Art evokes the mystery without which the world would not exist. ~~ Rene-Francois- Ghislain Magritte To me, intentional blur abstracts evoke mystery and intrigue. This image below is my favorite take of the trip. […]
Category Archives: Susan’s Blog
“Bones Bleach in the Sands”
Captain Lawrence’s final toast to his ship was: “May God bless you, and may your bones bleach in the sands.” Peter Iredale was a four-masted steel barque sailing vessel that ran ashore October 25, […]
Sweat the Small Stuff, Oregon Islands NWR
For most of history, man has had to fight nature to survive; in this century he is beginning to realize that, in order to survive, he must protect it. ~ Jacques Yves Cousteau This morning […]
Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge Project
I spent an incredible day at Simpson Reef, a part of Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge this week. I expect that the next three months will be my most fruitful as far as gathering […]
Travel the Oregon Coast, Seeking Treasure
My husband, Steve and I made our maiden mini voyage last weekend in our new photography travel set up! If you follow me you know that I am doing a year long project which […]
Political Anxiety Antidote
“We have fallen heirs to the most glorious heritage a people ever received, and each one must do his part if we wish to show that the nation is worthy of its good fortune.” ~Theodore Roosevelt […]
I Have A Voice
“There are no words that can tell the hidden spirit of the wilderness, that can reveal its mystery, its melancholy and its charm.” ~ Theodore Roosevelt Well, here we go…just when I think it’s […]
Wild Horses Dragged Me Away!
“You know I can’t just let you slide through my hands and wild horses couldn’t drag me away.” ~ “Wild Horses” by the Rolling Stones We had a wonderful ten day trip to […]
Oyster Catcher Thanksgiving
It seems to me that the natural world is the greatest source of excitement; the greatest source of visual beauty; the greatest source of intellectual interest. It is the greatest source of so much […]
Macro “Sun Painting”
Strokes and pools of light, color and form. I call this “Sun Painting”. I find it so enjoyable to shoot toward the sun for macro flower work. I point my camera toward the bloom […]