Tuesday, February 20, 2007

sunset @ wintercount


sunset @ wintercount, originally uploaded by thaddeusss.

friends and neighbors gathering around the main fire pit at sunset.

wintercount is a gathering by the society of primitive technology. it is a week of workshops, demos, discussions, learning, teaching, and hanging out in dirty buckskins. there is pottery, flintknapping, weaving, tanning, felting; and fashioning of all kinds of things like bows, arrows, atlatls, knives, baskets, pots, musical instruments, clothing, jewelry, food, and just about anything else you can imagine that people might have used in daily life for the last 25 to 25,000 years. it's really, really awesome. and never have i been around such an incredible group of challenging and inspiring people.

the man with the most beautiful hat I've ever seen

Abe, a man I met at wintercount. he wove this gorgeous hat out of native california grasses and brush and depicted all kinds of native california insects and arachnids. so cool!!

dancing on mask night


IMGP1657, originally uploaded by thaddeusss.

some folks put together a dance performance for the opening of mask night... pretty neat.

mask night 3


IMGP1649, originally uploaded by thaddeusss.

gourd mask


IMGP1625, originally uploaded by thaddeusss.

more youth on mask night


IMGP1621, originally uploaded by thaddeusss.

young ladies of wintercount


IMGP1617, originally uploaded by thaddeusss.

mask night at wintercount

meredith on molas pass


meredith on molas pass, originally uploaded by thaddeusss.

meredith came with me to molas pass last sunday for the mush. it's very good to see her... things are very different yet exactly the same.

one last dog race photo


dave turner, originally uploaded by thaddeusss.

dave turner from sandy, OR; right after coming down a steep hill on molas pass. he is moving 20 -25 MPH...

Saturday, February 10, 2007

john barron, switchbacks


john barron, switchbacks, originally uploaded by thaddeusss.

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john barron climbs windy gap


john barron climbs windy gap, originally uploaded by thaddeusss.

after mulling it over a while it occurred to me that using a telephoto lens would lower the angle of intersection for horizon, allowing me to capture the lead dogs and the musher (40 feet behind) in the same frame, and still have the musher be a significant part of the frame.

grant beck @ switchback


grant beck @ switchback, originally uploaded by thaddeusss.

grant beck has been racing dog teams for decades and has won big races all over the world... and he repeated himself this year by saying he thought that this was the most beautiful trail he'd ever run. maybe you can see a little why...

dave petersen & dog ranch team


dave petersen & dog ranch team, originally uploaded by thaddeusss.

dog teams are challenging to photograph because they're so long. I like this one.

greg dubit, happy on a sled


greg dubit, happy on a sled, originally uploaded by thaddeusss.

the mancos mush is underway... I'm happy because I got the chance to take a snowmobile out, ostensibly to be a safety checkpoint at the high/mid-point of the 40 mile course. but it afforded some great photo opportunities.

leaving oregon


leaving oregon, originally uploaded by thaddeusss.

I passed by the little park along the highway from mac to salem... had to take the picture to remind myself why I'm going to be coming back to oregon after this trip.

camping under the stars


camping under the stars, originally uploaded by thaddeusss.

the stars in southeastern oregon are mind-blowingly bright.

alvord hot springs in february


alvord hot springs in february, originally uploaded by thaddeusss.

I stopped at the alvord on my way to colorado... it was quite unseasonally warm, it didn't even frost. beautiful and serene as always.

Monday, February 05, 2007

score!


score!, originally uploaded by thaddeusss.

I 'shot' him.

stalking the elusive wild kiliii

hot during the recent 'small game hunting' workshop. kiliii is playing the part of a small wild animal while the rest of us practice stalking.

Friday, February 02, 2007

orange sky 1


orange sky 1, originally uploaded by thaddeusss.

wasteland


wasteland, originally uploaded by thaddeusss.

blue shrooms


blue shrooms, originally uploaded by thaddeusss.

zero processing. yup, those mushrooms are blue.

paul & carol


paul & carol, originally uploaded by thaddeusss.

carol & paul, I hope you see this. you are both so beautiful... it's good to see you.

salal-in-a-log


salal-in-a-log, originally uploaded by thaddeusss.

batting for apples


batting for apples, originally uploaded by thaddeusss.

'tis the season


'tis the season, originally uploaded by thaddeusss.

IMGP1014


IMGP1014, originally uploaded by thaddeusss.

this one too... I have to remind myself that although I recognize what it is, it's not easy to tell.

IMGP1016


IMGP1016, originally uploaded by thaddeusss.

I took this photo as an illustration, but the more I look at it, the more I like it. don't ask me why... but let me know if you agree.

fog in veneta


fog in veneta, originally uploaded by thaddeusss.

gray


gray, originally uploaded by thaddeusss.

in the city


in the city, originally uploaded by thaddeusss.

moonlight through trees


moonlight through trees, originally uploaded by thaddeusss.

self portrait #2


self portrait #2, originally uploaded by thaddeusss.