I have an abundance of premium Oregon pictures which I’d like to share with anyone that writes a new post or replies to one that I’ve written. I do require your post to be at least 200 words and that its’ subject/content matches those of this website.
Oregon Discussion and Pictures
We love Oregon and Landscape Photography
Being surrounded by so many varieties of green trees.The smell of the fresh salty sea air. Rhodies in abundant bloom in the Spring.
One of the things that first struck me when I moved here was that the area, especially after you get off of 101 and drive towards the ocean, are the rolling hillsides. There is quaint mixed with modern.
I love the rain too. It doesn’t just rain, it pours an open faucet from the sky. Big splashes of water fall everywhere and quickly.
There is so much beauty surrounding the coast that even the weeds can look pretty.
When family come to visit they are always amazed at seeing trees growing in the sand dunes and vast miles upon miles of endless sand.
It’s not unusual to see wild life just casually roaming around either.
We are lucky on the Southern Oregon Coast because we can have really gloomy weather in the morning and the sun will be out shining in the afternoon followed by a gorgeous sunset.
Being so close to and in touch with nature and God’s infinite beauty is just so peaceful and relaxing. You feel energized with just being alive. There isn’t any place you can’t go, especially around Coos Bay/North Bend, where you aren’t surrounded by water of some kind.
To visit is a treat. To live here is a blessing.
Thank you for your wonderful pictures of our area and other parts of Oregon.
I love your website it is one of my favorites. I live in Florida so the topograhy of where I pursue my hobby is somewhat different than yours in Oregon. I will be visiting Oregon next week staying in Port Orford which I use as my base for exploring and shooting the Oregon coast. Everywhere I turn in Oregon I see a shot that I have to take. Digital photography has added so much fun and maybe even instant gratification to taking pictures. Even if I fill my memory sticks while traveling I can go to store and have a CD burned that allows me to shoot even more photos. As I approach the point where I am considering retirement I know that my passion for photgraphy will always give me a purpose to get in the car or on the airplane to see the wonders of our great country and take that perfect shot we are always searching for.
So Scott, we have never met but you are an inspirration to me. You have made a positive difference in my life and for that I say thank you.
I’m originally from Ohio and transplanted to eastern WA state about 10 years ago. The Oregon Coast is one of my most favorite places to visit. A short six hour drive gets me to the beautiful rugged coastline. My “girls”, a golden retriever and two cocker spaniels, my husband, and I always look forward to our yearly trek to the coast. We relax and walk the beaches a few times a day while our girls just romp around and say hello to everyone. We enjoy the hard packed sand near the water where we can easily walk for miles. We’ve always found the beaches clean and enjoyable. The lighthouses add a special place to go and learn some mariner history. As a photographer I can’t think of a better place to go. Waves, surfer’s, marine life, lighthouses, and gorgeous sunsets make it a photographers dream. I think of the coast and think of a relaxing vacation. My nieces boogie board when they go and particularly enjoy the tide pools for exploring. Making sandcastles is another favorite thing to do for them. So much to do at the Oregon coast and as I’ve driven the whole Hwy 101, I can say the coastal people are also fantastic! Take the camera and head out alone, or include the whole family, something for everyone to do and tons of pictures waiting to be taken!
Good evening, Scott, I love your website and all of your pictures.I enjoy reading your newsletters. I went to Marshfieled Jr. High and High school, graduating in 1965. I still have a fondness for Coos Bay and vicinity.
We were living in Coos Bay during the Columbus Day storm of 1964. Oh, what a mess the storm made. Drift wood was thrown from the beach at Cape Arago to the road above.Boats at the marina were tossed around like match sticks.
We used to frequent the beaches, Sunset Beach, Shore Acres and Cape Arago. We would have picnics at the beach, wade in the ocean, visit the Cape Arago lighthouse.
Coos Bay in the late 50’s and early 60’s was a wonderful little town. None of the worries of large town living with crime and vandalism. We felt so safe and secure living there.I know Coos Bay has grown; the boardwalk, the restaurants and other businesses coming in, but I have wonderful fond memories of the Coos Bay of old.
Thanks Kathleen! I totally enjoy learning about the history this town has gone through over its’ many years. I’m happy to say that for a town of it’s size the crime rate would be considered low, and sadly the majority of the crime is drug related. I’ve ridden out quite a few good storms since I’ve been in Oregon - I’m sure you remember the one’s that shook the cars and nearly blew you off the roads plus the fierce rains that accompanied the storms. The beautiful part of the Oregon coast is that it’s beautiful any time of the year!
Hi Judi,
It’s always great to hear from you, and I truly admire your pictures and your skill at the art of photography. Thanks for giving my readers your thoughts of the Oregon coast. It’s truly appreciated.
Hi Geoff,
That was perhaps the nicest compliment I’ve ever received and it surely put a smile on my face and warmed my heart. I’m not sure where in Florida you live, but I grew up in Tampa and have family there and in Vero Beach. I had no interest in this wonderful world of photography until I came to Oregon. I’d see one amazing spot after another and the digital photography as you mentioned what just starting to boom, so I bought my first $300 1.3 megapixel camera. Much like computers cameras can be ancient just as you walk out the store, but I’ve found that my Nikon SLR gives me great pictures at nearly 7 megapixels and the ability to change a lens is awesome. I’ll often shoot a couple hundred photos on an outing, and if I get 2 or 3 ‘great’ pictures I’m happy. It just seems the Oregon coast makes it easy to take good pictures. Hope to have my picture upload up and running within the next week or two.
Hi Patricia,
You write so well. The words
so wonderfully describe just how I feel. Yes, God seems close as you mentioned with the “infinite beauty” we find ourselves surrounded with year round. I wake up each day and think I must be on vacation.
Hi Scott, I have so dearly loved all the pictures and web sites that you have shared with me over the years. I think our mutual love of the ocean, the sunrises and sets, the nature of being and all that goes with the feeling of the closeness of God when one stands by the ocean at whatever time of day. The storms that call us to just stand, watch and listen, the sun that beckons and draws us to watch as it appears to fall at the horizon of the earth. The sounds of everything going on around us even in solitude that we can be completely immersed in. There are no weeds in God’s world,only blankets of beauty as every flower is the ground’s canopy as it blooms and fades only to produce a new cover with every passing day, week, month and season. I have always been able to believe it is me standing in your shoes with every picture you take. I only hope one day to come to Coos Bay Oregon.
Alyce,
Awesome to have you make a post. I think you should seriously consider writing a book. Your prose is beautiful, and you paint a picture to those not able to enjoy this part of the world. I too hope one day you will make it to the area. I’ll be happy to show you around. Cameras required!