May 20th Solar Eclipse

I've been so excited to see the solar eclipse, but the weather was not cooperating today. Overcast and cloudy, I was sure I was going to miss it. As I sat outside (with my camera, of course), the clouds cleared up for a few minutes and I was able to snap this picture:

My camera was definitely not meant to take pictures like that, but I'm fairly happy with how it turned out! Were you able to see the eclipse where you were?

It's Beginning to Feel like Summer

It was a wonderful 81˚ today in Bend. With a light breeze, I really couldn't ask for better weather. As the sun began to set, the clouds started drifting in a bit. Here is an image made by merging 3 photos (3 different exposures) so the foreground doesn't appear as dark. I haven't experimented with merging images much, but I'm pretty happy with how it turned out.
Feel free to let me know what you think!

Supermoon Over Pilot Butte

I've heard over and over that the moon tonight is supposed to be as close to Earth as it will get this year. So, I went outside after sunset to observe and admire its beauty (and take pictures, of course).

Moon-rise over Pilot Butte:

Honesty, I was expecting the moon to look a little bigger than usual, which it didn't seem to be (in my opinion). But, there is no denying that it was still a beautiful sight!

Spring has Sprung!

Spring has definitely sprung in Bend!
Blossoms on the tree right outside our front door:

Hopefully warmer weather appears in the not so distant future!

Spring in Bend

I know it has been a while since I've posted, but I'm back!
Today I had a beautiful view of a rainbow over North Bend. Enjoy!

Rockin' Robin

Lately it seems like robins have been everywhere! Yet, even with that being the case, I had a heck of a time getting a good close-up of the beautiful bird. Hopefully soon I can get a more exciting "action picture" of the birds, but for now this will do!

Rainbow Over Bend

Yesterday I woke up to nearly a foot of fresh snow outside. As the day went on, the rain and wind picked up, and the snow melted. Although I'm not a huge fan of the wind & rain combination that I've been dealing with the last 24 hours, the rainbow after the storm is nothing to complain about!

Stuck in the Snow

When I woke up this morning and peeked out the window, I was so excited to see that it was snowing! It's now nearing sunset, and the snow still hasn't stopped. Now, Bend is not a place that gets intimidated when it snows, everyone goes along with business as usual. However, with that being said, I rather wait a day for people to get the feel of driving in the snow before I start driving around for 'fun'. There's only about 3" of snow right now, but I'll take it! Hopefully there will be more to come!

Another Amazing Sunset

Tonight, there was another amazing sunset on the high desert. The colors were so bright and vivid, I only wish I would have taken the short drive down to Drake Park and enjoyed it from there!

An earlier shot over the houses:

A Shot in The Dark

Tonight I got a chance to go out to the airfield for a little while. Hoping for some clear skies, I took my camera along with me. The skies weren't clear, but I still attempted to take a few pictures, hoping for some good results.  The city was producing a glow in the background, in an otherwise pitch-dark area. Securing my camera on the tripod, and setting a 25 second exposure produced this:
This kind of picture is new to me. Usually I take photos of what I see, but tonight I took a picture of what I considered potential - I knew how the image would be framed, and what was in the picture, but as far as the colors, I could only imagine.  What do you think?