Landscapes

Sky, trees, sea: it’s all in here!

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Haystack Rock © 2011 Adrien Meredith Hefta. All rights reserved.
Outward © 2011 Adrien Meredith Hefta. All rights reserved.

Interlaken

Interlaken © 2011 Adrien Meredith Hefta. All rights reserved.

A foggy morning in Interlaken Park makes me happy…took a bunch of shots, with various settings in Hipstamatic, trying to capture the mystery and majesty of the mood. This was my favorite, and judging by the comments I got on … Continue reading →

A View From Samish Island

Puget Sound © 2011 Adrien Meredith Hefta. All rights reserved.

Taken on Samish Island, looking out to Puget Sound and the San Juan Islands. Samish “Island” is actually a peninsula, but it used to be separate from the mainland, before they filled in some low lying areas around it. It’s quite remote, quiet … Continue reading →

Double Vision

Double Vision © 2011 Adrien Meredith Hefta. All rights reserved.

Often my layered work is immediately recognizable as that, with outlandish colors, juxtapositions, etc. This one is more subtle. Two suns? Double exposure? How’d she do that? I resisted the urge to take this one further, because as is, it was … Continue reading →

Afternoon Sun

Afternoon Sun © 2011 Adrien Meredith Hefta. All rights reserved.

All good photographers know it’s all about the volume. Shoot many, many photographs, because most of them are mediocre, at best. Take this photo, for instance. I took about 30 shots in the space of 10 minutes, while waiting to pick … Continue reading →

Chasing the Fog

Foggy Fall Morning © 2011 Adrien Meredith Hefta. All rights reserved.

I’ve never been a morning person and this time of year, as the days get rapidly shorter and shorter, can be tough.  Some mornings the only thing keeping me sane is opening up my eyes to the beauty of a … Continue reading →

Haystack Rock

Haystack Rock © 2011 Adrien Meredith Hefta. All rights reserved.

One of the most beautiful and photographed places along the Oregon coast, Haystack Rock in Cannon Beach is truly stunning.  I’ve been lucky enough to have had some perfectly gorgeous evenings there, with the setting sun lighting this magnificent rock … Continue reading →

Sunset Stroll

Sunset Stroll © 2011 Adrien Meredith Hefta. All rights reserved.

Photographer’s Tip: The light at sunset is amazing, if you know how to use it!  When shooting people, don’t expect details on faces, unless they are facing it directly, but then they’ll squint so bad, you and your subject will … Continue reading →

Leavenworth

Leavenworth © 2011 Adrien Meredith Hefta. All rights reserved.

Ruit

Ruit © 2011 Adrien Meredith Hefta. All rights reserved.