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Jack’s Blog2022-09-09T11:59:37-07:00

In Jack’s Blog, we talk about camera equipment, photo workshop locations, and general tips on making your photography great!  

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A DAY WITH THE AMISH

About 2 or 3 years ago, I spent one of many days out photographing in the Amish area, located about 1 hour SW of where I lived in NE Ohio. While driving one of the many country roads, I happened on a particular [...]

Back in Time

A few days ago I met up with a fantastic photographer here in the Pacific Northwest, Marc Adamus ( www.wildphoto.smugmug.com --- or see link here on the blog). We were planning on heading over to the coast, but [...]

IT AIN’T OVER TILL IT’S OVER

About 5 PM last night it looked like it might be worth a drive out to Cannon Beach for sunset. I checked the visible satellite radar via www.intellicast.com  and it appeared like there was a chance of a few clo [...]

FOUL WEATHER AT ECOLA STATE PARK, OREGON

I figured that a rare rainy Monday in August would be ideal to spend in Ecola State Park. So I headed west out Oregon Hwy26 about 1 hour or so to the park. ECOLA STATE PARK, Oregon, is located just north of Can [...]

A DAY ON THE OREGON COAST

 TILLIMOOK BAY I spent a day exploring on the Oregon Coast, preparing and learning the spots for my workshops here in 2008 ( details will be found here as well as at www.jackgrahamphoto.com in mid September). I [...]

I’ve Got the Blues

While getting settled here in Oregon I've been reading lots of books that I brought along with me about Blue Herons. I am preparing an article that will go up on my web site in a few weeks about these birds. It [...]

HOME SWEET HOME

  Finally, I am unpacked enough, up and running Internet wise and kind of caught up on emails etc to get back to blogging. I'm going to updating my web site sometime in August. Look for my 2008 Workshop Schedul [...]

ARRIVAL!!!!!

After stopping off in Idaho for a few hours, we finally arrived late last night at our temporary home (SW of Portland).  The trip covered 11 states, and about 2700 miles. Now it getting down to setting up resid [...]

The Road to Oregon/Wednesday

  Another 600+ miles---here in Butte tonight. Butte is just west of the Continental Divide about 6300'.  Drove through NE Wyoming and drove by Devils Tower National Monument( Above). There is sure lots of wide [...]

The Road to Oregon/ Tuesday

Tuesday was hot...(98-104 degrees. The dog's didn't care for it much but they drank a lot. I drove across Minnesota and South Dakota ans spent the night in Rapid City ( about 1/2 way to PDX). I stopped at Mitch [...]

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