This being a good time of year to enjoy pretty pictures, I’ve selected a few of my favorites. Most of them, and I hope you’ll forgive me for this, have appeared previously in various theoutershores posts and pages.
Sunset lights up the foredune | January 1
Salmon-tinged clouds in a morning mirror | January 22
Bangia‘s filaments resemble thinning human hair. I caught that. | March 19
Remains of maritime Sitka spruce and bull kelp forests mingle in the intertidal | April 22
In the crowded intertidal, the desiccation drama is difficult to discern. Isolated, it’s riveting | April 22
Looks peaceful, but let’s, right now, admit that Nucella canaliculata is a formidable barnacle predator | April 23
Horn-of-plenty, Mazzaella parksii, is one of those reds that’s not very red | May 20
Unimaginable forces of surf and surge wedged this root crown in the intertidal’s highest reaches. What forces will free it? | June 5
Oregon’s exposed rocky shore is a high energy ecosystem | June 5
Morning from one of northern Oregon’s well-known viewpoints | November 25
Gazing off to the troposphere | November 25
You can’t say the mirror isn’t doing it’s part | December 26
I’m grateful I was able to enjoy these scenes in real life. Sharing them with you through photographs is a pleasure. I want thank Ann-Christine, Amy, Tina, and Patti at Lens-Artists, and all the creative folks who have participated in their photo challenges.
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Great photos this year! The horn-of-plenty is my favorite.
We think alike! For a while, I wanted to take a photo that captured its essence. I think this one more or less does that. Thanks!
Such beautiful images, Steve. I have always lived on the east coast by the Atlantic Ocean so seeing your work and reading a little about each one is terrific. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
Thank you, Sylvia. You probably have figured out by now, I’ve spent very little time on coastal shores beyond the Pacific Northwest. So, here’s to learning from each other in the year ahead.
All your pictures are my favourite pictures. I always look forward to your posts. There … I can see you blushing now ….
Ah, Margaret, you know me so well. Thank you for the kind note.
Beautiful images!
Thank you so very much, Lorraine. Or, is it Rainee? Anyway, thank you!
It is Rainee or Lorraine 😊😄🌻
Beautiful selections! The last two are breathtaking.
Thanks for the kind compliment, Amy.
Absolutely stunning! Great choices one and all. There’s just so much to love about our Oregon Coast. You do it proud!
You know the Oregon coast well, so I’m going to take your words as a real compliment. Thank you very much!
A beautiful wrap-up of the year.
All the best for 2020, Cheers, Amy
Thanks, Amy. I wish you a wonderful year ahead.
Thank you for sharing your great knowledge and images with us, Steve. This is a beautiful gallery from Oregon – and here’s to another year in our outstanding Nature! May we treasure it and treat it well, because we are one. Our existence depend upon it.
You are so right, Ann-Christine, and thank you for putting the thought out there so clearly. Here’s to a wonderful year ahead.
Hi, Steve. Your images are always a delight. Thank you for your kind words about the challenge and in turn, we thank you for sharing the beauty of your world.
Thanks, Patti. It’s been a pleasure, this last year, to learn from you and everyone who participates.
Why thank you, Steve! That means a lot to me! I appreciate that. All the best in 2020!
Wishing you the best in 2020, Patti
I’m just starting to put ideas together for this challenge. Thank you for teaching us as you highlight the beauty of the Oregon coast. Think I’ll see about continuing that theme up to the Long Beach Peninsula!
You are welcome Lindy. Very much looking forward to seeing more great shots from you on the Long Beach Peninsula. I occasionally make it up to Ilwaco and Cape Disappointment, but I don’t get much beach time. So, I’m ready to learn from you!
Well Steve, all glorious. Salmon clouds and the mirror are especially beautiful
Wow. Great photography. Best wishes for 2020.