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danstark

GIS, Photography, Making, Woodworking & Hot Pepper Gardening in Zone 8b

Photography

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    Wilson’s Warbler

    Wilson’s Warblers flit restlessly between perches and make direct flights with rapid wingbeats through the understory. Unlike most warblers, they spend most of their time in the understory grabbing insects by hovering or by picking insects from foliage. -allaboutbirds.org

    #BirdPhotography #Photography #MakeToEsacape #Oregon #PNW #TryonCreekStateNaturalArea

    A lone Wilson’s Warbler with it's vibrant feathers in a vine maple
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    Lenticular Dawn

    #Photography #LandscapePhotography #MakeToEscape #PNW

    The dawn sky explodes with color above the silhouetted form of Mt. Hood, its peak adorned with a striking lenticular cap. In the foreground, the Columbia River perfectly reflects the breathtaking palette.
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    Pacific Night

    #MilkyWay #Photography #LandscapePhotography #MakeToEscape #PacificCity #Oregon

    The light of a fishing vessel shines bright in a long expsure of the beach and sky at Pacfic City Oregon. The Milky Way towers above the ocean water, Haystack Rock and Cape Kiwanda loom prominently in the foreground.
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    Pacific City’s Milky Way

    #reedit #Photography #MakeToEscape #LandscapePhotography #PacificCity #Oregon

    The Milky Way towers over Cape Kiwanda and Haystack Rock at Pacific City Oregon’s beach alongside the Pacific Ocean.
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    When all hope is lost, you can still take a walk on the beach.
    #Photography #MaketoEscape #LandscapePhotography #Oregon

    Two people and a dog walk toward the Pacific Ocean waves while Canon Beach's Haystack Rock looms in the background.
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    Morning Dune

    #MonochromeAndColor
    #Photography
    #MakeToEscape
    #LandscapePhotography

    Cape Kiwanda dune ridge at Oregon's Pacific Coast lit by sunrise light.Cape Kiwanda dune ridge at Oregon's Pacific Coast lit by sunrise light.

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    Unfiltered Fungus Photo


    #Photography #MakeToEscape #MonochromeAndColor

    Mushroom with intricate gills are growing on a mossy branch.Monochrome: Mushroom with intricate gills are growing on a mossy branch.

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    The clouds above us join and separate,
    The breeze in the courtyard leaves and returns.
    Life is like that, so why not relax?
    Who can stop us from celebrating?
    Lu Yu

    #MonochromeAndColor #Photography #MakeToEscape #LandscapePhotography

    Monochrome: A serene Willamette River reflects the dramatic, cloudy sky, flanked by trees on both sides.A serene Willamette River reflects the dramatic, cloudy sky, flanked by trees on both sides.

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    Run Away With Me?

    #Photography #MakeToEscape #WyEast #Oregon

    A vintage Ford pickup truck drives down a rural road toward a snow-capped WyEast under a cloud dotted bright blue sky.
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    Lunch Walk

    The world is in color. It feels black and white.

    #MonochromeAndColor #Photography #MakeToEscape #LandscapePhotography #Oregon

    A calm Willamette River reflects the trees lining its banks under a cloudy sky.A calm Willamette River reflects the trees lining its banks under a cloudy sky.

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    The tallest peaks appear small under the vastness of the open sky.

    The world has me feeling small.

    #MakeToEscape #Photography #LandscapePhotography #WyEast #Oregon #PNW

    Wy'East, Oregon's highest peak, appears small under a vast, clear, star-filled sky.
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    Snow Day

    Portland #Snowpocalypse 2025

    #MonochromeAndColor #MakeToEscape #Photography #LandscapePhotography #Oregon

    Monochrome: A snow-covered path winds through a tranquil forest with bare, frosted trees under a cloudy sky.A snow-covered path winds through a wintery forest, with trees coated in snow under a blue sky.

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    In the darkest days, there’s light.

    #Photography #MakeToEscape #LandscapePhotography #Oregon

    A sunlit path winds through a forest with tall trees and dense foliage.A sunlit path winds through a forest with tall trees and dense foliage.A sunlit path winds through a forest with tall trees and dense foliage.

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    Seven

    #DiscGolf. #Photography #LandscapePhotography #MakeToEscape #Oregon #Wilsonville

    The 7th fairway and basket at the Memorial Park Disc Golf course sits in a serene landscape featuring a grassy field bordered by trees under a bright blue sky with scattered clouds.
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    Sunday Service

    #Photography #MakeToEscape #Oregon #LandscapePhotography #pnw A favorite trail in Tryon Creek State Park. This trail is wide and allows access to State Park vehicles. They are rarely seen however and mostly it’s just a well groomed, walking path with towering Douglas Fir trees on either side.
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    Winter River

    #LandscapePhotography #Photography #MakeToEscape #Oregon

    The Willamette River bordered by trees reflects the partly cloudy blue sky above.Monochrome: The Willamette River bordered by trees reflects the partly cloudy blue sky above.

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    Sundog River

    A sundog is a concentrated patch of sunlight occasionally seen about 22° to the left or right of the Sun. Sundogs often form in pairs on either side of our daytime star when sunlight refracts through icy clouds containing hexagonal platecrystals aligned with their large, flat faces parallel to the ground. Technically known as parhelia (singular parhelion) they are often white but sometimes quite colorful, looking like detached pieces of rainbow, with red on the inside, toward the Sun, and blue on the outside. -skyandtelescope.org

    #Photography #MakeToEscape #LandscapePhotography

    A full circle Sun Dog over the Willamette River A full circle Sun Dog over the Willamette River

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    Sunrise Over Paradise (Park)

    #Photography #LandscapePhotography #MakeToEscape

    The morning sun rises over Paradis Park, just above the tree line on Wy'East. I post using the hashtage "make to escape" to convey, in some small way, the utter despair and hopelessness I feel about the state of our community. Have people been so utterly horrible my entire life and were only constrained by the norms and restrictions of polite society? How is it that we are witnessing in real time the utter destrutions of all that is good. I "make to escape" what now feels like a simulation of the worst of all possible outcomes.The morning sun rises over Paradis Park, just above the tree line on Wy'East. I post using the hashtage "make to escape" to convey, in some small way, the utter despair and hopelessness I feel about the state of our community. Have people been so utterly horrible my entire life and were only constrained by the norms and restrictions of polite society? How is it that we are witnessing in real time the utter destrutions of all that is good. I "make to escape" what now feels like a simulation of the worst of all possible outcomes.The morning sun rises over Paradis Park, just above the tree line on Wy'East. I post using the hashtage "make to escape" to convey, in some small way, the utter despair and hopelessness I feel about the state of our community. Have people been so utterly horrible my entire life and were only constrained by the norms and restrictions of polite society? How is it that we are witnessing in real time the utter destrutions of all that is good. I "make to escape" what now feels like a simulation of the worst of all possible outcomes.

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    Sunrise Over Paradise (Park)

    #Photography
    #LandscapePhotography
    #MakeToEscape

    A dramatic black and white landscape features a rugged Wy'East with swirling clouds above and patches of snow.A dramatic landscape features a rugged Wy'East with swirling clouds above and patches of snow.A dramatic landscape features a rugged Wy'East with swirling clouds above and patches of snow.

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    Lenticular Zoom

    #Photography
    #LandscapePhotography
    #MakeToEscape

    A dramatic cloud formation arcs over a jagged mountain peak against a backdrop of a textured sky.
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