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Favorite Images From 2010–Eastern Washington

admin — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 14:29:50 +0000

Big skies and dramatic clouds near Colfax, Washington. This area of Washington is called the Palouse. It is hilly dry wheat farming region, dominated by contour plowing.

Barn In The Distance

admin — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:26:41 +0000

Another shot from Steptoe Butte. The wind was so fierce at the top of the Butte that I had to anchor the tripod with my camera backpack to hold the tripod still.

View From Steptoe Butte

admin — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:13:04 +0000

Steptoe Butte is is a peak that rises approximately 1,000 feet above the hills of the Palouse region. It offers wonderful views in every direction of the hills planted in wheat and other crops. The hills and hollows are dramatic when lighted from the side by the rising or setting sun.

The Palouse Region

admin — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 15:53:14 +0000

I recently spent several days in eastern Washington, participating in a photography workshop with Scott Bourne and Gary Hamburgh. The area is part of a larger region known as the Palouse, a wheat-growing region characterized by numerous hills, humps and hollows. Crops follow the contours of the hills and create a compelling variety of textures and patterns for the photographer.

Farming Community and Mt. Hood

admin — Sat, 22 May 2010 00:00:19 +0000

An image from Hood River, Oregon. This was taken from a small park that overlooked a beautiful valley of farms, fields and orchards. Mt. Hood appeared to generate its own weather system on this late October morning.

Orchard In Bloom

admin — Tue, 18 May 2010 16:11:02 +0000

Early March, 2006, in Easton, California. An orchard in full bloom.

Grape Vineyard and Setting Sun

admin — Mon, 17 May 2010 14:21:27 +0000

Another image from Easton, California. This was from late November as the grape leaves were turning color and the sun set early in the day.

Grapevines and Sierra Snow

admin — Fri, 14 May 2010 15:09:57 +0000

This shot is from Easton, California, a small farming community a few miles southwest of Fresno. The Sierras are not often visible from the San Joaquin Valley because of air pollution. The snow covered peaks were beautiful on an early March morning in 2006. I used a telephoto lens to bring the mountains in the distance much closer to the vineyard in the foreground.

Spreckels Sugar Factory and Snow on the Hills

admin — Tue, 11 May 2010 14:06:45 +0000

This is a view of the Specklels, California sugar beet factory with the Santa Lucia range in the background. Occasional snow on the peaks is not unusual in winter, but this was taken a few days before the Spring Equinox. The sugar factory processed sugar beets from 1889 to 1982.

Strawberry Sunrise

admin — Tue, 11 May 2010 00:08:14 +0000

This is a view of the sun rising behind the Gabilan Range in the Salinas Valley with light reflected from plastic covered rows that will be planted in strawberries. The rows are wrapped in black plastic and treated with Methyl Bromide, a pre-plant soil fumigant used to control diseases and pests in agriculture. Methyl Bromide use is being phased out in California. The plastic made a nice reflective surface for the light of the rising sun. November, 2004.