This morning's sunrise and a trip to Aumsville Ponds County Park

I have been wanting to get a good sunrise picture for a while now, so early this morning, I headed out to a nearby county park known as Aumsville Ponds to get a shot with the sun rising through the trees and reflecting off Young Lake. Unfortunately, the park was not yet opened and the sunrise was not a spectacular one, so I drove a little further south and got a picture of the Cascade Mountains silhouetted against the sunrise...

Once at Aumsville Ponds, I took some pictures of the Pied-billed Grebes (birds that look like ugly duckings) and some pictures of the tree colors reflecting off the small lake...

Oregon Coast Day Trip

I had the day off, so I went to the Historic Taft District in Lincoln City; unfortunately for me, a heavy fog layer had settled along the coast due to the mixing of the cooler Marine Temperatures and the hotter temperatures in the Willamette Valley. This led me to photograph sea lions and other animals as I could not get a good landscape or seascape picture...

The Oregon Lavender Farm

Wanting to get a good picture of lavender fields, I headed up to the Oregon Lavender Farm near Oregon City and was allowed to get some pictures after waiving my rights to press charges in case I was injured while at their farm. All I have to say about their location is Wow--they not only has a clear line of sight of Mount Hood, but also could see Mount St. Helens from less pretty areas of their farm. Walking fast through the rows of lavender covered with honeybees, I found a nice location that would feature the lavender in the foreground and Mount Hood in the background...

Marion County Fair and Pratum Co-Op Photoshoots

This morning, I decided I would go to the county fair with the intention of just taking pictures and enjoying the arts and farm animals and that I could get a quick photoshoot of the Pratum Co-Op buildings on the way home...

The 2014 Marion County Fair

 Bygone Era

 Pratum Co-Op

The Life of a Farmer

My "professional" portfolio website

After giving it some thought, I decided to create a professional-looking website for my portfolio in hopes that some people may come across and see a picture that they would love to buy. Unfortunately, due to limited funds, I could not create a new website and therefore chose Weebly as my platform. Many of the pictures posted on here are found on there as well. The address for my new website is located here: Jon Patzer Photography

July 7th Sunny-day Drive

I decided to go for a nice drive and found myself at the Weddle Covered Bridge in the town of Sweet Home, Oregon. As I laid eyes upon this bridge, I realized it had striking similarities to the Stayton-Jordan Covered Bridge in Stayton, Oregon as you can see below...

Weddle Covered Bridge

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Stayton-Jordan Covered Bridge

On the way back, I stopped at a Marion County Farm east of Stayton and got a picture of the farm with Mount Jefferson in the background.

Farm with a View

2014 Fireworks

I had originally intended to go to Independence, Oregon for their Western Days Festival and Fireworks display for the Fourth, but as plans changed several times, I ended up shooting off fireworks that were left over from last year to practice the art of taking fireworks pictures...

 Feathers of Fire

 Fountain of Fire

 Fountain of Light

 Red Glory

Splatter of Fire