Photography

Magnificent mountain goat: Wordless Wednesday

Magnificent mountain goat at the Oregon Zoo, Portland, Oregon Wordless Wednesday Bend Branches always appreciates your comments and likes. Comments…

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Giant jaws of Megalodon shark: Monochrome Monday

Giant jaws of Megalodon shark at the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport, Oregon. Monochrome Monday Bend Branches always appreciates your…

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Peaceful Prineville paddle: Wordless Wednesday

Peaceful Prineville paddle on Prineville Reservoir, Oregon Wordless Wednesday Bend Branches always appreciates your comments and likes. Comments may not…

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Soda Springs Scene: Monochrome Monday

The dramatic cloud formations caught my attention in this Soda Springs scene. Soda Springs is a small city in Idaho…

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Morning breaking over the High Desert: LAPC

Morning breaking over the High Desert Blackbird singing praises over a playa (more…)

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Twin Falls ranch: Wordless Wednesday

Twin Falls ranch with collapsed shed and old barn Wordless Wednesday

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Mt View Orchards mural: Monday Mural

This Mt View Orchards mural is located in Parkdale, Oregon. The plants growing around the mural make it blend into…

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Seeing the softness of nature: LAPC & WPWC

Seeing the softness of nature Walking behind a wall of water of a woodland waterfall Regarding a heron ruminating over…

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Skink among the stones: WW & LAPC

Skink among the stones near Bend, Oregon Wordless Wednesday (WW) Lens-Artists Photo Challenge (LAPC) - Rock Your World

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Rocks I remember: LAPC & FOWC

The rocks I remember may rest on the slopes of extinct volcanoes Volcanic rocks on Pilot Butte, Bend, Oregon And…

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Winter tree from 3 perspectives: TTL

These photographs show a winter tree near Bend, Oregon shown from 3 perspectives . Western juniper trees are great to…

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Winterish Spring on Santiam Pass: WW

Winterish Spring on Santiam Pass in Oregon Wordless Wednesday

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Hook & Plow in Bend: Monochrome Monday

Hook & Plow is a farm-to-table restaurant that recently opened in Bend, Oregon. The seafood, meats, and produce served here…

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Enhance the beauty of photos: LAPC

When I process pictures, I think about how to enhance the beauty of the subject. The natural features at the…

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Coyote print & photo: First Friday Art

A coyote howling drawing Today I'm sharing a coyote print & photo. I drew the coyote in pen and ink…

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Columbia Gorge reflections: Wordless Wednesday

Columbia Gorge reflections near Rowena, Oregon Wordless Wednesday

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Photo op Robert’s Bookshop: Monday Mural

While visiting Lincoln City, Oregon last week, I saw this photo op Robert's Bookshop sight. A small mural of a…

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Painted Hills trail Rispetto poem: JMW

A rough Painted Hills trail meanders aheadCurving towards colorful hills of mysteryCutting through foliage, shriveled and deadThrough an ancient landscape…

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Bison Center: Wordless Wednesday

Bison Center, Custer State Park, South Dakota Wordless Wednesday

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A glowing winter walk: Monochrome Monday

A glowing winter walk in the Old Mill District of Bend, Oregon. Monochrome Monday

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A Badlands bench: Pull Up a Seat

The view from a Badlands bench in Badlands National Park, South Dakota. Why are they called the Badlands? The Lakota…

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In the moments before dawn poem: WWP & WIL

In the moments before dawn,Light from a single starAwakens the spiritHidden withinSlumbering winter trees Weekend Writing Prompt (WWP) - Spirit…

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Apple drawing & photos: First Friday Art

Today I'm sharing an apple drawing I did using the stipple technique with pen-and-ink. I used hundreds of tiny dots…

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A challenging photo edit: Sunday Stills

Today I'm sharing a particularly challenging photo edit I worked on recently. Sometimes putting extra time into something can really…

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Chevrolet fire truck 3 ways: Sunday Stills

Today I'll be featuring a photo of a 1935 Chevrolet fire truck on display at the High Desert Museum in…

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Winter wonderland at night: Wordless Wednesday

Winter wonderland at night in Bend, Oregon Wordless Wednesday

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Daylily Trail: FOTD & WPWC

A colorful daylily trail in the Oregon Garden in Silverton, Oregon. These perennials have showy, long-lasting flowers that attract butterflies…

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Sounds of wild creatures: LAPC

Sounds of wild creatures, the large and the small,Pulling our attention, leaving us enthralled Small Black-throated Sparrows pause and perch…

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Chomp Chomp in Bend: Dining Out

We try to support local businesses by dining out at least once week. We recently visited Chomp Chomp in downtown…

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Searching for a sweetheart: RDP

This handsome mule deer buck was searching for a sweetheart in my front yard. Wishing you a Happy Valentine's Day,…

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Beneath the Clouds in B & W: LAPC & WS

Paddling beneath the cloudsFloating lacelikeOver lakes of lifegiving water Puffs of pale exhalationsFollow meandering rivers (more…)

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The spirit of… :LAPC & WOTD

The spirit of a sea creature living on, forever guarding its seaside home Fiery red maple leaves, trembling in autumn's…

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Signs of the Times: Wordless Wednesday

Signs of the times at the National Neon Sign Museum, The Dalles, Oregon Wordless Wednesday

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Snow in words and images: LAPC

Today I'm featuring quotes related to snow next to snowy pictures taken in my yard. Winter has finally arrived here…

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Lewis & Clark’s Fort Clatsop: RDP

On a recent trip to the Oregon Coast, we made a short stop at Lewis and Clark National Historical Park,…

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Finding drama in Oregon: LAPC

Finding drama in branches haphazardly woven together Willow fence at headquarters, Malheur NWR, Oregon Or planted in concise rows bearing…

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2023 favorites: LAPC

Here are some of my 2023 favorites. Enjoy! 2023 favorites of scenic roads & trails Quiet places to sit and…

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Fire on the Mountain Buffalo Wings: RDP

We recently visited the new Fire on the Mountain Buffalo Wings restaurant in Bend, Oregon. The wings were good, but…

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Noticing landscapes: LAPC

Noticing... unique landscapes with rivers rolling on and on and hills full of stories, repeated and remembered Noticing... the brilliant…

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A December surprise: WW & Whatsoever is lovely

A December surprise sunrise over Bend, Oregon Wordless Wednesday (WW) Whatsoever is lovely

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