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Alvord Desert, Borax Lake / Leica M6 / Kodak Portra 400

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Mt. Shuksan

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thus far, 2015 has been a year of quality outings. not necessarily as many as i’d like, but the quality continues to grow. this photo has a lot of meaning to me in a few ways. i’m really proud of it. so here it is. 

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this wasn’t the highlight of the day, actually... 

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sunburn, dehydration, stinky boots, stinkier armpits, dusty trails, sore legs, floaty toys, whiskey hang overs, peak baggin… just call it the weekend.

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three finger skunked us this weekend, but I managed to come away with shots that I enjoy regardless

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truck camping in tierra del mar / pacific city with my beautiful girl. first trip together as an engaged couple!

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go get out there

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teaser shot from last weekend on mt. hood

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Amazing photography. Keep it up!

thanks a ton! really appreciate it!

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Here's a shot from the Garcia mens' Christmas Eve hike up to the top of Munra Point

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i shot this photo last week after a client meeting downtown. it’s hard going straight home when it’s early. so i went down to the pier and took some photos of Portland from across the river while it poured. i was drenched. but it was better than sitting on the couch watching tv. and i got this nice picture out of it! in the new year i plan on printing a few shots on canvas and selling them. this will absolutely be one of them. you know, i've seen so many shots of city skylines at night. i could've shot this for 30 seconds at f/11 with an ISO of 100, but then it would look like every other night time shot of a city. Instead this was handheld at like f/1.8 for 1/30th of a second at ISO 1250. I could've made the water look all misty, I could've over exposed the shot and turned up the saturation. I am capable of that. But having capabilities doesn't necessarily mean you need to prove it every time you shoot or edit a photograph. In fact, I have learned that these should be used sparingly. why should everything be made to look like insane escapades?! 

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i'm almost positive i was screaming at the top of my lungs when i shot this one

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revisited a photo I took of Broken Top under the stars this past fall

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sometimes you go with a plan and the weather says, "nope". so you still have fun anyway! 

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frozen