellen Ripley, Aliens

"They mostly come out at night, mostly" -Newt, Aliens

"You are one, ugly mudafucker" Dutch, Predator

"You got chocolate in my peanut butter! You got peanut butter on my chocolate!" -Reeses

Yes folks, two great tastes that go great together! Once again Fox has paired up some of the all-time best movie monsters in Aliens vs Predator 2. Except this time, instead of peanut butter and chocolate being mixed together it like a jar of awesome being mixed with a jar of um.....more awesome. This is the redband trailer for AvP 2, so that means its got some gore and bad language, so it may not be safe for work. This clip looks pretty promising, although I would say it looks like they are completely throwing away the continuity of the Alien series, as Ellen Ripley and the crew of the Nostromo were supposedly the first humans to contact the alien creature. Hopefully they will manage to maintain the mythos of the series and come up with a way to explain how the aliens could be on Earth. Well anyway, I'm excited, and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!