by Mike Putnam | Nov 11, 2012 | Bend Oregon Photography Blog, Bend Oregon Photos/Images, visit bend
Let me start by saying that I love my hometown of Bend, Oregon. I’ve lived in Bend for nearly 15 years and have loved every minute of it. Because of my passion for my hometown of Bend, I would like to proudly announce that One of my landscape photographs...
by Mike Putnam | Apr 21, 2010 | Bend Oregon Photography Blog
As I write this blog entry, it is snowing here in Bend, Oregon. While we have had some beautiful spring weather recently, days like today cause some to swirl back into a winter malaise. Because I have been out scouting some upcoming photography shoots, I realize...
by Mike Putnam | Dec 13, 2009 | Central Oregon Fine Art Landscape Photography, First Friday Art Hop/ Art Walk in Bend, Oregon
Last summer, My wife ,Debbie, My Daughter, Emma and I made what has become an annual overnight pilgrimage to one of my favorite camping locations, Canyon Creek Meadows, at the base of Central Oregon’s Three Fingered Jack Mountain. I visit this location at least...
by Mike Putnam | Apr 11, 2009 | Bend Oregon Photography Blog, Central Oregon Cascade Mountains Greeting Cards
For those of you who are regular readers of my updates, hold on to your hats as I’m branching into something entirely different. I’m about to launch a small but super high quality line of art cards, greeting cards, note cards, or whatever you want to call...
by Mike Putnam | Dec 4, 2008 | Bend Oregon Photography Blog, First Friday Art Hop/ Art Walk in Bend, Oregon
Hi everybody I know this is short notice but I’ve put together a rather impromptu show for the First Friday Art Walk in downtown Bend which is of course tomorrow night from 5:00-8:00PM (12/5/08). My work will be at Pandora’s Backpack(the Patagonia...
by Mike Putnam | Nov 30, 2008 | Bend Oregon Photography Blog, Central Oregon Fine Art Landscape Photography
Virtually everywhere I go around Bend I’ve been hearing people praying to the proverbial snow gods. As it’s nearly December and there is only the lightest dusting of snow on our local mountains it would be good for everyone except my wife( she never wants...
by Mike Putnam | Nov 24, 2008 | Bend Oregon Photography Blog, Central Oregon Fine Art Landscape Photography
As our daylight shortens, the colors fade and hard frosts glaze my lawn nightly, I submit that Fall, perhaps my favorite season has officially come to an end. I would argue that autumn os our most under rated season in the High Desert of Central Oregon. The core of...
by Mike Putnam | Nov 19, 2008 | Bend Oregon Photography Blog, Central Oregon Fine Art Landscape Photography
Some of my favorite photographs have been earned through physical toil and hard work as much as artistry and creativity. One of these favorites is a shot I captured from the summit of South Sister. South Sister is normally a long and difficult but not technical...
by Mike Putnam | Nov 9, 2008 | Bend Oregon, bend oregon hiking, bend oregon photographer, Bend Oregon Photography Blog, Bend Oregon Photos/Images, Central Oregon Fine Art Landscape Photography, shevlin park
While on a recent trail run, with Debbie, I was stunned by the fall color in Shevlin Park, one of the true jewels in Bend’s park system. I’ve been there hundreds of times before but this time was different. During our usual Shevlin Park Trail Loop run, I...
by Mike Putnam | Nov 6, 2008 | Bend Oregon Photography Blog, italian expedition, Italy photo tour, Travel and Family Photos
OK, I recognize that this blog entry is a vast deviation from my normal protocol of documenting backcountry adventures highlighted with pleasant images and sprinkled with family details. Well, a lot of friends and family have been clamoring for pictures from our...