Lincoln County

• Eugene Delacroix.

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Another shot of the Yaquina head light. I am still amazed by the number of different compositions that were possible at this location. I took this shot while we were walking away from the lighthouse using the road as a leading line to the lighthouse.

Hope everyone like it..

Golden orange sunset late summer.

• John Keats.

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When we made a proper road trip through the beautiful state of Oregon, we planned on driving to Portland via the Pacific coast road before traveling inland and then finally returning home via central Oregon. One thing we underestimated was the sheer beauty of the coast. Now we made our trip during summer, which is not the best time to visit the beach, but the rugged beauty of this stunning landscape still blows you away. We ended up making way more stops than we initially planned and reached Portland a day late.

A couple of weeks ago, I posted a shot of the Yaquina Head light from a nearby beach, today's image is from a nearby cliffside showing a nearby haystack full of wild birds and the surf. The classic composition here is at eye level, which I felt was compressing the rolling coastal cliffs a little too much. So, I dropped down to the floor and tried to bring as much of the vegetation into focus as well. This composition resulted in a bit of the bottom of the lighthouse being hidden but I preferred the emphasis on the rugged coastline.

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 Yaquina Bay Bridge is one of eleven major bridges on the Oregon Coast Highway designed by McCullough. It superseded the last ferry crossing on the highway.

Work on the Yaquina Bay Bridge began on August 1, 1934. The main arch was built in toward the center from the anchorages, using tiebacks to support the arch until it could be closed. The piers are supported by timber pilings driven to a depth of about 70 feet (21 m) below sea level. The project received funding from the Public Works Administration.

The bridge uses Art Deco and Art Moderne design motifs as well as forms borrowed from Gothic architecture. The Gothic influence is seen in the balustrade, which features small pointed arches, and in the arches of the side span piers. The ends of the bridge are augmented by pedestrian plazas that afford a view of the bridge and provide access to the parks at the landings by stairways. Pedestals were provided for proposed sculptures of seals, but the statues were never executed.

• Lucius Annaeus Seneca.

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Another shot from the stunning Cape Perpetua outlook on the Oregon coast. We originally planned a sunset shot here and for once was at the outlook point on time. But the summer fog got in as it got closer to the sunset time. One thing I admire about landscape photography is the unpredictability of nature. You go to a location with a shot in mind and only about 20% of the time nature will cooperate with you and provide an expected scene. But as I do this more I am noticing that an unexpected weather often provides much better options than the expected one and make landscape photography more exciting.

Actually an abandon Natural Gas Storage facility at night

Storm clouds moving in fast. Had just enough time to run down to beach get a couple of shots and get back to my car.

Also known as Five Rivers Bridge is between Alsea and Yachats, Oregon.

My second version of Thor's Well, more dramatic than the previous version I posted.

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This is Yaquina (ya -QUEEN- ah) Head Lighthouse in Newport, not to be confused with Yaquina Bay Lighthouse.

The 93 foot tower is located on a narrow point of land jutting due west, nearly 1 mile into the Pacific Ocean north of Newport, at Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area.

Winds and rain have buffeted this lighthouse since its beginning in 1872. It took approximately one year, and over 370,000 bricks to construct Oregon’s tallest lighthouse.

The light has been active since Head Keeper Fayette Crosby walked up the 114 steps, to light the wicks on the evening of August 20, 1873. At that time the oil burning fixed white light was displayed from sunset to sunrise. Today, the fully automated first order Fresnel lens runs on commercial power and flashes its unique pattern of 2 seconds on, 2 seconds off, 2 seconds on, 14 seconds off, 24 hours a day. The oil burning wicks have been replaced with a 1000 watt globe.

The nightly vigil of watching the light is gone as are the resident keepers and their quarters, but the staff of the Bureau of Land Management, who are now responsible for the tower, would love to guide you through the lighthouse with tales of yesteryear.

• Thomas Merton.

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Last picture concludes all the locations we visited on our first to road trip to Oregon. It was a lot of fun and we got to experience so many beautiful locations and meet a lot of nice people. So far the two road trips my wife and I did were so much fun that we are seriously considering making it an annual tradition.

Here is another shot I made of the Yaquina head lighthouse. We were there for sunrise and the tide was out so we decided to venture down to the pebble beach and the view from the beach was spectacular. This Panorama shot was made with about 6 shots stitched together. Hope you all like it more to follow.

• Giotto di Bondone.

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Wow I have been blown away by the responses I have been getting for my past couple of posts, when I started posting pics of our Oregon trip I was hoping that maybe one of them might make explore but this is just unbelievable. I sincerely thank everyone for all the encouragement.

So in keeping with the current scheme, here is a shot of the Yaquina head lighthouse located just minutes away from Newport, OR. I had originally planned to shoot this location for sunset but I had under estimated the distance so we reached Newport quite late. So we decided to make it her for sunrise but again we overslept and by the time we reached the sun had already risen.

Opened in 1873 Yaquina head light is a beautiful lighthouse located in an even more pretty location. Since we reached quite early we had the place all to ourselves and I was able to create this moody image of the lighthouse with the golden field in front of it. Thanks again for visiting my photostream, hope you like this one..

storm coming in

In the early 1800s, the beach that would become Nye Beach was demarcated to the south by the Yaquina River and a rocky outcropping known as Jump-off Joe. In those days, Jump-off Joe extended into the sea and posed an obstacle to beach traffic. By the mid-20th century, coastal erosion had caused the sea stack to separate from the cliff, develop an arch, and finally crumble, leaving only a scattering of rock formations to mark the spot. Without this natural barrier nothing remains to separate Nye Beach from Agate Beach State Recreation Site to the north

Governor Patterson State Park is a beachcomber's delight ... miles of flat, sandy beach and just a short hike from the mouth of Alsea Bay where you can windsurf, crab, or just watch the seals. Excellent whale and storm watching. Sunsets are beautiful here and it's a great place to take photos.

Purchased from Mary E. Patterson, widow of Governor Isaac L. Patterson, and other owners in 1931. The park commemorates Governor Isaac L. Patterson (1859-1929), an advocate of park development and scenic area preservation. In 1929, Patterson appointed the state's first Park Commission. He died the same year while in office

... house.

incredible sunset of pink and lavenders thanks to forest fires and coastal haze.

Located in located in Cape Perpetua, Central Oregon Coast. Quite a challenging place to shoot: you need to get the shutter speed right, there is a constant mist on the lens, so you need to wipe it off all the time, and in my case the sun was on the extreme left creating lots of flare with the 14-24mm, that's why I ended up posting a blue hour version :)

I took about a hundred shots, but to finally selected 3 to compose this photo.

But at the end of the day, a very fun outing with my Portland buddies David Gn, Joe McLaughlin and Terence Lee.

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The bay of the same name is a 6-acre (2.4 ha) harbor that the city promotes as the world's smallest navigable harbor.

Depoe Bay was named for Siletz Indian Charles "Charley" Depot who was originally allotted the land in 1894 as part of the Dawes Act of 1887. There are conflicting accounts of the origin of his name. One says he was given the name "Depot Charley" for working at the military depot near Toledo, Oregon. The family was later known as "DePoe". His original tribal affiliation was Tututni.

Watching waves crash right onto the main drive is a past time during storm season here in Oregon. There were a number of people out this day all getting free salt water showers. The less adventurous were sitting in their cars watching the waves douse their vehicles in water.

Early morning, low tide. Between the forest fire smoke and the coastal haze the light had a faint pink hue.

This is a panorama photo taken from the viewpoint at the Otter Crest Loop between Lincoln City and Newport, Oregon, USA. I used my "panorama"...