by Mike Putnam | Oct 20, 2016 | big sur fine art prints, California landscape photographer, california landscape photos, california road trip, fine art landscape photography, fine art landscape prints, fine art photographer, fine art photography, Julia Pfeiffer landscape photos, yosemite fine art prints, yosemite landscape photos
California Road trip. I am often asked by friends where I’ve been traveling for landscape photography purposes. They are often surprised that I rarely leave Central Oregon and virtually never leave the boundaries of my home state of Oregon. I live in...
by Mike Putnam | Sep 3, 2013 | Bend Oregon Photography Blog, heirloom tomatoes
This small story will have to fall into the category of personal interest/artistic distractions. First of all, for those of you who don’t know me, I’m an avid gardener. I grow perennial flowers annual flowers, and vegetables. As a child growing up in...
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 | 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...