Hey, fellow photo fans! I’ve got a handful of small galleries of photos I’ve taken after dark to share with you this week. These are not the Milky Way images I shared with you last month, but photos that go back a few years to a few stops on my travels.
Let’s start with my hometown, downtown Salem. On the first of this month (February), I spent about an hour wandering around downtown and Riverfront Park, snapping photos using the camera on the tripod and several hand-held images. I figure I can get away with hand-held images if I hold the camera steady, although that’s certainly not always the case. But it’s a fun assignment to take photos after dark. The lighting is different, so you focus on different things that catch your eye. And once you take the photos back to the studio, you can see what you actually captured. There are usually a few wonderful surprises!
Next stop: Portland
In August of 2022, I spent the afternoon and evening at a show where a friend of mine from San Francisco, Ken Newman, had performed. We ate sushi after the show, and upon dropping him off at his hotel, I had a spot in mind for some night photos. I headed for the Tilikum Crossing Bridge and the eastside waterfront area.
On to Philadelphia
Up until the fall of 2022, my only other time in Philly was in the early ‘Aughts when I was in DC for a trade show. I had booked an extra day at the end of my travels and left my hotel at 5 am to head north for NYC. I made a short stop in Philadelphia and found my way to Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell. But in September of that year, I went to work a tradeshow in Philadelphia, and of course, my camera was in hand. I stayed in a hotel in the historic district, which was on the same block as Ben Franklin’s grave. It gave me ready access to the tourist-friendly area, and I spent several evenings walking the neighborhood, camera and tripod in hand:
Final Stop: Waldport, Oregon
In December, our family gathered with a few friends and spent several days on the beach. I went out numerous times to snap images and came up with quite a few that I like, including the Alsea Bay Bridge into Waldport and the heart of the city, which, admittedly, isn’t very big. I started messing around with moving the camera during the lengthy exposures, including zooming the lens in and out. You know, like a kid would do for fun or something:
Oregon Coast Sunset
I also spent one warm winter evening at sunset and snapped dozens of photos as the sun went down. I love how so many of these turned out, and I have used a few as computer wallpaper:
That’s all for now…see you next week when the topic will be writing!
What great images Tim. That has to be so exciting when you develop them and see what you've captured.
Superb images.