February 28th, 2009
columbia river . mount hood . mt hood . oregon . the dalles . Travel . vacation
This was another photo from the Oregon Coast trip and series. As I said on the Vacation Grass post, this was taken with my first digital camera. I thought the composition was pretty good on this, for a rookie like me, and that black and white not only diminishes some of the lower resolution issues, but I think really has a nice effect on the photo overall.
Guh… nothing like six more weeks of winter to get you thinking about beaches. THANKS Punxsutawney Phil…
Thinking of beaches, this is a shot I’ve always liked – from the Oregon Coast, which I blogged a little about a few years back. In fact, this shot, or one from the series, is in the template rotation for this site, the photos appearing randomly in the top-right of the page header.
Hmmm… I kind of like the challenge of sticking to a two-word title for photos I post here.
The grasses on the beach were something I hadn’t really seen before – maybe since most beaches I visited in my youth were on the Atlantic coast, but probably more that as a kid, I just didn’t notice the grass. I’m not necessarily the most perceptive type in all circumstances.
This was taken with my Olympus UltraZoom C700UZ, which I loved (and still do) though ultimately it didn’t carry the resolution to really make any photos great. I like how these photos came out, but wish now I had more camera power.
Here are the photo properties for this shot.
I can’t believe it has been over four years since this trip. Time to get back out there.
We are now official NASCAR junkies (rednecks?) I believe. This was our fourth NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race for us (though Neil and Dale have been to many more than us), and eight or more counting ARCA, Craftsman Truck, and Busch and now Nationwide Series races.
Three of the Sprint Cup races (formerly Nextel Cup, formerly Winston Cup) for us have been in Vegas.
It’s a great place to see a race – great enough that NASCAR is already working to put a second race in Vegas on the annual Sprint Cup schedule – sometime in the fall – probably to start as early as next year.
This is our third consecutive trip to Vegas for these races and we definitely have a blast. And I of course have many photos. This set are all from the Saturday Nationwide Series race. I actually thought the finish on this race was more exciting than the Cup race the next day.
Also, AJ has taken to the camera and took a bunch of photos too – of both races. Those will be the next set I post – his and mine and we’ll cover the Sprint Cup race. Stay tuned.
For now, it’s only Nationwide Series, but still, plenty of pics to enjoy… so, enjoy!
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