One more week into fall, and just one step closer to prime fall colour. Here is a prime example of how it is up the Clackamas. Yes, I just went here last week, and maybe I am a bit obsessive, but I went back up and spent all day there yesterday. Got to see a few new places and drove some roads that could make your chest hair grow. :)

Here's Blister Creek Falls, with a nice coating of fall goodness~

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#SunsetSaturday - The San Francisco Bay Bridge. This comp has been done before, but everyone's gotta get it if you are in the area. I happen to live in Fremont, CA, about an hour outside of SF, and I'm in the city a lot. Bridge shots are totally overdone, but we still gotta take em for ourselves I guess. Haha. Enjoy!

From Zabriskie Point, fantastically eroded and colored badlands surround you, with Telescope Peak (the highest point in Death Valley, at 11,000 feet) and the salt pan in a distance.

During the winter, temperatures in the Valley are mild, the air more clear, and Telescope Peak snow-capped, contrasting it with the desert. By mid-March, temperatures are already too warm, sometimes reaching in the 90s or even low 100s.

More about photographing this location: http://bit.ly/8Keu4m

The aftermath of the 40D which took an unfortunate plunge into the Pacific Ocean. Fortunately I was able to keep the body and lens for this photo. It's now my new photo prop :)

Just wanted to share the original colour image as well

Bike on Boardwalk Coney Island (Infrared)

Black and White Dahalia

Just a little play this mourning, hope you like it

My favorite spot! My favorite image!

Today I was out with Darren White and Rich to Falls Creek Falls. The map said the first suspension bridge was .8 miles into the 2 mile hike to the falls. What the map didn't show was the steep incline, so .8 miles to the halfway point seemed more like 2 miles. Needless to say, we got to the falls after many rests, and we quickly realized that the destination was well worth the 800 calories it took to get there. Mad man Darren practically DIVED into the pool to get UPCLOSE and PERSONAL with any foreground element he could sick his wide angle on ( thats how he gets all his killer shots). RIch was a little more cautious, and I with my 24mm as my widest lens, stood back and had to figure out more creative ways to frame the shot. I was really impressed how we all just automatically looked for different angles- no one trying to immitate the others shot. So this is what I got.

Thanks again to Darren for leading his fearless Waterfall Photo Treks!

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