McKenzie Pass

McKenzie Pass, Oregon ~ December 25, 2014

This photo is in color.

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Strange Gold

Fort Stevens State Park, Oregon ~ November 1, 2014

The evening colors were gray and pale, and I wondered if I would get any photos I liked. Yet we waited in the cold until the sun was lost beneath the horizon. Unusual things can happen when light enters the camera's lens, and this strange gold was unexpected.

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The Bridge in Green

Astoria, Oregon ~ March 12, 2014
The Astoria-Megler Bridge

I feel like I've posted this somewhere already, but it may have been on the Astoria Daily Photo Facebook page, which I have given over to Rich Kraft so I can find time for this blog and other activities. This is one of the first photos where I noticed that I enjoyed looking at a wider, shorter image. The reason? When you enlarge it to full screen on my laptop, which has a screen wider than it is tall, I feel like I'm inside the image. I could have made this image larger, though. I was just getting the hang of it.

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Beautiful Owl

Seattle, Washington ~ May 5, 2008
Spectacled Owl (Pulsatrix perspicillata)
Woodland Park Zoo

We had been to see the tapirs as usual, and as we walked down a path toward another part of the zoo, we encountered a volunteer, Libbie Mistretta, with the most beautiful owl perched on her hand. She was introducing passers-by to this spectacled owl, which can be found all the way from Mexico to Argentina. I love the detailed snowflake-look of the feathers in front of its eyes. I posted a photo of this same owl earlier.

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Where the Heron Lives

Warrenton, Oregon ~ March 2, 2015

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February Flowers

Astoria, Oregon ~ February 27, 2015

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A Heron in Fairyland

Warrenton, Oregon ~ March 2, 2015

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Wet Leaves on the Grate

Seattle ~ November 6, 2014

This is my alternate cropping for the photo I posted February 28th. It's nice when you enlarge it. Tomorrow, a new subject.

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