Emerald Bay Photography News and Updates

Log homes are the stuff dreams are made of. Who wouldn't want to live in one? They symbolize ruggedness and the outdoor spirit - the very essence of the place we live in - and yet a lot of today's log homes have a definite air of sophistication about them.

One of Central Oregon's most glorious log homes has just recently been finished, and I had the chance to go out to the Crosswater Golf Community and photograph the mansion.

Take a look at the resulting images. Would *you* want to live here?

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We bow our heads in grief and respect today to mourn the passing of one of photography's greatest icons: Henri Cartier-Bresson.

He proved that to be truly great, all's you really have to have is a good eye - he shot all his life with a small hand-held 35mm Leica. No fancy lighting, darkroom work or technology required. He's a hero to all of us who love his work.

For those unfamiliar with his imagery, check out some of the links below:

Portraits at the Smithonian
Photology
An NPR interview

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Thanks to my friend Shari for passing this one along...

A photographer for a national magazine was assigned to get photos of a great forest fire. Smoke at the scene was too thick to get any good shots, so she frantically called her home office to hire a plane.

"It will be waiting for you at the airport!" she was assured by her editor.
As soon as she got to the small, rural airport, sure enough, a plane was warming up near the runway.

She jumped in with her equipment and yelled, "Let's go! Let's go!"
The pilot swung the plane into the wind and soon they were in the air.

"Fly over the north side of the fire," said the photographer, "and make
three or four low level passes." 

"Why?" asked the pilot. 

"Because I'm going to take pictures! I'm a photographer, and
photographers take pictures!" said the photographer with great
exasperation. 

After a long pause the pilot said, "You mean you're not the instructor?"

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The alert reader will have noticed that I've been MIA from this blog for roughly two weeks. I have good reasons though...

First - my client's (Log Mode Construction) brandnew site has been finished and is now up in all its scintillating glory. If you're into log homes, you simply HAVE TO go check it out. And even if you're not particularly into homes or logs, you should go there anyway - 'cause I took all the pictures... ;-)

Second - some of my prints will be on exhibit at the Downtown Bend Starbucks come August 1st for an entire month. And I just got done printing, mounting, matting and framing the entire show... whoa, how much work was that!? I won't tell you what the theme of the show is - you'll just have to go and see for yourself...

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Last night, downtown Bend was turned into a playground for the ultra-super-hyperfit - the 25th annual Twilight Criterium, part of the Cascade Cycling Classics.

This basically means, that the entire downtown section gets shut down to make way for a 6-corner cycling race like no other - men and women (separated into classes), at one with their sleek bikes, burn up the pavement for a respective 50 and 60 minute race, cheered on by an enthusiastic crowd of several thousand.

Despite the low-light conditions and objects moving at a blinding speed (the pack created a breeze that blew up skirts and whirled dust and hay into the air), the photo opp was too good to resist. So for everybody who couldn't be there for the excitement, here are a few visuals to enjoy (to see the entire gallery, go here):

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