kc photo blog Project 2011-52

In lew of Spring in full swing

2011-04-20T14:30:00.000-07:00

Megan and Fiona's last night with us.

2011-04-09T22:28:00.000-07:00

These are photos of Megan and Fiona on their last days in our pastures. They are heading to new homes tomorrow (Sunday) morning. It is going to be a difficult few days because I have spent so much time over the months with the horses. I just hope the homes in which they go to are as good or better than what we have been able to provide them. Yup, I doubt I will keep my eyes dry tomorrow! :-(

The last day in the pasture

2011-04-09T22:11:00.000-07:00

Cross posting today with no photo

2011-03-30T17:00:00.001-07:00

We have come to a difficult decision to sell/place our horses into new homes.
Are you looking for a horse in Oregon? We may have one that will fit your needs.

Photos and information can be seen on http://maremegan.blogspot.com/

Just a little story with photos from the week

2011-03-27T11:19:00.000-07:00

Week 11 of 52, The story of the week, yes it is completely fictional & all photos were all taken with the Android Incredible phone.

The day started out with the sun shining, birds tweeting and the flowers blooming

Our animals started acting funny, more funny than usual,

they started to run in all directions for no reason.

An alert came over the airways and internets to get to Portland to see Gary Vaynerchuck at his "The Thank You Economy" book signing because if you do not show up, bad things could happen.

For a while everyone disregarded the warnings but people started talking and businesses started closing. Everything was spinning out of control

Random fires started for no reason while large machines tried but could not put the fires out.

The uncontrollable spinning continued, Until....

Gary took the stage and told everyone to calm down,

Purchase his "The Thank You Economy" book from Amazon.com and read it, your business would be less likely to follow in the foot steps of Blockbuster and close their doors.

When the day was done, everyone listened to Gary Vaynerchuck talk about how

every business should treat customers and that you will

get a Return On Investment by caring about your customer

just by engaging in conversation with them.

Yes, I did get to meet Gary Vaynerchuck (@garyvee on twitter) when he stopped in Portland Oregon for his TYE book signing. He spoke for about an hour and a half, a short Q&A and book signing with direct personal Q&A. Amazing speaker and passionate about his content. Check out dailygrape.com if you are interested in wines at all, you will not be disappointed.

Day two of Super Moon on the official date of 3-19-11

2011-03-19T21:55:00.000-07:00

I could not pass up the opportunity of shooting the Moon two days in a row. Tonight's shots did not come out the way I wanted but on the other hand I did use a tripod, 2 second mirror lock up delay and a remote shutter release so the photo below should be a bit better than yesterdays post.

The following is info from another post I just found that is about the Super Moon.

As the moon closed with Earth, it would seem up to 13 percent larger and 30 brighter than normal, NASA scientists said. "The full moon of March 19 occurs less than one hour away from perigee -- a near-perfect coincidence that happens only (every) 18 years or so."

Everyone is talking about it so here it is, "Super Moon"

2011-03-18T23:00:00.000-07:00

This is Week 10 of my 2011-52 week project. I have had some setbacks last week and will be making more time for the blog. I hope to stay more consistent with photos and posts.

This was just shot at 10:19pm 3/18/11 just outside of Dallas Oregon.

The Lens is the Pentax DA f4-5.8 55-300 and I have the 1.4x teleconverter behind the lens. I had the lens at 260mm but with the teleconverter it took it out to 442mm.

Shutter speed was at 1/250 sec at f/5.6 at ISO 400

Yes this was one of about 15 frames and the camera was hand held.
Oh Yeah, the camera is the 6.1 megapixel Pentax IST-DS shooting RAW format.

Thanks for looking, Enjoy!

Twisted and Barbed Wire

2011-03-16T10:44:00.000-07:00

What a week it was! I broke my own deadline and was not able to post anything last week. I hope to have a post or two ready by tomorrow afternoon! Thanks for stopping by and being patient for new photo posts. enjoy!!

2011-03-14T15:13:00.001-07:00

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World Pentax Day was today 2-27-11 and this was my submission

2011-02-27T23:00:00.000-08:00

Red hot and all bottled up

Friday hike in the snow at Fitton Green Natural Area

2011-02-27T00:36:00.000-08:00

Photos are from the Fitton Green Natural Area in Benton County Oregon.
"The 308-acre gem, situated between Bald Hill Park and Wren, also includes a portion of the Marys River and forest trails"

Looking to the South and the view was spectacular.

Photos of Mary's Peak (above and bottom right) where the scenery was awesome.

Time to head back to the truck. We walked through this little stand of fir (Left) where the light and shadows were simply amazing. I had to hang back a little bit and shoot this one with my brother Perry. See his photos at http://perry-myworld.blogspot.com/

First use of Flash Triggers

2011-02-17T13:45:00.000-08:00

Trying out my new flash remotes today, both flashes mounted on tripods using the new remote triggers. I just wish I had these when did the Sr. photo shoot a few weeks ago.!

What was I thinking when I kept putting these off?
Today I used them to shoot the dogs, (40 FRAMES) unfortunately the dogs are still irritating me. :-)

Mico and Wesley in their favorite spot, in front of a warm pellet stove

Wesley checking out what I am doing

PEANUT, Our ADHD - ShihTzu

Bless You Mico!

Mico begging for food

Wesley just being himself

Mico checking out Peanut and Wesley playing

Frozen Pansies with some Macro

2011-02-12T21:31:00.000-08:00

We are getting some overnight freezing but not very often. I shot with my 18-55, 50 1.7 and 100mm macro, the macro definitely showed the most interesting outcome.

Pansie petal with the frozen dew, 100mm macro.

Pansie blossom with frozen dew, shot with a 50 1.7 manual lens.

Nathan, Our horses new best friend

2011-02-05T18:58:00.000-08:00

Today our horses had a visitor, The Farrier!!! At first it was not looking too bad but after the first horse was done, that is when the fun started! It took about 45 minutes to just trim the hooves of one horse. Nathan just trimmed 5 horses at the neighbors and it took under two hours.. Yes we have a challenged horse!

I shot these today at the neighbors where everything was calm.

A bonus from last week

2011-01-31T23:06:00.000-08:00

Here is a photo that I shot last week so it does not count in the Project 2011-52 and will post a new photo sometime later this week. The reason it is getting posted late is I had to wait for a model release/parents permission to post it here. Thank you Casey and Shellee!

The photo was taken upstairs of an old building in downtown Dallas Oregon. It is known by many to have a lot of paranormal activity in this building. Some of the paranormal groups from around Oregon have stayed the night in this exact room and have found that there is a lot of activity including voices, bumps, cool/cold spots and many orbs in photographs. I did not see any orbs in any of my photos but I only shot a few and this is one of my favorites.

What a week!

2011-01-30T23:59:00.000-08:00

Aagh!
A photo from this week, It is 12midnight on Sunday

This is a photo from the West Balcony in the Dallas Oregon Event Center shot on 12/29/11

2011-52 week 2 post

2011-01-22T22:16:00.000-08:00

On the way home from Salem and missing the large boulder falling onto River Road South by just 15 minutes, I found this line of irrigation pipe on wheels in a field at Blue Heron Farms just East of Independence.

1-11-11 first photo posted in 2011 for Project 2011-52

2011-01-22T00:17:00.000-08:00

I am going to be working on a new project that I started doing last week 1/10/11 and will continue through all of 2011 into the first week of 2012. The goal and purpose for this is for me to use my gear, experience and computer forcing myself to get out and shoot and to post at least one photo/image and description per week for a full year.

So, to see my photos just click on the "Project 52-2011" page .

Please feel free to post comments, suggestions, critiques, likes and dislikes, I am always open to constructive criticism.
Thank You for looking.

Kelly C.

Project 52

2011-01-21T23:53:00.000-08:00

Yearly trek to McDowell Creek

2010-10-16T13:31:00.000-07:00

Just a couple photos of our appaloosa yearling Fiona

2010-09-16T08:43:00.000-07:00

Last Thursday evening

2010-08-21T22:46:00.000-07:00

The following photos were taken at a local rally celebration supporting motorcyclists from all walks of life that have stepped up protecting the families of fallen US soldiers during a time of need. The event had about 300 motorcycles and a lot of spectators.

More to come very soon!

2010-08-18T22:17:00.000-07:00

I have had to take a step back from the camera for a while this summer so I could find out what I needed to do. I found that I really miss looking through the viewfinder seeing everything from 18mm to 300mm in very good light. You could say I am now going through withdrawals and am working to get back into the swing of things again. I hope to post interesting photos and keep your interest so you will come back often to see what is posted. Thanks for being patient and I hope you like what is soon to come soon. ENJOY!!

Megans first night left out in the small pasture! She goes into the big pasture friday if she's good!

2010-07-08T21:31:00.001-07:00

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One More Megan photo

2010-07-05T23:26:00.001-07:00

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Tammy taking Megan out for a stroll, time for me to make Megan mind

2010-07-05T16:57:00.001-07:00

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Check out photos of our new addition, Megan http://www.flickr.com/pentaxfan/

2010-05-23T08:57:00.001-07:00

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FREE 16x20 Canvas Print $82 value in exchange for a link and blog review | 10 spots left | Get details here: http://tinyurl.com/dgqjeh

2010-05-21T18:57:00.001-07:00

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I'm Moving to Mexico! Please pass it on!

2010-05-20T12:10:00.001-07:00

I AM MOVING TO MEXICO
Dear President Obama:
I'm planning to move my family and extended family into Mexico for my health, and I would like to ask you to assist me.
We're planning to simply walk across the border from the U.S. Into Mexico, and we'll need your help to make a few arrangements.
We plan to skip all the legal stuff like visas, passports,immigration quotas and laws.
I'm sure they handle those things the same way you do here. So, would you mind telling your buddy, President Calderon, that I'm on my way over?
Please let him know that I will be expecting the following:
1. Free medical care for my entire family.
2. English-speaking government bureaucrats for all services I might need, whether I use them or not.
3. Please print all Mexican government forms in English.
4. I want my Grandkids to be taught Spanish by English-speaking (bi-lingual) teachers.
5. Tell their schools they need to include classes on American culture and history.
6. I want my Grandkids to see the American flag on one of the flag poles at their school.
7. Please plan to feed my Grandkids at school for both breakfast and lunch.
8. I will need a local Mexican driver's license so I can get easy access to government services.
9. I do plan to get a car and drive in Mexico , but, I don't plan to purchase car insurance, and I probably won't make any special effort to learn local traffic laws.
10. In case one of the Mexican police officers does not get the memo from their president to leave me alone, please be sure that every patrol car has at least one English-speaking officer.
11. I plan to fly the U.S. Flag from my house top, put U S. Flag decals on my car, and have a gigantic celebration on July 4th. I do not want any complaints or negative comments from the locals.
12. I would also like to have a nice job without paying any taxes, or have any labor or tax laws enforced on any business I may start.
13. Please have the president tell all the Mexican people to be extremely nice and never say critical things about me or my family, or about the strain we might place on their economy.
14. I want to receive free food stamps.
15. Naturally, I'll expect free rent subsidies.
16. I'll need Income tax credits so although I don't pay Mexican Taxes, I'll receive money from the government.
17. Please arrange it so that the Mexican Gov't pays $4,500 to help me buy a new car.
18. Oh yes, I almost forgot, please enroll me free into the Mexican Social Security program so that I'll get a monthly income in retirement.
I know this is an easy request because you already do all these things for all his people who walk over to the U..S. From Mexico . I am sure that President Calderon won't mind returning the favor if you ask him nicely.
Thank you so much for your kind help. You're the man!!!

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Hold on tight! Space shuttle is launching any second!! http://www.ustream.tv/spacevidcast

2010-05-14T11:19:00.001-07:00

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T-minus 20 minutes and counting until the Space Shuttle launch LIVE! Watch it here: http://www.ustream.tv/spacevidcast

2010-05-14T11:04:00.001-07:00

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Rickreall Fire Department pancake feed/fundraiser this Sunday

2010-05-01T00:57:00.001-07:00

Rickreall Fire Department is having their yearly pancake feed/fundraiser this Sunday. Usually runs from 7:30am to 1:00pm. All you can eat pancakes, sausage, scrambled eggs, milk, coffee and juice all for about $6 bucks for adults. Firetruck rides for the kids (young and old) and raffle drawings for some cool prizes. We will be there, you should go too! How about 9am everyone?

Oh yeah, the Rickreall Fairgrounds also has the monthly Flea Market this Sunday as well.

Hope to see you all there!

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Happy Easter everyone! Wishing everyone a safe and happy day!

2010-04-04T10:11:00.001-07:00

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My sister joan caught 20lb king on the columbia

2010-03-21T11:17:00.001-07:00

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A wild and wet day at the race track

2010-02-25T00:27:00.000-08:00

SuperWav playing in his Excursion having fun on the farm throwing a little mud

2010-02-05T23:09:00.001-08:00

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Basket Slough Wildlife Refuge has a few geese this time of year. #photog duck diving for food and Geese on the horizon

2010-01-06T06:27:00.001-08:00

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Photo of a hawk in flight this afternoon. Not a perfect photo but they are especially skittish with humans. Check it out

2010-01-04T23:50:00.001-08:00

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Photo of light snow in Dallas (Oregon)

2009-12-29T13:12:00.001-08:00

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Merry Christmas Everyone! May you all have a safe and prosperous 2010 and Thank you for the experience on the social networks in 2009!

2009-12-24T20:00:00.001-08:00

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Win lens rentals from @BorrowLenses http://bit.ly/56AGTp Retweet and repost the information as a comment for a second chance to win!

2009-12-11T20:14:00.001-08:00

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Photo of the frozen fountain outside ODFW at 27 degrees

2009-12-10T10:22:00.001-08:00

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New photos from todays photoshoot in my Flickr feed. Check out MX and Boards at http://www.flickr.com/photos/c-photo/sets/

2009-11-29T23:07:00.001-08:00

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Pelicans were everywhere in Cabo SanLucas Mexico last week. They were taking boats hostage

2009-11-26T13:22:00.001-08:00

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I'm presently transferring 2000 Mexico Cruise photos from the laptop to the desktop! Will sort and start editing on turkey day

2009-11-25T22:16:00.001-08:00

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Just hit the ground at LAX! Beautiful outside, no rain is a wonderful thing right now. Its going to be fun in the sun. See me later

2009-11-15T09:11:00.001-08:00

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In PDX now, boarding in 30min for LAX, now its real-the cruise that is!

2009-11-15T05:38:00.001-08:00

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Last photo of Kalena from me tonight! #happybirthday

2009-11-14T21:45:00.001-08:00

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Another one of Kalena

2009-11-14T21:40:00.001-08:00

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My granddaughter at her first birthday party.

2009-11-14T21:36:00.001-08:00

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Tammy (wife) and Kalena (granddaughter) after dinner, watching White Collar IMG00202.jpg

2009-11-07T19:13:00.001-08:00

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IMG00201.jpg you could call it an update photo of progress, we get trusses friday, YAAY

2009-11-04T07:04:00.001-08:00

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At work (JOB) but able to read on breaks and lunch! Now reading @garyvee "Crush It" You should read this one if you have any type of entrepreneurial attitude or just like a great success story. Now highlighting excerpts in book that I want to remember!

2009-10-30T12:37:00.001-07:00

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Just a sample of what I saw at McDowell Creek park just outside Lebanon Oregon

2009-10-21T06:29:00.001-07:00

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Are you stuck in a rut and need to shift your lens perspective?

2009-10-13T06:58:00.001-07:00

Everyone has a different perspective in life and through the viewfinder; our childhood through adulthood structures how we see a subject or situation.

My suggestion is to look at your next subject from a different perspective than you have in the past. Choose your favorite lens and take it to new heights way above your head or get real low and crawl with the bugs on the ground. Doing this might open your eyes to seeing a new way and show a slightly different perspective in your work.

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Colleen Hanssen Update: She is doing much better this evening! BP is back up to 118 over 40?? The pain has gone from 9 to a 2 or 3. She was able to eat and take a short nap

2009-10-06T21:55:00.001-07:00

I will post more as I get information from Brian! Brian and Colleen want to thank everyone for your thoughts and prayers for their safety and fast recovery. Have a great evening and keep the good thought and prayers going out to Brian and Colleen Hanssen, they can certainly use all of our help right now!

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An update on Colleen Hanssen at the Salem Oregon Hospital. Pain medication is not working & her BP is too low to administer more. for more info follow link

2009-10-06T18:47:00.001-07:00

Colleen went through surgery today and without any complications.
Right now the whole problem is her pain is too much for the medication to handle.
Yes her BP is low to administer any more medication for pain so she must work through it on her own.
There is no infection or fever at this time.

If you Colleen and Brian you know they depend on your friendship and prayers every day.
So If you have a minute please include them in your prayers and pass this on to anyone else that you think may know Brian and Colleen so they will be in the information loop.

Brian is doing fine but he is worried about Colleen and yes he is at the hospital with her.

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If you have not seen it already, you should check out http://www.gazopa.com/ for any image search duties you may have

2009-10-05T17:51:00.001-07:00

I picked up information for http://www.gazopa.com/ from TechCrunch50 in San Francisco. It is a powerful tool that I just got around to using today. I wanted to search for a camera from a catalog so I went to the catalog web page, copied the photo of the camera in question to my desktop. I then uploaded the photo to http://www.gazopa.com/ and in two or three clicks I found the camera and the review that said the camera is worth very little, if I bought it to take it back to where I got it and do more research. Well, I find tools like that very useful in my toolbox and thought you might too. Carry on and Enjoy! kc.

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My vision is the title of the book I sent off this morning for publishing with Blurb.com.

2009-09-30T09:19:00.001-07:00

Yes you read correct, published! Blurb.com is a self publishing site that friends of mine have used in their endeavors! They have been very happy with the results and keep going back for more. The first copy of "My Vision" will ship to me on October 8th. I hope to generate sales and photog interest from this book. With it being my first one I am quite nervous how it will be received by others! I will post more about it when the book arrives! Thanks for reading, please comment! Enjoy!
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IMG00160.jpg Now at Yachts taking a break from the road! Saw a huge Black Bear that ran across hwy101 just north of Florence, it was flat moving

2009-09-18T13:50:00.001-07:00

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IMG00157.jpg just passing into Oregon! Its been a Freakin long ass day in the car! 10:20pm thurs on the way back from Frisco! See you all soon. Enjoy!

2009-09-17T22:23:00.001-07:00

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IMG00153.jpg Eureka CA saw this one driving down the street. Pretty cool, left handed drive and very small 2 seater!

2009-09-17T18:51:00.001-07:00

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is in Petaluma CA, heading north after some breakfast at noon! long way to go, lots to see, many pixels to burn along the road back to oregon

2009-09-17T12:24:00.001-07:00

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Stopped by TWIT Cottage for a quick photo IMG00151.jpg of Leo Laporte recording Windows weekly with paul thurrott

2009-09-17T12:17:00.001-07:00

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Still in SF heading north ion the am! Here is one from the cell phone across the bay! IMG00147.jpg

2009-09-16T16:53:00.001-07:00

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Yeah, I know... How rude of me @ techcrunch50 and leaving poor tammy all alone with no car and with all the crackheads in San Francisco! Sorry!!! Trying to get StrawSafe to be Seen by more than the willamette valley / monmouth oregon! Wish me luck! #tc50

2009-09-14T13:47:00.001-07:00

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Prototype samples are done. One tray (42peices) takes 12 hours to print/build. Almost ready for San Francisco!

2009-09-11T08:25:00.001-07:00

Interesting prototyping process that starts with a drawing or design in Solidworks. From there the design is sent to the 3-D printer where extruded plastic rope on spools is fed through the printer, heated (Hot-Do Not Touch) to put down on the plate. The head of the printer is similar to a plotter, it moves in all directions to deliver the plastic print material or fill material one layer at a time to the plate where your product comes to life. Enjoy

Perry, any comments or info on the 3-D printer?

Thanks for looking!

Drawing and rendering done in Solidworks

Sent to the 3-D printer (Looks like R2-D2)

Printing away, laying down plastic layers with the plotter-like head

The finished product ready for packaging and distribution.

Thanks for looking. Fyi, yes Patent Pending! :-)

Ramping everything up for # techcrunch50 next week! Searching good #photog vantage points

2009-09-08T14:39:00.001-07:00

Wow TC50 is right around the corner! Heading south on Friday to take in the whole experience! Patent work is all done, thanks Ross! Information sheets and elevator speech are together and just need polishing up a little and need to ready self for a home run! Or at least a trip to first base, I need a perfect swing prepared to take the ball yard! Wish me luck!

Thanks everyone!
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I am definately feeling the pressure of the upcoming event in San Francisco California! I have a lot to do and only a little time to do it in!

2009-09-01T23:20:00.001-07:00

I have a list of items I am working on including drawings for my patent application, arrangements have been made for more prototype manufacture and I should have them by next Wednesday. Everything is happening so fast around me and it is taking it's toll. I do not know which way is up or what direction I am going! The documents I need for the conference "TechCrunch50" are not coming together because I just do not know what I want them to look like yet. I have a plea for help but I can't even finish that one. Time for me to create a list of items and add a list of bulletts for that list. I do have a small support group that is supporting me mentally, I just need to get organized and serious! Tomorrow (Wednesday) I need to have a start on a presentation sheet and a final "plea for help" document so they can be proof read by everyone I can get to look at them.

Oh yeah, I have included the photo which I took Best of Show at the Polk County Fair in Rickreall Oregon and is now on display in Salem Oregon at the Oregon State Fair! Hope you like it! Enjoy!

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Here are a few photos from last week while I was away at the coast from Coos Bay down to Brookings. Other than the fog the weather was awesome. Ihope you like what you see!

2009-08-31T19:38:00.001-07:00

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I'm having a hard time focusing on JOB when I need to be working on patent drawing and other documents!

2009-08-31T11:09:00.001-07:00

Stuck at my day job and not able to finalize patent papers/drawings today! I should be filing patent paperwork tomorrow Sept 1st but need all docs in order and funds to submit! What a way to start the month, I can't wait to see what the end of the month looks like! Will it be amazing or a bust? You will have to come back for updates! Now, for me it's BACK TO WORK!!! Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

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Test

2009-08-28T20:08:00.001-07:00

Testing out the Posterous.com account to see if it posts correctly to all Social Media accounts

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Whats Up?

2009-08-28T19:25:00.000-07:00

I am getting ready for my journey to San Francisco California on the 12th of September for the TechCrunch50 conference. I get to see the latest and greatest of tech companies release their products to the public, and meet with techies, investors and ceo's from around the world. The reason for me to be going to an event like this is I have an invention that needs exposure and this is my opportunity to get it seen. Wish me luck! If you are going to be at TC50 then I may see you there. If you are not there I hope to share some amazing news here upon my return. Thank you, everyone of you for your support and following my photography and life.

Cool Clouds on I-5 Woodburn

2009-08-12T22:47:00.000-07:00

I was watching some low clouds as I was heading South on I-5 on the way to Albany Oregon from Portland. I am tempted to do a digital conversion for HDR but we will see. I did have to crop some of the image away but for what it is worth, I like it & I hope you do too.

Going to the Fair, The State Fair that is

2009-08-07T05:56:00.000-07:00

This year I entered 10 photos in the Polk County Fair and told Tammy I might get ribbons on 8 of the 10. Was I suprised yesterday when I saw the ribbons! I did in fact get 8 of 10 ribbons but I also got ribbons and awards for "Best of Show" which goes to the State Fair, "Second Best of Show" which also goes to the State Fair, and I also won "Best Color Photo"

You might say I was suprised to see this and take it all in. The Photo Superintendant said he has only seen this maybe 6 times in over 30 years working the fair. You could say it was a good day!

Photos soon to come!

One more from the zoo, Happy Happy Hippo

2009-07-30T07:50:00.000-07:00

Welcoming Turtle Statue

2009-07-28T07:46:00.000-07:00

Red and Green

2009-07-26T07:00:00.000-07:00

Another photo from the PDX Zoo, the animals were just not cooperating so I decided to shoot a flower and it survived :-) I cant wait for a pro print of this one, I want to see the full colors without the distortion of the funky colors and lighting on my monitor.

Salem Oregon HOOPLA Salm Dunk 2009

2009-07-25T22:06:00.000-07:00

These photos are from the 2009 Hoopla Slam Dunk Contest in Salem Oregon July 25th 2009.

It was great watching the talent take over the center stage, tighten their shoes and get prepared for some real air, and unassisted at that.

The contest was in front of the Oregon Capitol Building, there will be more basketball competition on Sunday
It looks like he is praying for the dunk

Certainly going in for the Slam Dunk

Jumping of the Giant to make the play. You could say he nailed it!
It appears that this guy is walking the fence so he can make the basket!

One lucky Screech Owl

2009-07-24T07:00:00.000-07:00

This little Screech Owl was at the Washington Park Zoo in Portland Oregon during the Scott Kelby Worldwide Photowalk on July 18th. We had around 40 people that showed up at the zoo to participate. The group had a photo taken of everyone together and then broke out to explore the photographic possibilities of the day. We had about 2 hours to get what I hope to be an Award Winning Photo but we will see. What do you think of this Owl photo? Great, Awful, somewhere in between? Please comment and critique, good bad and the ugly are always welcome. Thanks!!!

I'm Back, Thanks for waiting

2009-07-22T15:40:00.001-07:00

First, like the Lorakeet above, I am finally coming out of hiding and hope to post on a regular basis again. Thank you for coming here to see my photography and read a few words. I will try my best to entertain you but I need feedback. Feedback or comments are a necessity and also very important to anyone that is trying to provide content for others to see or read. Please leave comments, critiques, suggestions or if you are in the area and would like to go burn pixels or have a soda somewhere. Speak up and be loud so others can see what you say.

Thanks!!! Kelly C. aka Pentaxfan.

Just a link, and a Thank You!

2009-06-24T05:45:00.000-07:00

I just want to thank everyone for stopping by http://jinji-blog.blogspot.com/. Jinji is our 6 year old Shitzu that was just diagnosed with Acute Renal Failure, and this link http://jinji-blog.blogspot.com/ is a blog that we have started for Jinji, as Jinji. The posts will be mostly from a perspective of Jinji but At any time it could be Me or my wife Tammy writing as ourselves. There will be photos, medical updates and daily (as much as possible) updates as to Jinji and her well being. Thank you for leaving comments and morale support! These are hard times financially along with emotional reaction.

Thank You!!

2009-06-21T22:35:00.000-07:00

Thank you Dot and Dawn so very much for your comments and personal experience!

I am sure me and my wife Tammy are in for a lot of long sleepless nights and worrisome days.

We are definitely going through some hard times with Jinji and mostly reacting out of love and emotion.

Jinji is not in pain and there is no suffering (except when I can't correctly give Jinji her treatments and keep poking her)

I have started a blog posting updates on Jinji at http://jinji-blog.blogspot.com/
and I have started a Twitter account, so if you want you can follow ShitzuJinji

Again, Thank you everyone for caring and posting comments here. I am sure there will be more about Jinji, and less on photos / blogging.

We need your help please

2009-06-19T18:43:00.000-07:00

I was given a bit of bad news today, My dog Jinji is not doing well.
She is a 6 year old Shitzu and was just diagnosed with Adrenal/Kidney failure.

We are asking, "what next?" We have no Idea how long we have left with Jinji but we want to give her the very best until all options are exausted.

The veterinarian has no idea how long we have, basically our job is to keep Jinji comfortable until the inevitable happens and she is no longer with us.

We have no way to pay for more tests or procedures and are already in the $500 area from blood tests, urine sampling, hydration IV's and other procedures I can not remember.

My quest now is for research and success stories to make this bad situation better.

Please email me, post comments with any ideas or stories you have with successes. This is a dog that loves everyone and everyone loves her. She has always been happy go lucky and willing to please everyone she meets.

We are pleading for your help, please pass this post on to everyone you know, We need you ALL!!! Thank you in advance for caring and forwarding this on.

Feel free to contact me in any way you can or are able.

Please feel free contact me with any questions or comments on the comments window or you can

e-mail f k e l l y c 6 7 (at) y a h o o (dot) c o m

Kelly and Tammy.

As a Fern Unfurls

2009-05-30T07:29:00.000-07:00

Civil War, Oregon State vs Oregon Baseball

2009-05-21T00:42:00.000-07:00

I Won!!!

2009-05-14T23:26:00.001-07:00

I WON THIS!
GOT IT TODAY
COULD HAVE USED IT BEFORE
BUT THE COST SAID NO WAY
This is an awesome day! I won this bag/pack by following @ScottBourne on Twitter. He selected my account/follows/retweets and put the name in the pot along with 22000 others and I won. The drawing was on Mothers Day and I just got it today. Thanks Scott!

Mothers Day post on Monday

2009-05-11T09:53:00.000-07:00

It was a long but good Mothers day here in NW Oregon. The sun was out both Saturday and Sunday so I was able to get a lot done this weekend. The mowing is done, trash has been picked up this morning, installed 6 shelves in a large kitchen cabinet (4-5 hours worth of sawdust) visited with our son, his girlfriend and their daughter (my Granddaughter Kalena) and moved a pile garden soil and branches that were in the way. My weekend was full, busy and without indecent. After all was done on Mothers day I looked outside and saw nature making some great photos. The light was changing fast, clouds were moving in and the sun was setting. I needed to grab my gear and head outside. This is what I saw, thanks for looking! KC.

A shot in the arm

2009-04-27T22:59:00.001-07:00

Pinhole Camera SimulationArbor sunsetOld worn out barn, falling in on itself

Snake in the grass posing for me

2009-04-26T22:25:00.000-07:00

Holocaust memorial in Monmouth Oregon

2009-04-25T23:39:00.000-07:00

Every flag is to represent 500 people killed in this horrible time

DELAY!

2009-04-23T06:34:00.001-07:00

I have not had a chance to sort and edit photos of the Holocaust memorial shoot. I will post them (hopefully) before the weekend.\

Have a great week

Kelly

Sunrise flowers

2009-04-21T19:27:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow; Holocaust remembrance photos, 1 flag for 500 people that died

Up close and kinda weird

2009-04-18T22:28:00.001-07:00

Tulip sunset

2009-04-17T22:18:00.000-07:00

Spring Practice at Western Oregon University

2009-04-14T22:03:00.000-07:00

An evening at the airport

2009-04-13T23:32:00.000-07:00

On the water

2009-04-09T20:03:00.000-07:00

2 days in a row, Woo Hoo

2009-04-08T22:08:00.000-07:00

Ok, yes I am back, I think...

2009-04-07T21:20:00.001-07:00

Sara (friends daughter) on her 3rd B-Day with her friend

Sunrise on the way to the dreaded workplace

Envious even though not HD or BMW