Photographing Oregon (Phototripsusa) - Softcover

Greg Vaughn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 091618918X ISBN 13: 9780916189181

Publisher: Graphie Intl, 2009

Synopsis

Have you ever wanted to see with your own eyes all the beautiful locations found in coffee table books, posters, calendars, and travel magazines?

Do you want to see the most photogenic spots in our parks and monuments?

Do you want to visit spectacular off the beaten track locations outside the parks?


Photographing Oregon covers the most photogenic natural locations in beautiful Oregon, from the rugged coastline to the fertile Willamette Valley, through the Columbia River Gorge and over the Cascade Mountains, across the Great Basin high desert and Columbia Plateau to the eastern border.
Come explore coastal cliffs and beaches, sand dunes, lighthouses, wildlife refuges, gardens, waterfalls, verdant valleys, volcanic peaks, unique rock formations, the deepest canyon in North America and remote desert outposts.

304 pages of great information for everyone; no need to be a photographer

240+ full color photographs, to previsualize most of the sites

Hundreds of locations, including the best spots and how to get there

All the major national parks, monuments and state parks

Clear and precise directions provided for seldom seen and hard-to-find sites

Lots of travel tips not usually found in traditional guidebooks

Where, when and how to get the best shots

Valuable tips on composition, exposure and hard-to-shoot scenery

Comprehensive ratings for each location (interest, difficulty, etc.)

Also available in the same series:

Photographing the Southwest Vol. 1 Southern Utah
Photographing the Southwest Vol. 2 Arizona
Photographing the Southwest Vol. 3 Colorado and New Mexico
Offering the same kind of great information on these areas.

About this title

About the Author:

Oregon resident Greg Vaughn can't imagine a more rewarding occupation than combining photography with his love of travel and nature.

For over thirty years he has wandered back roads and backcountry, mountains, valleys, beaches, deserts and islands, capturing images to share the beauty of nature and the wonders of the world.

Greg's photos regularly appear in travel-oriented magazines such as National Geographic Traveler, Backpacker, VIA, Travel Oregon and Islands.

He has worked with a number of calendar and book publishing companies and he is the sole or principal photographer for several books in the Compass American Guides series of travel handbooks. His stock photography is distributed worldwide through agents Getty Images, Alamy, Viewfinders NW and Pacific Stock.

Greg is a member of the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP), the North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA), and the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW). His photography has won several awards, including honors from PRINT Magazine, the Hawaii Visitors Bureau and the Society of American Travel Writers.

About this edition

• Publisher: Graphie Intl
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 091618918X
• ISBN 13: 9780916189181
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304
• Editor: Laurent Martres