Inspiration...

I have been following Stephen Baird's blog. Stephen is a wonderful, prolific photographer who seems to travel a LOT. His photos are inspiring. If you have time, take a look at his site.

In the meantime, I thought I'd post a some of my Oregon shots. What a beautiful country. The diversity of this state is unbelievable. Anyone who can, should visit Oregon. I'm posting an ocean scene sunset, a lighthouse shot, a shot taken in the Redwoods on the southern most tip of the Oregon Coast (my husband is in the one shot) and a shot of a conch tree we found. It was covered from top to bottom with conchs. Some of the shots were taken in the fog. (There is a lot of mist and fog in this area of Oregon.)

Mother Nature's Heart

Another of my favorite "Mother Nature" photos. I found this heart while hiking in the Redwoods of Northern California. Of course, being a romantic, I just had to take this photo. My husband laughs at me a lot. By the way, I know it's out of focus...I actually meant to do it this way to attempt to add a bit of softness to it. I regret that I did not take a shot in focus, but at the time I was excited about what I perceived as my artistic license!