Through The Camera Lens

When reviewing the roll from my Canon EOS 60D for 2023, a number of shots stood out. My favorite was the lunar perigee (supermoon), the moon's closet point to the Earth on August 30, utilizing a 70-200 millimeter zoom lens. The event happened to be the second full moon of the month, known more commonly as a "blue moon," on a warm summer evening.

In late April, I made the sojourn to our place in Plain, Washington for a bit of spring cleaning. While I was there, I stopped by the Lake Wenatchee airstrip, where I spent many days coming and going on firefighting assignments. Snapped this image in late afternoon of Dirtyface Peak, elevation 6,240, looming darkly more 4,000 feet above the airstrip.

En route to a wilderness ranger reunion at the Owl Conservatory late summer, I detoured into the old mining village of Liberty. Walking though the townsite with my camera, it became clear I was in hostile territory. One resident emerged from his home, which was festooned with a giant "Trump" flag. He eyed me suspiciously and, taking the hint, I skeedaddled northbound.

In November, I traveled as professional advisor with the University of Oregon Chapter of PRSSA for a professional development tour in my hometown of Portland and caught this shot of downtown on a sunny fall day in the Lloyd District on the lower east side of the Willamette. The Bonneville Power Administration Headquarter's Building is in the foreground.

After lifesaving surgery to remove her spleen in May, our 11-year-old golden retriever, Moxie, traveled with us to Lake Wenatchee. We attended the penultimate party of a longstanding tradition hosted by friends and neighbors, Steve and Teri Zimmerman in Shugart Flats. Temperatures reached 100 degrees, so Moxie cooled off (above) in Lake Wenatchee.