by Mike Putnam | Oct 23, 2014 | aspen grove, bend oregon hiking, Bend Oregon Photography Blog, blue pool, Deschutes River Landscape photography, Deschutes River Photos, deschutes river trail, drake park, Metolius River, Oregon Fall Color, 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 | Jan 9, 2013 | Bend Oregon Photography Blog, Bend Oregon Photos/Images, Central Oregon Fine Art Landscape Photography, Deschutes River Landscape photography, Oregon High Desert Landscape Photography, Oregon Photography, oregon photos for sale, Oregon Rivers, lakes,Streams, and Waterfall Photography
I recently captured a new image with my 4×5 film camera which is seen below. I was and am still very excited about this image. I have taken several other beautiful images from Central Oregon’s Smith Rock State Park, so I was struggling to come up with an...
by Mike Putnam | Dec 17, 2008 | Bend Oregon Photography Blog, Central Oregon Fine Art Landscape Photography
It appears that old man winter has finally arrived in full force on the Central Oregon scene. I received a mixed reaction when I declared that Central Oregon residents were in need of a cold snow infusion two entries ago, in that perhaps there aren’t as many...
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...