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Thom R

Thom R
Location
Portland, Oregon, USA
Birthday
August 25
Title
Retired
Bio
I love photography! Especially, when I can take photos of Oregon scenery. I am a member of the Portland Image Makers who devote themselves to some of the best photography I have ever experienced.

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MAY 31, 2012 12:13PM

Street Sculptures

Lake Oswego, Oregon is home to a variety of super cool street art, sculptures, whatever you want to call it.  Wherever you go downtown you will run across it...and, it's all first-class art.


You can't drive around and experience it all...it's impossible.  You need to get out of/
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MAY 31, 2012 9:38AM

Adelman Gardens Peony Paradise | Four

This is the fourth and last post on Adelman Gardens Peony Paradise in Salem, Oregon.  It's a shame that certain flowers are not in bloom all year long, like peonies but that is nature's way.

We have to enjoy them while they are here.  The last photo here is/
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MAY 30, 2012 9:12AM

Adelman Gardens Peony Paradise | Three

This is Part Three featuring the beautiful peony gardens of Adelman's in Salem, Oregon. You can visit Part One Here and Part Two Here.


You'll marvel at the different varieties of peony they have and their pristine gardens...what a great way to spend a day.

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MAY 29, 2012 8:48PM

Old Locomotives and Cabooses On Their Last Rail

Besides old cars and trucks, old trains...locomotives, rail cars and cabooses are right up there with making for the coolest photos. Especially, to photograph and convert into High Dynamic Range Photography (HDR). 

Old Locomotives and Cabooses
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MAY 29, 2012 8:52AM

Adelman Gardens Peony Paradise | Two

This is the second post on Adelman Gardens Peony Paradise (See Post One Here).  Peonies are absolutely beautiful flowers and really didn't realize how many different varieties there are until we visited their Gardens.

If you are visiting Oregon in the springtime this is definitely a must plac/
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MAY 28, 2012 8:55AM

Adelman Gardens Peony Paradise

There are peonies and then there is Adelman Gardens Peony Paradise! Located at 5690 Brooklake Road Northeast in Salem, Oregon.

Simply, a must place to visit...even if you are not into peonies or flowers! It has a cool country setting and you can easily view all the/
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MAY 27, 2012 7:24PM

Dugout Canoes At Capt. William Clark Park

Here are photos of dugout canoes at Dugout Canoes At Capt. William Clark Park in Washougal, Washington. 


They have been in the park for awhile and they are heavy. I doubt anyone is going to haul them away any time soon. 

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MAY 27, 2012 4:55PM

Milwaukie Sunday Farmers Market

One of the coolest Saturday and/or Sunday Farmers' Market is the one in Milwaukie, Oregon.  Yes, you have the spelling right..ie instead of ee.


Milwaukie is a Frog's Hair distance from Portland (the next place south) and is a fairly small community...but they don't think small.

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MAY 27, 2012 9:32AM

Schreiner's Iris Gardens | Four

This is the last post of a series featuring the beautiful flowers of Schreiner's Iris Gardens in Salem, Oregon. You can view the other three posts at: Schreiner's One ...Scheiner's Two and Scheiner's Three. 

My photography can't in any way reflect the true the beauty of their garden/
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MAY 26, 2012 9:06AM

Schreiner's Iris Gardens | Three

This is Part Three of the beautiful Iris at Schreiner's Iris Gardens in Salem, Oregon.  They have one of the most beautiful gardens I have ever seen and they are worth visiting...worth visiting over and over.

Their place is a photographer's dream and a flower lover's paradise.  /
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MAY 25, 2012 10:39AM

Schreiner's Iris Gardens | Two

We're off to another adventure at Schreiner's Iris Gardens in Salem, Oregon. If you missed Part One here is the link...Iris Gardens One.


I have featured another garden bench here in the post. The first was yellow...this one red. Enjoy!


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MAY 25, 2012 9:42AM

Tillamook Air Museum Last Fly Over

This is sadly the last post in respect to the all-to-cool aircraft at the Tillamook Air Museum.  I have absolutely no regrets for taking the time it took to photograph the planes...what a treat. 

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MAY 24, 2012 10:26AM

Cool Flowers At Schreiner's Iris Gardens

You're in for a treat if you visit Schreiner's Iris Gardens 3625 Quinaby Road Northeast in Salem, Oregon.  It kind of borderlines Brooks, Oregon and is right off the I5 Freeway.

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MAY 24, 2012 9:36AM

Flaps Are Down | Tillamook Air Museum

The Tillamook Air Museum in Oregon. is not the largest in the world, but has one of the best displays on the planet.

I hope one day you get the time to visit them. It's a cool way to spend a day!

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MAY 23, 2012 10:13AM

Cleared To Land At The Tillamook Air Museum

The Tillamook Air Museum don't have just any "old-run-of-the mill" aircraft...they have super cool ones like the Navy's Vought F4U Corsair shown below!

The Corsair was one best fighters of  World War ll and saw action in the Korean War.  It's kind of an ornery lookin/
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MAY 22, 2012 8:53AM

Fly Away To The Tillamook Air Museum

A visit to the Tillamook Air Museum on the Oregon Coast involves a real surprise and, well, a treat.  First, you might expect to find a museum of this caliber in a big metropolitan area like Portland, but not Tillamook. 


Does this mean that Tillamook has all/
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MAY 21, 2012 10:00AM

Munson Creek Falls

Munson Creek Falls The tallest waterfall in the Oregon Coast Range is Munson Creek Falls at 319 feet. It's located just a tad south of Tillamook off of 101. (No...the above shot is not of the Falls!)

Once you get off the highway, getting/
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MAY 20, 2012 9:44AM

Tillamook Air Museum

One of the finest aircraft museums in existence is the Tillamook Air Museum on the Oregon Coast. Of course, you have heard of Tillamook Cheese, but maybe not of the Air Museum.


The Museum is a little south of Tillamook off Highway 101. There are many things to visit in/
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MAY 19, 2012 9:09AM

Truck Pics in HDR | Plus One Bus

Got the opportunity to photograph some old trucks, plus one double decker bus in HDR...High Dynamic Range Photography.

Please enjoy!

 Truck Pics in HDR
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MAY 15, 2012 6:00PM

Snowball Trees

We are fortunate to have a large Snowball Tree in our backyard.  Unfortunately, the blossoms come in the springtime and go away super fast, so you have to enjoy them while you can.

Snowball Trees (Viburnum Opulus) are relatives of Honeysuckle which I didn't know until I/
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MAY 15, 2012 9:45AM

A View From The Oregon City Promenade

Took some photos of the Blue Heron Paper Mill and the West Linn Paper Mill from atop the Oregon City Promenade. The Blue Heron Mill is no longer running and is being salvaged.


The first shot is facing North toward the Oregon City and I205 bridges, not the mills./
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MAY 14, 2012 9:34AM

Murals of Oregon City

There are a lot of cool murals in Oregon City, Oregon and it was time to get out there real early, on a Sunday morning and photograph them.

Any other day, time and you're competing with cars, people and other distractions.  There is a fantastic amount of history in/… Read full post »
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MAY 13, 2012 10:26AM

Rhododendrons

Rhododendrons (Rhodies) are in full bloom and fade fast so you have to savor them and photograph them when you can.

These shots were taken real early in the morning on the Oregon City Promenade.  Most of the Rhododendrons there have been there for awhile and are huge.

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MAY 12, 2012 9:12PM

Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens

A little up from Portland, right off the I5 Freeway in Woodland, Washington is the Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens. If you are into Lilacs this is a must place to visit.

Even if you aren't into Lilacs it's a must place to visit.  The historic home that is/
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MAY 11, 2012 3:33PM

Azaleodendrons

 Azaleodendron Azaleodendrons are, in a nutshell for folks that don't know a cross between an azalea and a rhododendron.  Since they grow in my yard I didn't have to go far to photograph one. 

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