A collection of doodles with a bit of commentary by RICK GREEN - your cartooning friend

Saturday, December 15, 2007

Something Different

I have shared a few of my photos on this blog before. Here is a link to four photo albums that I have posted on Webshots. If you are interested, I recommend that you look at the Oregon South Coast album.

People are kind and have asked me how I take such great photos. I have to be honest and say that having a digital camera has greatly improved my photography skills. When a person lives in such a beautiful part of the world, and they can take 100, or 200 pictures in a setting, then one or two of them is bound to turn out OK.

There are quite a few photos there, so I don't recommend you trying to looking at them all unless you have a little time on your hands. Here are a few to whet your appetite.






Need a new wallpaper for your computer? Be my guest. Click on any of the above photos for a full size view.

37 comments:

Maddy said...

Lovely. I can't say that having a digital camera has improved my abilities. Maybe I'm just not trying hard enough.
Cheers


This is my calling card or link"Whittereronautism"until blogger comments get themselves sorted out.

BetteJo said...

Yeah I'm with Maddy. I think you still have to have an eye for taking a good picture.
There are some fabulous photos in those albums!

Anonymous said...

What a great display of God's majesty. I've always heard that it is magnificent in your part of the country. Thanks for sharing.

Debbie @ Three Weddings said...

Oooh! I love the 3rd picture from the bottom. They are all pretty though. I recently posted some pictures of our recent ice storm. If you haven't already, stop by and take a look. I'd love your opinion.

Shannon @ Gabi's World said...

Those are so beautiful! I have seen your work on Dawn's Blog. I thought it was very creative and perfect for her personality.

roseys madhouse said...

I love the photos Im with you since having my digital camera my photography has improved

pescbrico said...

Your pictures are just outstanding and I'm not talking yet about your drawing, they are just amazing! Thanks for your nice comment on my blog!

Paula J Atkinson said...

Gorgeous photography.
Thanks for stopping by my gallery blog. I put all my work there so it can be found easy as my main blog, minibookpixie is updated daily.

Laura ~Peach~ said...

the pic you took with the red sun and tree i have a shot i took many years ago somewhat like it and i have had it mad einto a canvas that hangs in my bed room i love your photography !
Peach

Laura ~Peach~ said...

the pic of your daughter standing on the coast looking out to sea is something like the pic i am hunting for if she had a huge skeketon key standing beside her with one arm around it ...would be very cool, her feet resting on the tang of the key ... yep very cool...

Bronie said...

Beautiful photos Rick! Absolutely breathtaking!

Kahless said...

Gorgeous photo's. I have downloaded the last one.
Thanks!

Louly said...

Oh wow what beautiful photos, you're so lucky to live in such a scenic place. I like the one of the trees best.

Unknown said...

Oh wow! That last photo is magnificent! Thanks for the visit.

Anonymous said...

Awesome photos.....jut breath taking!

Sai Hijara - Ferraris said...

Wow! Awesome...so so so beautiful...love them!

a said...

Hey. Thanks. For the note you left on my blog. I appreciate it.

Your blog looks art-tastic! I'll be visiting again! (After I get some sleeeeeeep!!!!)

Amber said...

Ooooo fancy!!!

Anonymous said...

Great pictures and yes the smoke was wafting up into my window.

emilia in Taiwan said...

These photos are stunning! You are great!

Unknown said...

Those are awesome photos and they show some serious talent for composition. I love them, and when I am ready to ditch my winter scene that sunny scene will so be my desktop background.
You are on the blogroll....took me a few days, sorry about that.

Elizabeth said...

Wow wow wow! The forest shot is absolutely stunning. If I ever found myself surrounded by such beauty I'd be hard pressed to ever leave it.

Celticspirit said...

Absolutely breathtaking photos Rick!

Midlife Mom said...

Hey Rick thanks for stopping by the 'ole blawg'! I have been looking at your pictures and LOVE the ones of the foxglove, just amazing! Of course being an animal lover the one feeding the chipmunk is adorable! Also have been looking at your cartoons and they also are amazing. I'd love to have one done so let me know what I need to send you. thediz@roadrunner.com I have five horses and that is my main interest, well along with my Hubby and grand kids! :o)

dlyn said...

Wow - gorgeous photos and a gorgeous place. Digital certainly does make things easier, but you still have to have an eye for what will look good. Yours are just beautiful! Thanks for stopping by my blog - I will be back to check you out more.

ztoamom said...

did you ever get around to reading Blue Like Jazz?

Anonymous said...

Ok Rick,
Happy Birthday to your sister (late, I know, I was celebrating a son's birthday on Friday.)
Also, love the photos, and the scenery. The envy.

Regarding your "sneaky" airplane doodle - do you know Larry Boy, of Veggie Tale fame? Well, the face of the man in your doodle reminds me of the guy in the Larry Boy cartoon about the angry eyebrows. The eyebrows as well as the face remind me of the "bad guy" in that cartoon.

And lastly, a funny thing. When I read your comments over on Dawn's site, first of all, you're always one of the first commenters, I notice (when you're not actually the first!) So I get about 1/2-way through your comments of late, and say to myself.... hey, this is from ... yup (as I check the name below...) RICK! It gives me a laugh anyway. Very funny about her "complement" to you, btw. Yea, I'm uh, sure that's how she meant it ;o)

That's all for now. (Isn't it enough!?!)
Except that I am enjoying all of your caricatures.

KR

Jenn's finding life funny! said...

Happy Birthday Jan!
I have a big brother who teases me relentlessly. I wonder if you can relate? It is true, he teases me, but I tease him right back. We are actually very close and we are a family of six kids aswell. Our mom was a single mom and our dad decided to not stay in the picture when we were ver young. Mom died 6 years ago and I am so THANKFUL for my brothers and sisters that she gave me. We lean on each other, we dis agree with eachother, we listen to each other, we get after one another, but we love each other more then any of the other things we do together. My poor kids, I only had 5. ;o)

Mama Tango said...

And here I was hoping for a birthday post on my birthday...hmph.

Okay, just kidding :P

These shots are wonderful. Calendar material. The tree shot is perfect!

Anonymous said...

I'm in awe of God's creation....

beautiful photos.

Mama Tango said...

But Rick, I LOVE JD!! One of my all-time favorite artists. So yup, you can sing me one of his songs anyday! :) Thanks for stopping in!

Anonymous said...

Thank you so much for the new background!! I have the forest with the road driving to nowhere....LOVE IT!! Oh, and my children pretty much only like PLAIN pizza. You're welcome to fly over and bring a meat lovers for DH, though!
Tina

Unknown said...

those are beautiful!

Mommi Tutu said...

OMG I love these pics! I just changed my wallpaper and am so tickled!!! Thank you for sharing!!!

Ally said...

Thanks for commenting on my blog a few days ago.

I love the photos here! Such beautiful scenery.

I also like your own artwork. You're quite talented, and I admire your ability to create like that. I've never been able to draw artistically, in any slight way. So I'm left to express my creativity in other ways.

Enjoyed looking through your selection - they're a lot of fun. :-)

Take care!

Nanette said...

Such stunning photos! They would make for an excellent calendar!

AmusedMomma said...

Truly remarkable in their beauty and scope. Makes me appreciate this wonderful world we live in!