“Trip to an Alien Planet”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42 kit lens @ 42mm, f/8, 1/25s, ISO 400. Shot along the Eileen Lake Trail.

fly on a mushroom

“Sisters”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 7 Artisans 7.5mm fisheye lens @ f/8, 1/750s, ISO 500. Middle Sister and South Sister behind Eileen Lake.

mountains behind a lake

“The Trail Not Taken”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42 kit lens @ 14mm, f/5, 1/400s, ISO 100. Shot at the divergence of the Foley Ridge and Linton Meadows trails.

two trails crossing a meadow

“Woodpecker”

Olympus E-M10 IV with M.Zuiko 100-400mm lens @ 400mm, f/6.3, 1/1000s, ISO 500. Shot on the Foley Ridge Trail.

american three-toed woodpecker (i think) on a tree

“Rockpile”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42 kit lens @ 14mm, f/8, 1/50s, ISO 250. Shot on the Foley Ridge Trail at the base of Substitute Point.

collapsing scree field

“The Spiral Path”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42 kit lens @ 14mm, f/5.6, 1/20s, ISO 1000. Unexpected discovery at Mount Pisgah.

a spiral path in the woods

“ALL THE LABELS!”

Olympus E-M10 IV with M.Zuiko 45mm f/1.8 lens @ f/3.5, 1/250s, ISO 200. Shot at Mount Pisgah.

telephone pole with lots of cryptic metal plates

“Decline and Fall”

Olympus E-M10 IV with M.Zuiko 45mm f/1.8 lens @ f/5.6, 1/30s, ISO 640. Shot at Mount Pisgah.

two mushrooms, one fallen over

“Barely There”

Olympus TG6 @ 18mm, f/4.9, 1/100s, ISO 400. Shot along the Amazon Running Trail in Eugene.

two cement bears

“Shore”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42 kit lens @ 41mm, f/20, 13s, ISO 160. Shot at Bob Creek.

rocks and surf

“See ya!”

Olympus TG6 @ 18mm, f/4.9, 1/160s, ISO 100 plus (obviously) some heavy post-processing. Shot at Muriel O. Ponsler Wayside.

seagull taking flight&10;

“Lonely Gull”

Olympus TG6 @ 4.5mm, f/2.8, 1/640, ISO 100. Shot at Muriel O. Ponsler Wayside.

a seagull on the beach

“Sun Bonnet”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 60mm f/2.8 macro lens @ f/6.3, 1/25s, ISO 320. Shot along the South Willamette Trail.

tiny mushroom in the moss

“Tree Wings”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42 kit lens @ 42mm, f/8, 1/25s, ISO 400. Shot along the Lawler Trail.

Oyster mushrooms on a tree

“Hidden Glen”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42 kit lens @ 14mm, f/7.1, 1/3s, ISO 200. Shot at Duval Creek Falls.

small waterfall in the woods

“The Forest Reflects”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 60mm f/2.8 macro lens @ f/5, 1/15s, ISO 640. Shot near Duval Creek Falls.

one tiny mushroom

“Hands Up!”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 60mm f/2.8 macro lens @ f/5.6, 1/30s, ISO 400. Shot along Patterson Mountain Road.

orange fungus

Does anyone really believe the AI industry will manage to spend $2T (or whatever the current stupid number is) on data centers before the bubble pops? I look forward to many opportunities for taking dramatic photos in giant half-finished abandoned buildings. The Roman ruins of our times (with the difference that the Romans got to use their buildings before the turned into ruins).

“Bench Press”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42 kit lens @ 42mm, f/8, 1/125s, ISO 1000. Shot near the Hardesty Trail.

mushroom pushing up through the dirt

“Amethyst”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 60mm f/2.8 macro lens @ f/8, 1/25s, ISO 4000. Shot at the top of Hardesty Mountain.

purple mushrooms