This evening we had an enjoyable time with many others out at the Cowley Ranch in Little Shasta. Of course I brought my camera along, Taunya was making fun of me as I walked out of the house for bringing it. When we arrived there I noticed a great picture from their front yard of …
On our way to Mann Lake we took a detour through the Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge. This added a few hours on to the drive, but for me it was well worth it to get some great photographs and to see this part of Oregon. Even though Matt was driving he had a keen …
When your life is filled with clouds and stormy weather remember that the best and most beautiful sunrises and sunsets are those filled with clouds and storms. Be a sun and let your best self shine forth through the clouds!-Jason Unfortunately the most beautiful light of the day is so fleeting. I was out wading in Mann Lake fishing when the sun …
Today two of my friends, David and Matt, and I took off for an afternoon of creek fishing. The sun was shining, but the wind was blowing and with the increased altitude it was a little on the chilly side. Both David and Matt had some success, me on the other hand was successful at lots of …
I spent another Saturday afternoon out at what is quickly becoming my favorite place to go photograph, the Shasta Valley wildlife Refuge. The Nikon 300mm F/4 makes taking photos of birds so much more enjoyable. It focusing is faster and the clarity is so much better than my zoom lenses. I will probably have a …
The Monday of our Presidents day weekend vacation get away was going to be our travel day back home along the Oregon coast following Hwy 101. Before we left Florence I wanted to get a few more shots in so I got up early and headed out to Heceta Head lighthouse. There are usually some sea lions out …
The Shasta Valley Wildlife Refuge is located in between Montague, CA and the Shasta Valley. I usually go out to this refuge for the fly fishing on Trout Lake and Bass Lake. I’ve seen pheasants here before but didn’t see any this day. I was using my D7000 with my Nikon 300mm F/4 lens. I had …
This afternoon I went out to the Shasta Valley to meet with a friend of mine who owns the Cowley Ranch. I’ve wanted to come out and photograph his barn for some time. It has been there since the 1800s and has a really cool gazebo tower that you can climb up into. I didn’t have time today …
Out past Montague, CA in an area called Little Shasta Valley there is a church that was built in 1877-1878 by the early pioneers to this area. It is in a most picturesque setting with surrounding ranches and a commanding view of majestic Mt. Shasta. This church as you can see is a favorite setting …
Yesterday I went out searching yet again for a great photograph. My son Tyler also enjoys photography, so I asked if he would like to come along on the “adventure”. I gave him my back up camera, a Nikon D80 with a 35mm 1.8G lens attached. This lens on a DX camera gives you a similar …
At the end of September this year, 2012, I went out to Utah and Colorado to do some photographing. After a landscape photography workshop in Colorado I stopped to see some good friends in La Verkin, Utah and to spend a day photographing Zion’s National Park. When I got home a few months ago I went through the …
So I finally was able to sort through the several hundred pictures I took on day 2. I just finished reading a great article by Jack Brauer on the website photographylife.com about working on your composition before getting around to setting up your camera. He commented that doing this before you set up and start …