I’ve been shooting some performances for Oregon Music News.
On Friday I photographed Jazz guitarist Charlie Hunter at Mississippi Studios. The full set of images is live now here.
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Oaks Park
We thought about going to the State Fair on Labor Day, but opted instead for Oaks Park, Portland’s small, local amusement park. Apparently, most of Portland had the same idea. Also, several unions were having their Labor Day picnics on the park grounds. This all made for a sea of people unlike I have ever seen before at this location. Who’d of thought that one could wait an hour on line to ride the little kid’s roller coaster—but we did, as well did a lot of other people. For a small ride, this coaster really throws you around. Anika, my daughter, hid her face the whole way. My camera almost flew off my neck a couple of times and my wife, Summer, waited for us at the gate.
Almost Got Away
I’ve always liked carnivorous plants. On our deck are growing a few post of pitcher plants, sundew and venus flytrap. This insect triggered one of the traps and was almost able to escape. But the plant had closed on its abdomen. After that, the bug never had a chance.
Cloud Gate
While I was in Chicago this past spring I noticed a few things that had changed since the last time I was there. The most impressive new feature I saw was the sculpture Cloud Gate by Anish Kapoor. Located in the middle of Millennium Park, the huge mirrored form reflects the city all around it like a huge fish-eye lens. It has an infinite quality to it and appears to have a completely different shape depending on from which angle it is viewed. Not only does it capture a distorted image of the city, but it also captures the images of the people looking at it.
Salt Lake City
About a week ago I ended a trip to Salt Lake City. I was there for a few days doing some commercial work. When I had a moment, I made it a point to get out and see some of the local scenery.
The Great Salt Lake has an average size of 1700 square miles but is only 30 feet deep. There are no fish but lots of brine shrimp as I witnessed. The photo above was taken about 20 miles west of Salt Lake City and was shot digitally in infrared.