mountains, trees, and water

"In God's wildness lies the hope of the world--the great, unblighted, unredeemed wilderness."
-John Muir



3 of my favorite things. They make me happy. I need them.


On a separate note, if anyone is interested in prints, publishing photos of mine, or hiring me for anything at all, I would really appreciate it. Thanks.

The White Buffalo

I've been to a few good shows in Portland so far, but I was especially excited to see that The White Buffalo was playing.


I put in a fresh roll of 3200 planning on shooting plenty of photos, but was told at the door that "professional cameras" weren't allowed, meaning cameras with interchangeable lenses. They asked for my battery. Luckily, it was a fully mechanical camera with no battery, so I was able to sneak a few photos from my seat at least.

Here are links to a couple youtube videos for those of you who haven't heard his simple, powerful music.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_wrny82Mc0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESOxvLQUjBs

fly/ride

I (sort of) recently took a trip down to California for a few reasons. To see some friends, get some waves, shoot some photos, and see about a potential future job.

The trip was an interesting one, essentially without any waves, but that's okay. I still got to paddle out some, and I got to catch up with some old friends and meet some new ones.


I ended up deciding to come home early, and it was cheaper to take the bus. LA to Portland is a long ride on a greyhound. I met a couple interesting characters, and got to practice my Spanish a little bit. Almost 30 hours later, and it was so great to be back to a whole different world with with less traffic, more trees, and a different vibe all around. (no offense to southern Californians...it's just different.)


I couldn't pass up this first photo while riding somewhere in Central California on I-5.

black and white autumn

Oops, somehow I haven't updated anything on here in almost 2 months. And I really haven't been shooting a ton, but I've shot a couple rolls of film, a few shots at a time here and there.
I was going to post 10 shots or so all at once, but I'd rather spread it out over a few days so that the photos fit together better.

These first couple are from a hike when there were still leaves on the trees. Ironically, I shot a roll of black and white during the peak of fall colors, but I like the added contrast of light leaves verses the dark pines.

website update

I just updated my website for the first time in quite a while.

www.fluidmotionphoto.com

I changed around the galleries, adding new photos and taking out some older ones. I also added sections with some of my published work and commercial work.

I took the print galleries down. Please just contact me if you are interested in buying a print, and we can work something out.

I hope that you enjoy looking through my newer photos.

last shots

The lab that I've been taking my film to here in Portland happens to be really close to the famous Burnside Skate Park.

Created under the Burnside Bridge in 1990 without city permission, the project started modestly, but with passion. Within a couple years, people saw that it was a good thing, and it gained support and funding. With passion, motivation, and the money to build, it didn't take too long for the park under the bridge to become awesome. That's the short version of the story, at least.

I have memories of playing Tony Hawk's Pro Skater on playstation with my friends a decade ago, with Burnside as one of the main parks.

Being under that bridge watching the people skate reminded me of those good times skating in the driveway, snowboarding in the backyard, coming inside and playing Tony Hawk while warming up to some hot chocolate...

Anyway, I had two photos to finish up before I took my film to the lab. One on my 35mm and one on my holga. Here are those last shots.

Part 3

Click here to read part 3 of the road trip journal, describing the drive from Arizona to Oregon.

Here's a shot that I took at the beginning of that part of the journey -- on an overcast evening back in July.