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It's been a few years since I photographed the coast of Oregon. It was good to do so again, in the company of several photographers, some who were old friends, some who were new, and all of whom I enjoyed spending time with.


Our trip took us from Portland, where we all met, to Astoria, on the northwestern tip of Oregon, down to the vast sand dunes south of the town of Florence, and back to Portland. We were out to push beyond the limits, to think and see and photograph in new ways, portraying images both iconic and unique. And we tried to photograph the people of Oregon. We also had to contend with some overcast and occasionally rainy weather. Although more sun would have been nice, the clouds meant we could photograph all day long, and we ended up with some dramatic light that we could never have had under relentlessly blue skies. It's true: bad weather can help make great photos.


Unfortunately, one person who wasn't with us was the inestimable Ken Rockwell, who had to bow out of the trip. We missed him and one of us would often remark, when we passed a particularly colorful location, that we were seeing a Ken Rockwell photo.


Here, then are some images that can serve as my homage to Ken; he was with us in spirit, if not in the flesh.


Note: Ken and I are putting together a photo trip for this summer (probably late August) in the San Diego area. Bookmark iqtours.com and check it in late June for details. And you can follow me on Facebook here.

Fort Stevens - Receding Walkway

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Peter Exploring Ft. Stevens

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Brian is Exuberant On the Oregon Dunes

Just south of the town of Florence, we explored a portion of the vast Oregon dunes.
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The Case of the Curious Cow

A dairy cow examined my camera as I photographed it, not far from the Tillamook cheese factory. In fact, an entire herd of cows crowded forward, held back from us only by the fence around their pasture. I've had cows check me out before, from safe distances. This one eventually stuck it's nose against my camera lens!

A few minutes before, I was at the wheel of the lead van, and I drove right by the cows in their beautiful green pasture. The sun had just come out after a few minutes of hard rain, and I decided to turn around to check out the cows. I'm glad I did. I photographed with just my wide angle lens and I think this is the best shot of a cow I've made.
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BernieBoutin Mar 7, 2013 11:28 PM
love it, the wide angle was perfect for it.
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A Young Woman at the Oregon Coast Aquarium

Ask nicely and often enough we're rewarded with portraits of people we may not know, and want to photograph. Such was the case with the young woman at the Oregon Coast Aquarium, in the city of Newport. (Having come from the City of Angels photojournalism workshop
the week before, I'd had a lot of practice approaching strangers.)
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Paragliders

We came around a bend to discover a favorite jumping off point for paragliders. They rode the wind seemingly where they wanted, turning back and forth along the sun-drenched coast.
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Sharks and their Wished-For Prey, Oregon Coast Aquarium

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Mount Shasta from 30,000 Feet

All the wonderful Cascade volcanos were on view on my flight home, from Mt. Hood to Mt. Lassen, in Northern California. One mountain was large enough to show well in my camera's viewfinder, mighty Mount Shasta, its snow-covered slopes reflecting the dying light of the sun at the end of a long day.
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The Photographers

Here's our group of 11.
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