Shore Acres Christmas lights, 2010

This time, we came right at dusk, with a little ambient light to make things look a little different. I also brought a tripod along, and that helped out a little bit in sharpness.

The lights look extra bright with this exposure, not using the flash. I had to hold the pop-up flash closed with one finger and pressing the shutter with another one. Once again, the wide angle lens excels with something in the foreground.

With the slow shutter speed, I was able to capture both the frog and the splash in one exposure. I like having a little bit of light in the sky on this one.

If I were to use the flash in this scene, the faster shutter speed would light the foreground but make the background very dark.

Before Thanksgiving dinner, Mom and I went out to the Shore Acres vicinity, including Cape Arago, for a shooting session. She wanted to see if the waves were big at Shore Acres, and this is what we saw.


It did snow in Mom's backyard, just a few blocks from the bay. We made a snowman, and then it snowed some more. Rhododendron leaves for the ears, peanuts for the teeth, moss for a mustasche, and a cedar twig and fuschia flower to top it off.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!

Oregon Coast Thanksgiving-style

As always, I go up to Mom's in Coos Bay, Oregon for Thanksgiving. I was able to avoid the worst of the season's weather by taking the coastal route.

The snow just doesn't get much lower than this, though. Empire Lakes is just a few blocks down the street from Mom's, AND from the bay, too.

Speaking of the bay, a crab boat ventures all the way in from the ocean to dock at the Coos Bay marina. Generally, crab boats will moor at Charleston, right at the entrance to Coos Bay.

Out near Shore Acres is Simpson's Reef and this viewpoint. I was hoping for bigger waves but, I had to settle for a small window between rain squalls. I had hoped to explore the trails along the top of the bluffs.

This is the view at the end of the road, looking southward towards Bandon.

I stumbled upon this rainforest scene on the return trip home. This is a small sample of the great photo opportunities I had for the week I was up there.