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Portland Google+ Photowalk

PDX Photowalk-The Willamette River from the Burnside Bridge

Three very creative and fun guys: Brian Matiash, Jeffrey Yen and Ben Latterell organized the first ever “Portland Google+ Photowalk” (if you’re on Google+ search for #PDXPhotowalk). Union Station in downtown Portland was the starting point for a casual stroll through Chinatown then over the Burnside Bridge and ending at Hair of the Dog Brewing for food & [...]

Eastman Kodak files for bankruptcy

Rolls of Kodak film

Eastman Kodak files for bankruptcy. I have been reading about Kodak and their financial troubles for the past couple of years, yet it still came as a surprise when I read the news this morning about their filing. Kodak was once the dominant company in the photo film industry, it was the film everyone used. Times have changed and unfortunately [...]

Vista House at Crown Point

Vista House in the Columbia River Gorge, Oregon

Vista House at Crown Point is about 30 miles from Portland on the Historic Columbia River Highway (U.S. Route 30). On a clear day you have an incredible view of the Columbia River Gorge and some of the Cascade Mountains. I arrived late in the day just as the sun was setting, the lighting and clouds [...]