Janet Brien's photos with the keyword: driftwood

Winner of FlickrDuel contest: +10 Wins: Natural Monochrome This image was taken along the trail at Lost Creek Lake

Winner of FlickrDuel contest: Alpha Texture This image was taken during the MeetUp hike around one side of Howard Prairie Lake on August 11, 2011.

This image was taken during the MeetUp hike along one edge of Howard Prairie Lake on August 7, 2011.

This image was taken during the MeetUp hike along one edge of Howard Prairie Lake on August 7, 2011.

This photo was taken during the MeetUp hike around one edge of Howard Prairie Lake on August 11, 2011

I had fun playing with a colorizing filter when I was processing a few of my images. This image was taken during the MeetUp hike to Howard Prairie Lake on August 11, 2011

I had fun playing with a colorizing filter when I was processing a few of my images. This image was taken during the MeetUp hike to Howard Prairie Lake on August 11, 2011

Winner of FlickrDuel contest: +10 Wins: Natural Monochrome This image was taken during the MeetUp hike to Howard Prairie Lake on August 11, 2011

This image was taken during the MeetUp hike around one edge of Howard Prairie Lake on August 11, 2011.

This image was taken during the MeetUp hike to Howard Prairie Lake on August 11, 2011

A few miles north of Brookings, Oregon is a beautiful coastal park called Samuel H. Boardman State Park. We spent most of our day enjoying the sights here, walking on the beach and taking pictures of everything! By the way, I've uploaded two other pictures today and I hope you'll visit them too! Thanks to all of you who have visited and have left comments and favorites! I try to go to all of your pages within a day or two and is a highlight for me to see your beautiful photography! :)

It's hard for me to believe that I lived in Oregon for SEVEN YEARS before Steve and I finally got out to the coast, but we sure did soak up the sights for the 5 hours we got to spend here. About five miles north of Brookings is where we found this beautiful beach, with only a handful of happy families and sun worshippers. What a blissful, perfect day! By the way, I've uploaded 2 other pictures today and I hope you'll visit them too! Thanks to all of you who have visited and have left comments and favorites! I try to go to all of your pages within a day or two and is a highlight for me to see your beautiful photography! :)

Here's a view of one of the beaches we visited, complete with a sun flare! You can see the fog burning off in the distance. When we arrived, the whole area was socked in with fog but quickly melted away within an hour, and the day was simply perfect with very little wind and a wonderful temperature! It was pure heaven, and exactly what I hoped for! :) By the way, I've uploaded 2 other pictures today and I hope you'll visit them too! Thanks to all of you who have visited and have left comments and favorites! I try to go to all of your pages within a day or two and is a highlight for me to see your beautiful photography! :) Explored on October 8, 2012, highest position #286.

The first beach picture I posted for Brookings, Oregon showed a very different view of this log! Isn't it fun to find interesting angles for a cool subject?! It was a perfect day to relax and soak up the sun, breathe in the fresh sea breeze, smell the salty air, and be revitalized by this magical place! We specifically planned our visit so we could spend hours enjoying the beaches we visited, and it was glorious!! :) By the way, I've uploaded two other pictures today and I hope you'll visit them too! Thanks to all of you who have visited and have left comments and favorites! I try to go to all of your pages within a day or two and is a highlight for me to see your beautiful photography! :) Explored on October 16, 2012. Highest position: #51.

I got a picture of the fog rolling in from the ocean and thought this image was a good choice for black & white! It conveys the moodiness of the fog and just a bit of sinister...the waves here sometimes sneak up on you and I was careful to pay attention at all times. A person unlucky enough to be knocked down and dragged back into the water could easily be sucked below and held by undertow currents, which is a posted danger at all the beaches we went to. I have lived along the Pacific coast for most of my life and am very respectful of the dangerous currents lurking just off the beaches which take many lives every year. (If you'd like to see what happens if a wave catches you, take a look at this series of images taken by my very lucky friend, Donald Tedrow and read the description of each of the 5 pictures...truly chilling!!! Donald Tedrow: The Wave ) Explored on October 17, 2012. Highest placement: #331.