Steve Kennedy, Don White, and I were able to make the switch from our original Takhlakh Lake plan, and met on the Oregon Coast over the weekend. (This is an iPhone photo of Steve and Don at the Cape Perpetua Overlook.) We stayed at Seal Rock and, despite not being able to stay in a single campsite and working around the ever-present marine layer, had a great time. We explored a bit between Newport and Cape Perpetua; I'm definitely more familiar with the area now. Thanks again Steve (especially for being so gracious with the vehicle and driving) and Don!
Someone once told me that the difference between a good photographer and a great photographer was not what they show you, but what they don't show you. That's normally a good rule to live by. In this case though, I thought it might be enlightening for those who couldn't make it to see what type of stuff we ran into (and for Don and Steve to see what I was working on while they were off making images of their own). So, I'm posting some (most, actually) of the photos I took over the weekend below, both the keepers and the tossers. (I'll post them in the order I took them.) These are rough drafts, mostly processed with an action I use and likely full of mistakes. Don't worry about taking the time to note the errors; I'll properly process the ones I elect to keep and post them again here or in the galleries and you can have at them then! Don and Steve, feel free to post in this thread or start new ones as you desire.
Hopefully the rest of you who originally planned on camping with us were at least able to get out and play a bit.
We stopped at a roadside lake while exploring between Seal Rock and Waldport. It was quite scenic, but the angle we needed to best capture it wasn't accessible.
We played in a sand lot on the south end of Newport for awhile. We were chasing the big yellow flowers we kept seeing along the roadside (hard to find off the roadside!). First a photo of Queen Anne's Lace, then a few of the yellow flowers (I don't know their name).
After Beaver Creek, we took a walk out to Ona Beach. Don had been here before, and knew there were interesting formations. There were quite a few nice areas of sculpted rock; I definitely need to return. It was harsh lighting when we were here, with not much color, so I decided to try a black and white rendition. I'm not a skilled B&W guy, but have to try it out once in awhile.
And finally, some flowers from a clear cut on the ridge back of Cape Perpetua.
We wanted to be at the Thor's Well area when high tide occurred at day's end (turned out the tide was too high with the big waves), and needed to kill an hour or so. We had seen the clear cut while exploring earlier in the day, and decided to return and see how it looked in the misty clouds that were building. It was quite a scramble up the steep slope, but once up there I would have loved a couple more hours. It was a real candy store of flowers and this doesn't really do it justice.
(I just realized I have a couple more shots from dusk when we were down by the well, but they are on a different card. Ah well, enough for today; I'll check those out tomorrow.)
Here are a few I took. This was from the Cape Perpetua Overlook just before John took our photo. The weather made the photography a bit of a challenge but I had a good time none the less.
Had a great time meeting with Steve and John for a "photo-camp-out". Photo opportunities was quite a mix of sunshine, wind, overcast, fog, mist, no wind, rough seas. This first shot was from the back side of Cape Perpetua in a clear cut area. Lots of daisies and fox gloves.
Tried to get Thor's Well the day before, but the tide wasn't hitting right and was calm. Went back the next day and had to fight a higher and rough tide, fog and heavy mist. With the tide coming in so heavily, I couldn't get as close as I would like. So, did a quick shot and got out of there before getting soaked.
Nice!! Very impressive considering the lighting (or at times the lack thereof). It's fun to see what the photos look like after seeing the shooting taking place. Well done gentlemen!!
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33 repliesSomeone once told me that the difference between a good photographer and a great photographer was not what they show you, but what they don't show you. That's normally a good rule to live by. In this case though, I thought it might be enlightening for those who couldn't make it to see what type of stuff we ran into (and for Don and Steve to see what I was working on while they were off making images of their own). So, I'm posting some (most, actually) of the photos I took over the weekend below, both the keepers and the tossers. (I'll post them in the order I took them.) These are rough drafts, mostly processed with an action I use and likely full of mistakes. Don't worry about taking the time to note the errors; I'll properly process the ones I elect to keep and post them again here or in the galleries and you can have at them then! Don and Steve, feel free to post in this thread or start new ones as you desire.
Hopefully the rest of you who originally planned on camping with us were at least able to get out and play a bit.
We wanted to be at the Thor's Well area when high tide occurred at day's end (turned out the tide was too high with the big waves), and needed to kill an hour or so. We had seen the clear cut while exploring earlier in the day, and decided to return and see how it looked in the misty clouds that were building. It was quite a scramble up the steep slope, but once up there I would have loved a couple more hours. It was a real candy store of flowers and this doesn't really do it justice.
(I just realized I have a couple more shots from dusk when we were down by the well, but they are on a different card. Ah well, enough for today; I'll check those out tomorrow.)