by Mike Putnam | Feb 29, 2016 | bend lifestyle magazine, Bend Oregon, Bend Oregon Photos/Images, best oregon photos, central oregon photos, fine art landscape photographs, fine art landscape photography, fine art landscape prints, Large format photographer, Oregon, Oregon Fall Color, Oregon landscape photographer, Oregon Landscape photography blog entries, Oregon Landscape photos, Oregon waterfall photos, oregon waterfalls, tumalo Falls, Tumalo Falls photos
Tumalo Falls Driving Directions Located just 10 minutes from downtown Bend, Oregon, Tumalo Falls is a short drive from the hub of Central Oregon. In summer months, Tumalo Falls is easily accessible but the parking lot does fill up during summer weekends, so arrive...
by Mike Putnam | Dec 28, 2014 | abiqua falls, bend oregon artist, bend oregon hiking, bend oregon photographer, Bend Oregon Photos/Images, best oregon photos, camp sherman, cleome platycarpa, Deschutes River Landscape photography, fine art landscape photography, fine art landscape prints, fine art photographer, fine art photography, gifts for fly fishermen, golden bee plant, john day painted hills, large format camera, Lower Deschutes River, Metolius River, Middle Deschutes River, mt bachelor poster, Mt. Bachelor Poster, Oregon, oregon fine art photography, Oregon Landscape photography blog entries, oregon photos for sale, oregon three sisters, scott lake, steelhead river, tamolitch pool, three sisters, tumalo Falls
I’ve never done a year in review post before and frankly, the idea scared me. Not because I am not proud of my work, I am quite proud. My trepidation stemmed from the fact that, in most years, I don’t put out a lot of new work. Please don’t...
by Mike Putnam | Oct 23, 2014 | aspen grove, bend oregon hiking, blue pool, Deschutes River Landscape photography, Deschutes River Photos, deschutes river trail, drake park, Metolius River, Oregon Fall Color, Oregon Landscape photography blog entries, santiam pass, santiam river, shevlin park, smith rock state park, sparks Lake, tamolitch pool, tumalo Falls, tumalo state park
I’ve probably thought about this list of the best fall color hikes in the Bend, Oregon area way too much. I love Bend and the Central Oregon area as much as anyone and as a landscape photographer, I’ve done an extraordinary amount of hiking and scouting...
by Mike Putnam | Mar 4, 2013 | Bend Oregon, bend oregon in winter, bend oregon photographer, best oregon photos, Oregon Landscape photography blog entries, tumalo Falls
My job as a landscape photographer is a constant process of education and extrapolation. Whenever a light bulb goes on and I learn something new about the natural world, I instantly try to apply my new knowledge to enhance my art of photography. Through weather...