Every year on our snowbird trip, when we go south to find the winter sun, we travel on Highway 101 along the Oregon coast, eagerly anticipating each curve in the road that reveals sea stacks, ocean waves, and the rugged coastline. We've driven the road 15 times now (an odd number because one year we went to the east coast in spring and drove all the way around the USA in a … [Read more...] about My 8 Favourite Photography Locations on the Oregon Coast
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Barking Sea Lions
Don’t you think that sea lions bark rather than roar? This is one of my favourite spots to stop on the way south during our snowbird trips: Newport Oregon, where there is a dock just for the sea lions. It can go from quite peaceful to incredibly loud as the sea lions fight for a spot on the coveted dock. I love the way they glare at each other out of the corner of … [Read more...] about Barking Sea Lions
Fairy Tale Toadstool
This is the coolest mushroom I’ve ever seen. I don’t know if it’s actually a toadstool or not, but it sure looks like a toadstool straight out of a fairy tale! This toadstool was right in my campsite in Newport, Oregon. I love the way the red top stands out against the green background. I played with lots of different camera positions until I found one that highlighted … [Read more...] about Fairy Tale Toadstool
Haystack Rock, Cannon Beach, Oregon
The photo in yesterday's post was made on a foggy afternoon at Cannon Beach, Oregon. The next day, the skies opened up and the sun shone on Cannon Beach's iconic Haystack Rock. But there was still just enough fog lingering behind the rock to give the photo lots of mood. Please click the photo to view a larger version. I found a spot where I could use a low angle to … [Read more...] about Haystack Rock, Cannon Beach, Oregon
Another Foggy Day at Cannon Beach, Oregon
As my summer on Vancouver Island draws to a close and I start getting ready for my trip to Africa next month, I realize I have so many photos from our last snowbird season down south that I still haven't shared with you! I'm going to share as many of them as I possibly can over the next few weeks because I have a ton of new photos from British Columbia coming and I know I'm … [Read more...] about Another Foggy Day at Cannon Beach, Oregon