Multnomah Falls

July 29, 2010

Multnomah Falls is one of the most popular waterfalls in Northern Oregon State. It is located along the Columbia Gorge area of Oregon were there are over 77 waterfalls on the Oregon side of the Columbia River. This is a great area to visit waterfalls because all 77 of these waterfalls are within 15 miles of each other!

Multnomah Falls is located on Larch Mountain and plummets 620 feet. It is the 2nd highest year-round waterfall in the United States. The flow of the waterfall is usually highest during the spring and winter seasons. This photo of Multnomah Falls that you see to the left was taken during January so the water flow was pretty high. As you can also see in this photo, there is a bridge in front of the falls in which people may hike up to and continue hiking on a trail that reaches the top of the falls.

Manfrotto 7302YB Compact Tripod with Quick Release Ball Head

July 27, 2010

Great tripod! I’ve gone through my selection of cheap tripods over the years and I finally decided to spend a little more money to actually be able to enjoy using my tripod. For an affordable price I am very happy with the Manfrotto 7302YB Compact Tripod with Quick Release Ball Head. I love the ball head. It is so easy to use. It has a  with +90°/-90° orientation grooves and repositionable locking lever. I’m using this tripod with my Canon 20D and it feels very secure on the tripod. The quick-release plate also has a safety lock on it, so it isn’t ever ejected by accident. Great tripod! Definitely recommend it!

Features:

  • Maximum Height 56.7”/144 cm; Closed Height 20.1”/51cm; Weight 3.2 lbs./1.47 kg; Max load 7.7 lbs./3.5 kg; Leg section diameters in mm: 26, 22, 18, 14.
  • Rotating selectors allow you to change the leg angle
  • Easy to use head
  • Small
  • Portable
  • Compact

Canon EF 50mm f1.4 USM Standard Lens for Canon SLR Cameras

This is a great portrait lens. I bought this lens about a month ago and absolutely love it. I was looking at more expensive lens, but decided to go with this cheaper version. I think it is a great lens for the price.  With the F/1.4 aperature setting you can blur your background which makes excellent portrait shots. It also makes it great for low-light shooting. You can see some of the sample pictures below in which my mom took my finance’s and my engagement photos using this lens.

Some of the key features of this lens include:

  • lightweight
  • affordable
  • small size
  • great image quality
  • sharp
  • fast


Sample pictures taken with the EF 50mm USM Standard Lens

Kona With Mohawk

July 21, 2010

Filed under: General — Tags: , , , , , — hqphoto @ 9:52 am

The last time I gave Kona a haircut, I decided to try out a new look on her. I shaved all of her sides and left the center part of her hair unshaved to give her a mohawk! She only went one day with the mohawk before I shaved it completely off. It was fun while it lasted.

River Fun

July 13, 2010

Filed under: General,Nature Photography — Tags: , , , , , , , , — hqphoto @ 12:47 pm

Kona is just a little over a year old now and as a goldendoodle she is supposed to love playing in the water. Last summer I was a little worried because she seemed really afraid of the water, but this year she is doing much better! She had a blast fetching sticks down by the river this past weekend!


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