More dog pictures.
But with a difference as these are from my very good and long-standing friend, Dan and his dog Lexi.
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Perfect!
Dogs are the perfect companions!
Picture Parade Three Hundred and Eighty-Six
Category: Photography
A Dog’s Tail
Wonderful video sent across by my son, Alex!
We were out much of the day yesterday so I didn’t have huge time for the blog.
But nevertheless I could let the day go by without sharing this video with you.
Yes, it is an advertising video but so what. It is the most delightful combination of mountain biking and dogs. Alex is a great mountain biking enthusiast.
Here it is!
Picture Parade Three Hundred and Eighty-Five
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These pictures are all from the ‘Unsplash’ site, free of copyright, and I am indebted to the individual photographers.
Jeannie is painting again!
And it is thanks to all of you!
There was such a wonderful response to when I recently posted some of Jeannie’s paintings from previous days that she picked up her paint brushes again.
To say that I was delighted is an understatement.
So I present a painting of Louis, a dog belonging to Jim and Janet Goodbrod, when he was a puppy, that’s Louis not Jim!
Jim and Janet used to live just around the corner from us but moved some time ago up to Roseburg. We are going to visit them today and Jean is taking the painting with her as a gift to the Goodbrods.
But to close with another thank you. Because it really made such a difference.
Picture Parade Three Hundred and Eight-Four
A continuation of yesterday’s post
But first we want to remember Prince Phillip. Dear Prince Phillip. Jeannie and I watched the whole of the funeral and it was very moving.
So in terms of the photographs already shown yesterday, we had done the Hog Creek landing and the next view point and we are now up to the bridge itself.
Except that I forgot to show you another photograph of the Canyon.
The very dramatic scene with its incredibly steep flanks was just amazing!
Now to the viewpoint just before the bridge.
We had the very good fortune to take a shot of a fisherman just upstream of us.
All around us were spectacular sights.
Take this shot of a bird approaching a tree standing stark on the top of a small ridge. That was just to the right of the road facing the bridge.
It really is a very scenic place.
That is the end of my set of photographs. My eyes were truly opened.
The Rogue River and Hellgate Canyon
The art of seeing!
A few days ago there was a conversation on the photography forum Ugly Hedgehog about the camera opening one’s eyes. It struck a note in me and Jeannie and I went out in the early morning, taking the camera, to shoot photographs of the Hellgate Canyon.
It is not the first time we have been there but it is the first time I have gone with my eyes wide open!
But first some history of the Rogue River. And thanks to WikiPedia for the following.
The Rogue River in southwestern Oregon in the United States flows about 215 miles (346 km) in a generally westward direction from the Cascade Range to the Pacific Ocean. Known for its salmon runs, whitewater rafting, and rugged scenery, it was one of the original eight rivers named in the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968. Beginning near Crater Lake, which occupies the caldera left by the explosive volcanic eruption and collapse of Mount Mazama, the river flows through the geologically young High Cascades and the older Western Cascades, another volcanic province. Further west, the river passes through multiple exotic terranes of the more ancient Klamath Mountains. In the Kalmiopsis Wilderness section of the Rogue basin are some of the world’s best examples of rocks that form the Earth’s mantle.
Hellgate Canyon is just 8 miles from where we live on Hugo Road. But just before Hellgate is the Hog Creek parking area. We stopped there and then went down to the landing stage on the edge of the Rogue River. I took some photographs.
Then we motored the short distance further on to the view point above the canyon. Took more photographs.
Then onto the viewing spot just before the bridge.
I am going to pause this now and continue it on Sunday.
A few of Jean’s paintings
That came via the sale of Jean’s bike.
Yesterday we drove down to Phoenix, Oregon to deliver the Sun Tricycle to the new owners. Daniel and Cherie were a delightful couple, albeit more my age than younger. But they had been through one heck of a disaster. Because last year they were both asked to flee the fires with very little notice and only recently had they found a new home and were still settling in.
Daniel rides his trike and wanted to get one for Cherie. We were delighted with the sale and we hope we all will see each other in the near future.
Anyway, Daniel is quite an artist and Jean mentioned she used to paint before the Parkinson’s tremor made it much more difficult. But Daniel insisted on photographs being taken of a few of Jean’s paintings and sent to them via email.
Here they are.
Just thought they made a nice change!
Picture Parade Three Hundred and Eighty-Two
Just a few photographs of humming birds taken from our deck.
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We were lucky in that they seemed to ignore the camera and the dogs!
Picture Parade Three Hundred and Eighty-One
Just a single photograph!
I was of two minds as to whether I should even publish a Picture Parade for today.
Then I decided “Yes”.
Picture Parade Three Hundred and Eighty
This was a real treat!
Jim Ingraham of our local Caveman Camera Club sent out an email last week.
Wednesday, March 17th will be our next education meeting. It will be a light painting field trip with Dale George as the teacher/instructor.
We will meet at Reinhart Volunteer Park (also known as All Sports Park) at 7 pm. When you go into the park take your first left. Just go to the end of the very long parking lot and you are there.
As much as I don’t want to say this, I gotta…Observe social distancing and wear your facial covering. I want all members to attend. I cannot and would not attempt to enforce this, do what you’re going to do, but please be respectful of others.
Bring camera, tripod, remote shutter (not absolutely necessary), fully charged battery, warm clothes, maybe a headlamp to see your camera dials.
Daylight savings time will be in effect so it won’t be getting dark until 7:30 or so.
Let’s get out of the house and have some fun.
Jim Ingraham
Education Coordinator
Now I didn’t have a clue as to what a “light painting field trip” was but Jeannie agreed to come with me so we both turned up on the 17th at 7pm.
This was the area of the park where we all assembled.
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In the main a single individual stood in front of us waving a light board in a synchronised manner. It was a flashing board. But there were times when he was joined by a woman and they both swung their own light boards.
Apart from cropping the images a little these photographs are as they were shot!
Talk about incredible!
(The shots were taken with a Nikon D750 with a Nikon 24-120 mm lens attached.
The settings were approximately 30 seconds Bulb f7.1 ISO 320.)
Learning from Dogs 