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Gregory H.
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Retired, living in Newport, Oregon. Member of the Yaquina Art Association Photographers group. Politics, generative AI, and Adobe free. No DMs.
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The "Azalea" (see ALT for explanation)

#Photography #Oregon #Newport #PNW #OregonCoast #FishingVessels
An image of the "Azalea," a wooden fishing boat at Port Dock 7 (a place where Newport ties up abandoned vessels). The "Azalea" represents a sad reality for the older wooden fishing vessels. As they age, they become maintenance headaches, eventually becoming too expensive to be economically viable. So what often happens, the owners literally walk away--they quit paying the dock fees and the dock authorities finally take possession of the boats (I do not know the details of how the "Azalea" got there). They sit under the care (or lack of) by the port authorities until someone either pays the back fees or the boats become write offs. So I go to the old dock on occaision to photograph these old wooden boats before they disappear.
November 16, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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#BlueSkyArtShow #Bright #Photography #Oregon #Newport #PNW #OregonCoast #Harbor
Flood lights on a fishing vessel in Newport, Oregon's harbor.
November 15, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Valley fog.

#Photography #Oregon #Tangent #PNW #OregonCoast #Trees #Fog
An image of a tree against a backdrop of additional trees taken on a foggy morning near Tangent, Oregon.
November 14, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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Trip to Salem today so I stopped by the Ritner Creek covered bridge in Kings Valley.

#Photography #Oregon #KingsValley #PNW #OregonCoast #Bridges #CoveredBridges
The Ritner Creek covered bridge located in Kings Valley, Oregon.
November 13, 2025 at 4:49 AM
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Some fall colors

#Photography #Oregon #Newport #PNW #OregonCoast
Red is a relatively rare color for coastal Oregon fall, mostly provided by understory maple bushes.
November 12, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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Under the bird feeder from a few years back.

#Photography #Oregon #Newport #PNW #OregonCoast #Squirrels
A Douglas squirrel tanks up under our bird feeder.
November 11, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Some historic buildings in Newport in black and white.

#Photography #Oregon #Newport #PNW #OregonCoast #Monochrome
The Masonic Building front face. Newport's original bank building, now split into three businesses.
November 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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Out at the south jetty this afternoon.

#Photography #Oregon #Newport #PNW #OregonCoast #Monochrome
A seagull sits atop the fog horn pole on Newport, Oregon's south jetty as waves break at the base.
November 8, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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Stormy harbor...

#Photography #Oregon #Newport #PNW #OregonCoast #FishingVessels #Monochrome
An image of the fishing vessel "China Sea" tied up to a Newport, Oregon Pier as a storm blows through.
November 7, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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Gull in flight

#Photography #Oregon #Newport #PNW #OregonCoast #Birds #Gulls
High key gull in flight image taken in Newport, Oregon.
November 6, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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A high king tide and high winds at Newport Harbor.

#Photography #Oregon #Newport #PNW #OregonCoast #Monochrome
Sea lions and gull turn into a strong wind at the king tide at Newport, Oregons's harbor.
November 6, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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A Joseph's coat rose: See alt for the story behind this.

#Photography #Oregon #Newport #PNW #OregonCoast #Roses #Flowers
While riding my bike, I spotted a beautiful yellow and pink rose on a bush in someone's front yard. I stopped, got off my bike and went over to photograph one of the blooms. A woman came out of the house and I felt a little defensive about taking a photo of her yard, I started to explain that I thought it was a beautiful rose. The upshot of it was that she told me that she takes cuttings of her roses and gives them to her friends, and she asked me If I wanted a rooted cutting. I said yes, and the cutting she gave me had some buds on it. My wife transplanted it when I got home, and it just bloomed a few days ago.
November 4, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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My "also ran" for the BlueSkyArtShow Autumn theme.

#Photography #Oregon #Summit #PNW #OregonCoast
A picture of the old Summit store in Benton County, Oregon.
November 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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#BlueSkyArtShow #Autumn
#Photography #Oregon #ElkCity #PNW #OregonCoast
Railroad grade covered with leaves near Elk City, Oregon.
November 1, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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Fall colors along the Yaquina River near Elk City in Lincoln County, Oregon.

#Photography #Oregon #ElkCity #PNW #OregonCoast #YaquinaRiver #FallColors
Reflections fall colors along the Yaquina River, Lincoln County, Oregon.
October 30, 2025 at 4:23 AM
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A seasonal image...

#Photography #Oregon #YaquinaBay #PNW #OregonCoast #SpiderWebs
A dew covered spider web along the Yaquina Bay Road, near Newport, Oregon.
October 30, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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Storm clearing up over Newport's harbor.

#Photography #Oregon #Newport #PNW #OregonCoast #F/Vs #Clouds
A fishing vessel sits in placid waters as the first major storm of the season clears in Newport, Oregon.
October 27, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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Inside the parlor of the Yaquina Bay Lighthouse
#BlueSkyArtShow #Inside
#Photography #Oregon #Newport #PNW #OregonCoast #YaquinaBayLighthouse #Lighthouses
An inside view of the parlor of newly reopened Yaquina Bay Lighthouse in Newport, Oregon.
October 25, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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This is the "classic" Shore Acres wave shot taken a few days ago. During winter or high wave events, this rock formations creates huge waves, often much bigger than this.

#Photography #Oregon #ShoreAcres #PNW #OregonCoast
A reasonably good size breaking wave at Shore Acres, Oregon. This area is known to photographers for large breaking waves, especially in winter or high wave events. This is the most common view, and you can find images of much larger waves than this, but this was one of the better ones when I visited a few days ago.
October 23, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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From a trip down to Shore Acres.

#Photography #Oregon #ShoreAcres #PNW #OregonCoast
Wild waves at Shore Acres near Coos Bay, Oregon.
October 22, 2025 at 3:53 AM
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Late blooming river lilies from the garden.

#Photography #Oregon #Newport #PNW #OregonCoast #Flowers #Lilies
River lilies just opening as the day begins in Newport, Oregon.
October 19, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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#BlueSkyArtShow #Vertical

#Photography #Oregon #Newport #PNW #OregonCoast
Viet Nam Memorial, Newport, Oregon.
October 18, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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From today's walk on the beach.

#Photography #Oregon #Newport #PNW #OregonCoast #NyeBeach #SeaLions
A picture of a male sea lion hauled up on Nye Beach, Newport, Oregon with the Yaquina Head Lighthouse in the background.
October 14, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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Fall colors from Connecticut from a few years back.

#FallColors #Connecticut
A picture of an intake structure and dam on a small reservoir near Hartford, Connecticut showing the fall colors.
October 13, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Yaquina Head Lighthouse at night

#Photography #Oregon #Newport #PNW #OregonCoast #YaquinaHeadLighthouse #Lighthouses
Yaquina Head Lighthouse on a rare clear night.
October 13, 2025 at 2:16 AM