just a hello from Salem...

[paddy o'hara]

evenin' all.

not much at intros, but i'm an opinionated old guy from Salem.

best known for some of my stuff from Opal Creek back in the late 80s and Oregon and Washington coast bits. have done a little portrait, wedding and commercial, but first love is really anything with water in it. 4x5, various medium formats, 35mm, and now usually digital for stills (have 4x5 just rarely use it anymore). prefer video, have produced independent, assisted others, and been hired gun on occasion.

not even attempting to shoot either still or video as a business anymore, just shoot what i like when i have time.

that's me. have a good evening (or morning, day, night, etc.).

paddy

 

[BrianH]

welcome and cant wait to see a pic or 2

 

[youngwarrior]

Welcome Paddy. I am also from Salem.

 

[Susan B]

Salem area photography

I am also from Salem.

I will be moving to Salem in the winter, what kind of birding opportunities are there in the area?

 

[youngwarrior]

I will be moving to Salem in the winter, what kind of birding opportunities are there in the area?

There is a wildlife refuge (Basket Slough) about 15 miles west of Salem. About 20 miles south of that refuge is a wild area called E. E. Wilson. About fifteen miles south of Salem is another refuge called Ankeny. The coast is about an hour away. There is also a park in Salem called Cascade Gateway and another one called Minto Brown Island that good for birding. Contact me when you get here. I'll be glad to show you around. I also enjoy birding.

 

[Susan B]

Thanks for the info

Contact me when you get here. I'll be glad to show you around. I also enjoy birding.

Thank you for telling be about the hot spots - it gives me something to look forward to. I am really going to miss Whidbey Island and the bald eagles. Do you belong to any birding or photography clubs?

Susan

 

[Judy N]

I drive through Salem every December on the way to the coast and always see bald eagles on Minto Brown Island just from the road so I imagine that a walk through would be great. One of these days maybe I can get my husband to actually stop and explore. lol

 

[youngwarrior]

Thank you for telling be about the hot spots - it gives me something to look forward to. I am really going to miss Whidbey Island and the bald eagles. Do you belong to any birding or photography clubs?

Susan

I belong to a group online called COBOL, Central Oregon Birders On Line, and I used to belong to OBOL, Oregon Birders On Line, but they have had server problems and so I am no longer a member. I am not a member of any photography clubs. Don't really have the time. I am the official photographer for the church I attend and also assistant photographer for a men's chorus I sing in. You can see my photos from there at http://www.flickr.com/photos/97996499@N00/

 

[DaniMarie22]

I have been to Basket Slough and there are some really great sights around there! The birds are amazing.

 

[NinaS]

Welcome to the board