Outdoor Photographer
It was the dawn of interplanetary
exploration; Mariner 4 was on its way to Mars. That's when the
Muse of Photography grabbed me hard.... It was Summer, and I had
set for myself the goal of purchasing a quality 35mm camera by
the end of harvest season. Long days of picking pears in the hot
Southern Oregon sun financed my first SLR, an all-metal. That purchase changed
my Life.For many years, I roamed the mountains
and deserts of Oregon and adjacent States shooting Kodachrome
slides. It was an archival choice of film that still helps stock
my portfolio as the new millenium begins; indeed, several of the
images utilized within my website were shot back in the Sixties
and Seventies and have made the transition beautifully into the
Digital Age. Below is an image captured during that first year
that I had a good camera. I still easily remember this November
climb of Mt. McLoughlin in Southern Oregon-- it's November 30,
1966, we're at nearly 9,000 feet, the winds are brutal, but my
Lionel Terray down parka is cozy, and the adventure quotient is
sky high.
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