Category: Nature Photography

Wildflowers at Mount Pisgah Arboretum

Posted on April 7, 2017April 17, 2024 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_2053" align="aligncenter" width="1400"] Pink Fawn Lily (Erythronium revolutum)[/caption] Spring has definitely (and finally!) arrived in western Oregon, with wildflowers and gardens bursting into bloom. Mount Pisgah Arboretum and surrounding Howard Buford Recreation Area is an excellent place to see...Read More

Palouse Photography Locations Update

Posted on June 9, 2016 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="ps_captionIns" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Palouse wheat fields from Steptoe Butte, Washington.[/caption] My photographer friends are reporting that the conditions in the Palouse area of southeast Washington are fantastic right now for photographing the rolling hills of wheat and pea fields....Read More

Best of the Northwest Photo Presentation

Posted on May 23, 2016 by Greg Vaughn

Thanks to the King City Camera Club for inviting me to give a presentation on the best locations for nature photography in the Pacific Northwest. Great group and a good Q&A session after the slideshow. I'm always happy to share...Read More

Cape Kiwanda on the Oregon Coast

Posted on March 21, 2016 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="ps_captionIns" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Waves crashing on cliffs at sunset, Cape Kiwanda, central Oregon Coast.[/caption] Cape Kiwanda and the beach at Pacific City are unique among locations on the Oregon coast for several reasons. And each of those unique attributes...Read More

Sunrise and Mokoli'i Island, Kualoa Regional Park, Windward Oahu, Hawaii.

Top 10 Places on Oahu for Nature Photography

Posted on February 19, 2016April 17, 2024 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_1924" align="aligncenter" width="695"] Mokulua Islands at sunrise from Lanikai Beach, Kailua, Windward Oahu, Hawaii.[/caption] Anyone visiting the Hawaiian Island of Oahu will certainly want to photograph all the postcard scenes like Diamond Head, the Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor,...Read More

Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area

Posted on February 6, 2016November 1, 2025 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_1885" align="aligncenter" width="695"] Sand dunes at Umpqua Dunes, Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area.[/caption] I recently posted this photo on my Facebook page and one of the initial comments was from a photographer wanting to know the location because he...Read More

Transitions

Posted on November 19, 2015 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_1866" align="aligncenter" width="695"] Fall color leaves on forest floor; North Fork Trail, Willamette National Forest, Oregon.[/caption] The end of autumn. The rain and the wind have arrived, the colorful leaves are fallen and fading. Beautiful in a different way...Read More

Vine Maple in Autumn

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_1846" align="aligncenter" width="695"] Vine maple Fall color on the McKenzie River Trail at Clear Lake, Oregon.[/caption] Earlier this fall a friend posted a photo on Facebook of vine maple trees on the shore of Clear Lake up in the...Read More

Lamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Lamar Valley and the Absaroka Mountains in autumn; Yellowstone National Park[/caption] In late September I had the pleasure of co-leading a photo workshop in Yellowstone National Park with Terry Donnelly. One of the areas we took...Read More

Fall Color on Steens Mountain

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_1825" align="aligncenter" width="695"] Aspen trees in fall color at Jackman Park on Steens Mountain, southeastern Oregon.[/caption] If you’re looking for a good place to photograph Fall Color, Steens Mountain in southeast Oregon is looking good right now. Overall, I’d...Read More