Preseason football practices, Naselle, Ilwaco, Wa.

-DKM

Pacific County Fair, Menlo, Wa.

Despite cloudy skies last night in Menlo, it was a very colorful visit to the Pacific County Fair. I also did something fairly unusual for me, and shot the assignment with just a 50mm wide open — whereas I usually shoot most things with a 35 at around f11...

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Preseason football tintypes, Naselle, Ilwaco, Wa.

Last night while shooting pix for our football previews I tried something different and made some old fashioned looking photos with my iPhone. Using a a filter in the Hipstamatic app I was able to make pix that resemble tintypes from the turn of the century. You can read about that photographic process, which is enjoying a resurgence of late, HERE.

-DKM

On Streets of Roses, pt. 12, Portland, Or.

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Wahkiakum County Fair, Skamokawa, Wa.

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Dance camp, Rosburg, Wa.

While photographing a story at my favorite organic dairy in the Naselle valley two weeks ago, Susan Burkhalter turned me onto a weeklong dance class being held by her new daughter-in-law Shellie at the old Rosburg Sschool building. Shellie is starting her own dance studio which will begin classes in September, which you can read about HERE.

-DKM