With all the best intentions

I got to have blood drawn this afternoon, so I knew I had a little time that I could burn behind the lens.  I drove around but I had a hard time finding a great subject. This was because the clouds were a little strange and the sun was filtered and lacking anything spectacular.

With that said, I had enough of driving around and stopped to get out of my truck.

I knew there was an image to be had at the new boat ramp just to the North of Independence Oregon and this is the one that I got and was willing to share.

Local barn goes up in flames

These are images from a barn fire that was reported around 8pm tonight (9-18-14) on Clow Corner Rd going into Dallas Oregon. 

Yes, this has happened once before at the same property about 10 years ago.

The cause has not been determined as of yet but with a hay barn there is usually only one cause. That cause is usually Internal Spontaneous Combustion from damp hay being stored. 

The heat in the bales of hay builds up over time (1-2 Months) causing the hay to basically smolder until there is enough heat and oxygen. When that happens you then get the fire.

It will be watched and kept very wet for a couple days until it is completely dispersed of all heat and potential for another fire. 

It did scare me pretty good. 

I saw the glow of the fire just to the North of us over a ridge of trees. 

I had to check it out to see what it was because a wildfire right now is not a good thing. 

It is so dry here in NW Oregon and fires can grow 

big very fast with the conditions like we have had.

While going through a bunch of old photos last week I started looking online to all that I have posted.  You might say, I was in awe of some of the work I did but all the work it took to actually organize, process, post and keep the blog up and running.

I have taken about 2 years off from blogging on all of my pages but have been more and more involved in projects and have a rekindled interest to share with others again. I realized I was wasting more time on Facebook and other social media platforms and leaving no valuable content and really I was not receiving any either. I would get a great story here or there but I was not impressed very often.

What am I saying?
Well, I am making a commitment to focus my work and make sure it is shared across the world.  I have shared very little in the last 2 or even 3 years and I need to focus on it again.

All I ask from you is that when you stop in and look around, drop a message and say you were here and what you thought.  Please feel free to post comments, share other sites with me and the rest of the viewers on this page and share this site or specific posts with other people across other platforms.

One thing you don't have to worry about,  I keep it family friendly and it will always be that way.  Better safe than sorry.

Thank you for stopping in and taking a moment to read this.
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Thanks to the Wild Fires in Oregon and the Willamette Valley, I was able to shoot this Sunset a few days ago.

Thanks for looking and be sure to come back soon.

Remembering to post

Please excuse the mess. I have been working on business, losing weight on a meal replacement shake called ViSalus and love it.  Lost over 30 pounds since January 5th.  I have also been debating closing my office space, and letting one piece of business settle down for a few months.

I hope to continue to post photos, location and share what I see and feel.  With that, here are a few from the last month in Oregon.  Enjoy!!

Welcoming 2013

As you well know, we are on our way into 2013 and hoping for the absolute best.  At Carmichael Photography, we have a lot of projects in the works, a couple events and some amazing specials planned for this new year.

In the coming months I hope to be posting more and more of what we are doing and photos to show the projects as we are working out the details.  I also am planning on shooting for myself at least two days per month.

I found a few months ago that I was so caught up in structured shooting, and was not able to enjoy what I was doing. It felt very mechanical and had very little enjoyment, I was literally working to get "That" shot while I was walking around enjoying the weather.  I was not enjoying what I was doing, I was stressing about getting a photograph of something or someone that could be printed and stand out among all the rest.

With that said, it is time for me to get back to work planning our February marketing schedule and make 2013 a year to remember.

Check back soon to see what we are doing and what I am shooting.


Here are a few frozen fog images, Enjoy!!

Fall Weekend in the Columbia River Gorge

Great weather to spend the weekend in the Columbia River Gorge just to the East of Portland Oregon.  I was able to spend most of the weekend taking in the sites all through the historic and scenic Columbia River Gorge.

My first stop of this venture taking in the scenery, was at the Sandy River bridge where I met a gentleman named Rafal. He just arrived here in the United States for the first time and had just gotten off the airplane from Poland.  At the time I spoke to him, it was 6pm (Supper Time) at home, he made a comment about experiencing "Jet Lag" and being tired.

 From there I drove to what I was hoping to be the the historic Vista House that sits high above the Columbia River.  When I got to the turnoff to the Vista House, I was met with a few pieces of road construction equipment and a sign that said "Road Closed" and another that said "Entry of Unauthorized Vehicles will be fined $520.00.   I didn't have that kind of money to spend on a ticket so I could get a few pictures from the top of the gorge.  So... I opted to hike in (downhill) and take the scenery in on foot.  The total hike was about 1.5 miles but well worth the sweat.

On Sunday I really wanted to go back to the same area to take in some of the falls and historic places but was short on money.  Finally after kicking around, I decided to drive in and shoot Multnomah Falls, and many other falls in the area.

More images from the weekend can be seen on my webpage http://carmichaelphoto.smugmug.com/Landscapes

While visiting the page, please feel free to leave comments and/or thumbs up or down on your favorites or least favorites.  I hope you enjoy the images and someday are able to take in the scenery as I did over this weekend. It took me 45 years to finally have time to take it in, Please do not take so long to get there, It will be worth the trip regardless where you are from..  

Happy Haunting,

Had a great week so far and it is only Wednesday.  Business is ok but I am working on a few projects to make Carmichael Photography a little better known.

Take a break and check out an up and coming photographer in Albany Oregon.  She has an eye and knows basics on post processing in Photoshop but most of all she has the desire to learn and loves the camera.  See some of her work on her Facebook page and be sure to leave comments on the photos.  You can see them here.  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.552886551393960.147032.100000178604455&type=1&notif_t=photo_album_reply


Here in the Northwest, Fall weather has set in and is now very damp and dark.  The long cool nights and dreary days have created some challenges to outdoor shooting so I am looking forward to clearer skies even if it is the last day of October. Happy Haunting.

Zombified Clown Convention in PDX

Saturday in Portland Oregon was the first "Zombified Clown Convention" that I know of.  It was a great event with a huge turnout of the walking dead and a few undead.

The event was very interesting to say the least. People (Dead and alive) came from miles around, some of the partying corpses came from as far away as Salem and Seattle areas.

Games were played, food and (adult and other) refreshments (no appendages were sacrificed and no blood was spilled) were available for everyone that attended.

More images from the event can be viewed at;
http://carmichaelphoto.smugmug.com/PartyOn/Zombified-Clow-Convention

 

    

Just ordered these from VistaPrint.

Premium Business Cards by Vistaprint

Had a great day today, I won a SmugMug Pro Account and just ordered my first "Non self printed" set of Business cards.  I have been printing these for three years, I guess it's time to get serious.  :)

Oregon Coast on a fall day

The Oregon Coast was pretty amazing today. We had good and bad weather and were even greeted with a lightning storm as we were on the way home.  Check out the rest of the photos from the day at https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.4752457206935.2192666.1160299484&type=1

Cape Meares Lighthouse, Oregon Coast

It has been a long while since posting anything here.

Carmichael photography has been taking much of my time but we are coming up on a slow time of the year. I have been working my photography business pretty regularly and have been blessed with some great clients and mentors guiding me along the way.

In growing my business I have opened a small portrait studio in Dallas Oregon and now have photo galleries hosted on smugmug. The galleries are at www.carmichaelphotostudio.com.
You can check out new and old images, you can also order any image and have it printed on almost any medium by the best print house I have found to date. Their name is WHCC PRO also know as White House Custom Color.

Enjoy your day and check out more images on www.carmichaelphotostudio.com

Kelly C.

In lew of Spring in full swing

Megan and Fiona's last night with us.

These are photos of Megan and Fiona on their last days in our pastures.  They are heading to new homes tomorrow (Sunday) morning.  It is going to be a difficult few days because I have spent so much time over the months with the horses. I just hope the homes in which they go to are as good or better than what we have been able to provide them.  Yup, I doubt I will keep my eyes dry tomorrow!  :-(

The last day in the pasture

These are photos of Megan and Fiona on their last days in our pastures.  They are heading to new homes tomorrow (Sunday) morning.  It is going to be a difficult few days because I have spent so much time over the months with the horses. I just hope the homes in which they go to are as good or better than what we have been able to provide them.  Yup, I doubt I will keep my eyes dry tomorrow!  :-(

 

Cross posting today with no photo

We have come to a difficult decision to sell/place our horses into new homes.
Are you looking for a horse in Oregon? We may have one that will fit your needs.

Photos and information can be seen on http://maremegan.blogspot.com/

Just a little story with photos from the week

Week 11 of 52,  The story of the week, yes it is completely fictional & all photos were all taken with the Android Incredible phone.

The day started out with the sun shining, birds tweeting and the flowers blooming

Our animals started acting funny, more funny than usual, 

they started to run in all directions for no reason.

 

An alert came over the airways and internets to get to Portland to see Gary Vaynerchuck at his "The Thank You Economy" book signing because if you do not show up, bad things could happen.

 For a while everyone disregarded the warnings but people started talking and businesses started closing. Everything was spinning out of control

Random fires started for no reason while large machines tried but could not put the fires out.

 The uncontrollable spinning continued, Until....

Gary took the stage and told everyone to calm down, 

Purchase his "The Thank You Economy" book from Amazon.com and read it, your business would be less likely to follow in the foot steps of Blockbuster and close their doors.

When the day was done, everyone listened to Gary Vaynerchuck talk about how 

every business should treat customers and that you will 

get a Return On Investment by caring about your customer 

just by engaging in conversation with them.

Yes, I did get to meet Gary Vaynerchuck (@garyvee on twitter) when he stopped in Portland Oregon for his TYE book signing.  He spoke for about an hour and a half, a short Q&A and book signing with direct personal Q&A.  Amazing speaker and passionate about his content. Check out dailygrape.com if you are interested in wines at all, you will not be disappointed.