Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) near Ningalo Reef, Indian Ocean, Australia (© Franco Banfi/WaterFrame/Getty Images)

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Oregon Sunset - Skywatch Friday

This isn't a new shot but is newly edited.



Check out other SkyWatch Friday posts here

Watching The Sea Serpent

I think this sea monster scared it right out of this gull :)

Dance of the Cormorants

The sky is grainy in this shot so I'm not totally satisfied with it but I do like the way the cormorants are sunning themselves.

Broken Beauty

I fell in love with this broken tree limb. This is near Seaside, Oregon.

Gulls in Flight

Photo taken in Bandon Oregon. Artsy processing by Photoshop

The Grotto

I was off work for several months this year and had time to play around with Photoshop. This is a reworked archive shot. I took it at Shore Acres which is near Coos Bay on the Oregon Coast

Fresh Start

Dear Blogger Friends

I haven't been out doing my small part to capture our beautiful world for a very long time and I'm beginning to feel that "draw" again.

Long story short.... Its been a long crazy ride but I am now, officially, a cancer survivor. There are no words to express my appreciation for you all for your kind words and thoughts and prayers :) (((((((HUG)))))))

I hope you will forgive me if I have to dig through my archives for photos for a bit.

So... Now I have to figure out how to use this thing again... and head over to your blogs and see what you have all been up to while I was gone.

"Attention, Safeway Shoppers..."

What a difference time and experience can make. I shot this mossy grocery cart in a slough in back of Safeway in Coos Bay, Oregon a couple of years ago. I've always loved the shot and stuck it in my archives. I just rediscovered it, and looking at it with knowledge gained from two or so years of photo editing experience I realized it was quite dull.



So I grabbed my handy, dandy photo editing tools and played with it some more and I couldn't believe the difference it made.



Then I had to try a black and white version.



Which do you prefer?

Newport Bridge

I love the bridge in Newport. It is quite busy below the bridge as this is where the docks are and boats and ships are coming and going often.



The Yaquina Bay Bridge is an arch bridge that spans Yaquina Bay south of Newport, Oregon. It is one of the most recognizable of the U.S. Route 101 bridges designed by Conde McCullough.

The bridge opened on September 6, 1931, at a cost of $1,301,016. A total of 220 people worked to pour 30,000 cubic yards (23,000 m³) of concrete and fabricate 3,100 tons of steel.

The main span is flanked by identical 350 ft (107 m) steel arches. The rest of the structure is constructed of reinforced concrete.[2] One concrete deck girder forms the northern approach, and a series of 5 arches makes up the southern part of the bridge.

The details of the bridge are typical of McCullough's style.

The Power of Nature

We went to Bandon, Oregon yesterday. The ocean was rough and beautiful.

Watchful Gulls

More of that beautiful blue water. Looking at the shadows of the gulls you can tell just about the time of day this photo was taken.

Washed Ashore

I loved the look of this dead tree that washed ashore as driftwood. And it makes me wonder how a whole tree with the trunk and branches and roots still attached could wash up on shore.

I mentioned before that the water at the coast last weekend was a brillient
blue. There is no editing to the color of the water here.

Scrapy Heron

I'm used to seeing herons looking sleek, prim and proper. I guess beach herons look more like beach bums... a bit scrapy and wind blown.



Another shot showing his friend


What you see in the water and on the rocks is not oil slick, but kelp.

Oregon Shores

Saturday at the coast the skies and the water were mostly grey but Sunday with just a little sun the water was a brillient blue. I loved both the greys and the blues but Sunday made better photos.

The Trespasser

I had a wonderful time at the coast. The weather was perfect.. cool and partly overcast. We even got a little rain. I haven't had time to download all the photos but I think I got some good shots. Here is one that made me laugh.

From The Grotto

This isn't a new photo. I found it when I was looking through some photo in my archives.

Chicken Soup For The Weary Soul

I posted one verson of this shot earlier this year. I just felt the need to post something quiet and peaceful tonight. This version is reworked from the one in January.