Kiwandas' Adventure

Headed to Cape Kiwanda last Tuesday to try to shoot the sunset through a cave at Kiwanda. The conditions line up only one week or so in the fall and in the spring. There has to be a low tide AND a sunset at the same tide - which any Oregonian will know that is asking a bit much for BOTH on the same day:). In any case, I haven't really started working on that particular set, but this is from the sunset that night. Scrambling up that huge sand dune...

Down to Basics

I have been to Tokatee about 6 times (two of which the trail was closed due to severe winter storms) and Koosah a few times more. While the view points are nice, I really never paid much attention of the surrounding landscapes to get down to the bottom. It probably was a combo of time constraints and the weather. This time was indeed different. Tokatee was actually MUCH easier than I thought. While the standard (and really unless you are crazy like...

Fridays' Sunrise

So my buddy Brian Kibbons and I headed down south to the Central Oregon Cascades to get to Broken Top and the glacier lake that is at the base of this peak. Our attempt there several weeks ago was a complete bust, as we turned off the trail early - and we got there too late. Gotta thank Mother Nature that the sun rises about 40 minutes later now than it did when we last attempted.The temperature was already below freezing when we got here, but the...

Ordered prints and supplies today!

I know, this post is worthless without pics, lol. Anyways, the day came where I needed to "pull the trigger" and order some prints, matting and backing. Having no previous experience with printing and matting, and this being my first showing of my work, it is a pretty daunting task to get all this ready. Luckily, I have found TWO AMAZING places that are super friendly. One is local, which is always a plus. I joined Miller's Print Lab, which incidentally owns MPix. Miller's is geared more for the "professionals", while MPix is geared more for the...

Long Day

On Friday morning (let's say at 12:48am), a buddy of mine and I headed off to Jefferson Park, which is the area right near Mt. Jefferson, Oregon. I have been here before, but from a different entrance that was a bit of a longer hike (7 miles or so one way). In hindsight, we should've gone that way:). So we get to the Breitenbush Trailhead at like 5am. The road was a rough and slow going 6 mile deal. Took maybe 50 minutes to get from the paved FR46...

PDX Pulse

Got back from Hawaii on Monday and took all of 40 photos, but I knew it wasn't a photo trip before heading there. In any case, I had the "pre-show" meeting for my photography showing. Getting kinda excited for this. Got to meet with some of the other artists and got to pick out my spot for the show. I also got a domain name (finally, I know) and linked up google apps to handle the email. So the website will be www.dustingentadventures.com and my...

Fall Delight

Went to Eagle Creek here in The Columbia River Gorge again with a buddy that moved here recently from San Diego. Punchbowl Falls was under the right lighting conditions to get a shot without the use of filters. I shot this with my Rokinon 85mm 1.4 @ f/16 and ISO 50. I am selling this lens when I get back from Hawaii to help fund a new Samyang 14mm 2.8. They are both the same brand, so I know the 14mm will be just as sharp as the highly regarded 85mm....

Pair of Hoods.

Hadn't been to Mt. Hood lately and have had bad luck at Lost Lake the past few times. Had the chance to get there last weekend, and I also got to shoot Trillium on Friday morning. This is what I captur...

Art Show

I am showing my work not only at Guapo Coffee in SE Portland, but also at The Bossanova Ballroom on Thursday October 27th, 2011. Pretty stoked about this, as it is my first showing. If anyone is interested (or even reads this, lol) in attending, here is a link to purchase tickets and vote for me. There is a bunch of other artists here in various genres, and even a bar if you so wish to dri...