January, 2012

I've played around with the idea of watermarking my photographs, primarily to protect them from being downloaded and re-purposed. I thought, in fact, of beginning the practice with these, the first photos of the new year. In the end, I have decided not to watermark them. It's not that I assume the best intentions in people or anything like that. It's just that I feel a watermark would take away from enjoying the images. I want people to see my photographs as close to the way I envision them as possible. So, no watermark--this photo-blog operates on the honor system...

Looking North–1.8.12

Walnut Trees, Evans Valley Road–1.11.12

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Below is a series of photographs taken on Friday the thirteenth of the frozen ditch along the Evans Valley Loop. I always like finding this seasonal phenomenon. The thin ice catches motion and creates its own world, inhabited by still creatures...

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Canby, Oregon–1.28.12

Mollala, Oregon, 1.28.12

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Canby, Oregon–1.30.12

Canby, Oregon–1.30.12

Three Graces, Canby, Oregon–1.30.12

Canby, Oregon–1.30.12

Shortly after taking this photograph, the man who lived next door came by and kind of startled me. He stood behind me and asked if he could help me. I told him I was "just taking some pictures." Pictures sound so much less threatening than photographs. I asked him how long the house had been empty. "It's not," he replied.

Canby, Oregon–1.30.12