Located in Oregon, USA, featuring Stayton and other nearby towns in the Willamette Valley.
Archive for August, 2008
Defining Boundaries
Aug 31st
This is the edge of a field where N 9th Ave. and E. Virginia St. meet. It always makes me happy to see fields with big trees around. I think this one is part of a farm.
By the way, be sure to tune back in tomorrow for the September 1st City Daily Photo theme day. Each month’s theme days are always big events, with well over 100 of the CDP blogs around the world participating.
For All The World To See
Aug 30th
Today’s photo (I don’t know why I start with that… really, why would I start off talking about yesterday’s, or even last week’s? Okay, maybe I would.) is of a bridge. I like bridges. This particular bridge sits on the south end of town — either just outside or just inside city limits (not sure) — on Stayton-Scio Rd., and spans the Santiam River.
Stayton Sand & Gravel
Aug 29th
I took a very brief trip across the bridge south of town which spans the Santiam River (I can’t go any further than that, since my scooter can’t do the speed limit on that road).
The above photo shows part of Stayton Sand & Gravel. I haven’t a clue what this particular machine does. Unless it’s more than one machine. Dunno. I just think it/they/whatever is cool looking. 
Opening September 3rd
Aug 28th
The Stayton Friends of the Library group will be opening a used book store on September 3rd. It will be sharing space with Art Gone Wild at 349 N. 3rd Ave. I am such a happy camper. Stayton’s been without a used book store for many years, so I really hope this effort succeeds.
You can read more about it at StaytonEvents.com. Good luck to those who will be running the store, and I hope everyone supports it so it can continue for many years to come.
Video Lottery
Aug 27th
I’m a dork. I took this picture in an alley behind some businesses, but failed to go around front to see which business this door belongs to. And I don’t have another photo to post for today, so I’m kinda stuck. Like I said, I’m a dork. It may be the back door for Apizza. Then again, it may not. Whichever business it is, it’s on 3rd Ave.
Stayton Public Library Panorama & Photosynth
Aug 26th
Click here to view a Photosynth of the above scene!
Click here to view the panorama in a much larger size!
This is a panorama of the front of the public library and the surrounding area, which mainly consists of a parking lot. If you click on the links above, you can see both the Photosynth (a quasi-3D environment using photos) plus the large size of the panorama.
Jordan Bridge (Again)
Aug 25th
Click here to view a Photosynth based on this scene! (Windows-based machines only)
Yesterday I posted a shot of a small power canal, and linked to an accompanying Photosyth I created of the area around the canal. It makes a quasi-3D environment by automatically converting a series of overlapping photos into a virtual space where one can click around to see various views of a scene.
I’ve created a new Photosynth which shows Jordan Bridge, a bit of Pioneer Park (where the bridge resides) and across the street to Neitling Park. This is again a very basic usage of capabilities of Photosynth. I intend to explore it more so I can create fuller environments.
I’ve also created a panorama based on the images I used for the Photosynth. Click below to see it much larger:
Obviously, it’s not really curved like that, but so it goes with panoramas.
Stayton Canal
Aug 24th
I’ve posted pictures of this little power canal between 3rd and 4th Ave. before (here’s one, and another, but this time I wanted to try something a little different.
If you have a windows-based computer, you should be able to view a Photosynth I made for the area around the canal. It’s kind of like a panorama, but it takes individual photos and displays them in a quasi-3D environment. You will need to install a small plug-in to view the Photosynth. click here to view the it (I tried to use its embed feature, but it didn’t display properly).
This was my first time trying this, so it’s not perfect. I plan on doing it for other areas around town, as I learn more about how best to do it.
My Photos On Display At Weddle Funeral Home
Aug 23rd
I was recently asked by Randy Durig, new owner of Weddle Funeral Home, if he could purchase some of my photography prints to put on display in a new community-oriented flex/meeting room in a building adjacent to the funeral home. It is Randy’s aim to highlight local work and to be more involved in the Stayton community. The flex room is available for non-profit use at no cost.
It was an honor to be asked to have my photography on display, so of course I said yes.
Five of my photos can be seen in the flex room, each of which have been posted here at some point — Over The Edge, Lead On, Time Waits, Enter Night, and Just A Sprinkle (the one on display is actually a reshoot of this photo).
Thank you to Randy and the staff at Weddle’s for being so kind, and for this amazing opportunity.
The Center Of All Creation
Aug 22nd
Spiders are everywhere right now, especially in my yard, which has a lot of trees and bushes. Garden spiders such as the one in this photo are all over the place, to the point where I can’t walk outside without having to duck and weave to avoid them. I don’t always succeed. A few minutes after I took this photo, I walked right into the web. The spider was fine, but his web was a goner. I felt terrible.
The photo at right is the same little dude, this time as a macro.
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