Wanders and Wonders

Happy Holidays!

Posted on December 25, 2023January 4, 2024 by Greg Vaughn

Frost and snow-covered pine trees; West Thumb Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park My best to you and yours at this special time, and hoping that 2024 brings you health, happiness, peace, love, and many excellent adventures.

10 Tips for Photographing Fall Color

Posted on October 12, 2023April 17, 2024 by Greg Vaughn

If you are like most nature and landscape photographers I know, long about late summer you're really looking forward to the changing of the seasons and hitting the trail for some fall color photography. Here are some tips for creating...Read More

Oak trees and lichen

Posted on February 10, 2023February 15, 2023 by Greg Vaughn

Oregon oak trees with lichen; Mount Pisgah Arboretum, Willamette Valley, Oregon. The day started out, once again, cold and with a solid overcast sky. But I hadn't been out photographing for days, needed some exercise, and very much wanted a...Read More

Top 10 for 2022

Posted on January 8, 2023January 9, 2023 by Greg Vaughn

It's a new year and I'm making my way home from Mexico with a drive up the Baja Peninsula. Not rushing this trip and taking time to review the past year. I'm way behind on processing the photographs I made...Read More

Summer Lake Wildlife Area

Posted on April 21, 2022April 21, 2022 by Greg Vaughn

https://www.flickr.com/photos/gregvaughn/51993545808/in/dateposted-public/ Summer Lake Wildlife Area is one of the best places in Oregon to view and photograph migrating waterfowl, shorebirds, and other waterbirds. Similar to a national wildlife refuge but managed by the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife (ODFW),...Read More

NANPA Showcase Awards

Posted on March 2, 2022March 2, 2022 by Greg Vaughn

Balsamroot overlooking the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon. I’m truly honored that one of my photos was judged best in the landscape category in this year’s NANPA Showcase competition. You can read about the photo and a bit about my...Read More

Creating a Preset to add Metadata on Import in Lightroom

Posted on June 28, 2021June 28, 2021 by Greg Vaughn

Including your name, copyright, and contact information in your images should be an important part of your workflow photo editing. Embedding that information as metadata in your photographic files is like putting an address tag on your luggage. Wherever the...Read More

Columbia River Gorge Waterfalls Update

Posted on April 14, 2021April 14, 2021 by Greg Vaughn

Latourell Falls in Guy Talbot State Park, Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Oregon. The Eagle Creek Fire in September 2017 devastated much of the forest surrounding many of the waterfalls on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge...Read More

My Top Ten Photos of 2020

Posted on December 21, 2020January 19, 2021 by Greg Vaughn

Bandon Beach sunset, southern Oregon coast. Wrapping up 2020, I think we can all agree that it has been a challenging year. With all of my photo workshops canceled and other plans for travel very much curtailed, I ended up...Read More

Devils Tower National Monument

Posted on September 24, 2020September 24, 2020 by Greg Vaughn

Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming. President Theodore Roosevelt declared Devils Tower to be the first National Monument in the United States on September 24, 1906. Interestingly enough, this was ten years before the National Park Service was established. The 867-foot...Read More