The Oregon Coast (Mostly)
p.1 #1The Oregon Coast (Mostly)
I just returned from a family reunion vacation that went from Portland to Oceanside, a small coastal town, and back to the city. I have basically replaced my DSLRs with my Z50 II and packed just my Tamron 18-300 along with the tiny kiit lens for this trip. The compact and lightweight nature of the kit makes it so easy to transport as well as carry on my extended walks and hikes. I would be a very happy camper if I ever went camping! As you can see, mist became our companion for much of our time at the coast. The first image is from Silver Point Interpretive Overlook just past Cannon Beach taken as we made our way down to Oceanside. One great thing about Oceanside is how quiet and uncrowded it is. Even the few folks on the beach with us were often ghosts in the mist as seen in the second image. We were happy to have gone out to see the sunset colors on our second night as the heavy mist prevented any such opportunities later in our stay. Perhaps you can get a sense of that in the next two images taken on our last day during a hike along the Cape Trail. The final image was taken at the Japanese Garden when we returned to Portland. The Japanese Garden and International Rose Garden are both located in the same park and well worth a visit. Thanks for viewing!
NIKON Z50_2 TAMRON 18-300mm F3.5-6.3 B061 Z lens 135mm f/5.6 1/640s 100 ISO +0.7 EV
NIKON Z50_2 TAMRON 18-300mm F3.5-6.3 B061 Z lens 34mm f/8.0 1/400s 100 ISO +1.0 EV
NIKON Z50_2 TAMRON 18-300mm F3.5-6.3 B061 Z lens 24mm f/8.0 1/6s 100 ISO -1.3 EV
NIKON Z50_2 TAMRON 18-300mm F3.5-6.3 B061 Z lens 48mm f/8.0 1/250s 100 ISO +1.0 EV
NIKON Z50_2 TAMRON 18-300mm F3.5-6.3 B061 Z lens 33mm f/11.0 1/160s 100 ISO +1.0 EV
NIKON Z50_2 TAMRON 18-300mm F3.5-6.3 B061 Z lens 18mm f/11.0 1/15s 1600 ISO -0.7 EV
Jul 29, 2026 at 12:13 PM
p.1 #2The Oregon Coast (Mostly)
Nice landscape image collection - well done!
Jul 29, 2026 at 02:56 PM
p.1 #3The Oregon Coast (Mostly)
Magical coastline captures! And a bonus forest pond.
Jul 29, 2026 at 05:31 PM
p.1 #5The Oregon Coast (Mostly)
Wonderfully captured and breathtaking images of the incomparable Oregon Coast. I have thought for many years to do an Oregon Coast workshop still doing the Pacific Northwest, and theses images, along with this years time there keeps verifying it. One could spend their entire life photographing only the Oregon coast and never see all its epic riches.
Jul 29, 2026 at 11:05 PM
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p.1 #6The Oregon Coast (Mostly)
Lovely set! I especially love the 5th one. Well done!
Jul 30, 2026 at 03:31 AM
p.1 #7The Oregon Coast (Mostly)
That is an outstanding series!!! I would be hard pressed to find a favorite, but one does fall short IMO. I find that out of focus, bright green shubbery in the first image to be very distracting.
Jul 30, 2026 at 04:07 AM
p.1 #9The Oregon Coast (Mostly)
Hard to catch a unique view of such a photographed location. You did that really well with a few of these. Love it.
Jul 31, 2026 at 11:05 AM
p.1 #10The Oregon Coast (Mostly)
junglialoh wrote:
Nice landscape image collection - well done!
Thanks so much!
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Malka_1 wrote:
Magical coastline captures! And a bonus forest pond.
Thank you! I appreciate the amazing positive comment!
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CDalessandro wrote:
Lovely work!
Carol
Thank you!
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Mark Metternich wrote:
Wonderfully captured and breathtaking images of the incomparable Oregon Coast. I have thought for many years to do an Oregon Coast workshop still doing the Pacific Northwest, and theses images, along with this years time there keeps verifying it. One could spend their entire life photographing only the Oregon coast and never see all its epic riches.
Wow! I appreciate the positives! This is my second visit to the Oregon coast. Went almost precisely 13 years ago but further south to Coos Bay. Got a very different set of pics. Partly because the locations are so different and to an even greater extent because of the weather. Had a lot of clear blue skies and warm weather back then which made the experience more pleasurable but I think the recent misty conditions made the shots more interesting. If I do visit Oregon again, it might be a more land-based vacation. Hiking through the woods and all.
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guidostow wrote:
Lovely set! I especially love the 5th one. Well done!
Thanks! I appreciate the love for the black and white. I have converted several of the misty pics as it allows me to cut into the mist and provide some structure to all the bright ones. I did that with the second pic but shared the color version as I also sometimes prefer the diffuse, more natural take. Can be a toss up!
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Camperjim wrote:
That is an outstanding series!!! I would be hard pressed to find a favorite, but one does fall short IMO. I find that out of focus, bright green shubbery in the first image to be very distracting.
Thanks for the positives and for the criticism. Honesty is a pretty decent policy!
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douter wrote:
No. 2 is my favorite, Brev!
Douglas
Thanks! The second pic does sort of consolidate in one image what struck me most about my time there. I will remember all that mist and how the other folks sort of disappeared into it. Provided a very peaceful, relaxed vibe for the family reunion vacation.
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kevinsherm1 wrote:
Hard to catch a unique view of such a photographed location. You did that really well with a few of these. Love it.
Thank you, Kevin! Much appreciated. I was sort of trapped within pretty unusual conditions so tried to make the most of it. I guess the first pic is the most run of the mill as I internet searched the location and Google provided me with some very similar images. Still, it is my run of the mill image!
Nice landscape image collection - well done!
Thanks so much!
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Malka_1 wrote:
Magical coastline captures! And a bonus forest pond.
Thank you! I appreciate the amazing positive comment!
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CDalessandro wrote:
Lovely work!
Carol
Thank you!
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Mark Metternich wrote:
Wonderfully captured and breathtaking images of the incomparable Oregon Coast. I have thought for many years to do an Oregon Coast workshop still doing the Pacific Northwest, and theses images, along with this years time there keeps verifying it. One could spend their entire life photographing only the Oregon coast and never see all its epic riches.
Wow! I appreciate the positives! This is my second visit to the Oregon coast. Went almost precisely 13 years ago but further south to Coos Bay. Got a very different set of pics. Partly because the locations are so different and to an even greater extent because of the weather. Had a lot of clear blue skies and warm weather back then which made the experience more pleasurable but I think the recent misty conditions made the shots more interesting. If I do visit Oregon again, it might be a more land-based vacation. Hiking through the woods and all.
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guidostow wrote:
Lovely set! I especially love the 5th one. Well done!
Thanks! I appreciate the love for the black and white. I have converted several of the misty pics as it allows me to cut into the mist and provide some structure to all the bright ones. I did that with the second pic but shared the color version as I also sometimes prefer the diffuse, more natural take. Can be a toss up!
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Camperjim wrote:
That is an outstanding series!!! I would be hard pressed to find a favorite, but one does fall short IMO. I find that out of focus, bright green shubbery in the first image to be very distracting.
Thanks for the positives and for the criticism. Honesty is a pretty decent policy!
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douter wrote:
No. 2 is my favorite, Brev!
Douglas
Thanks! The second pic does sort of consolidate in one image what struck me most about my time there. I will remember all that mist and how the other folks sort of disappeared into it. Provided a very peaceful, relaxed vibe for the family reunion vacation.
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kevinsherm1 wrote:
Hard to catch a unique view of such a photographed location. You did that really well with a few of these. Love it.
Thank you, Kevin! Much appreciated. I was sort of trapped within pretty unusual conditions so tried to make the most of it. I guess the first pic is the most run of the mill as I internet searched the location and Google provided me with some very similar images. Still, it is my run of the mill image!
Jul 31, 2026 at 03:10 PM