• Alfred Eisenstaedt.

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This is one of my absolute favorite quotes about photography especially considering some of the work done my Mr. Eisenstaedt. While his photojournalistic work is instantly recognized all over the world I am a big fan of some of the nature shots that was included in his LIFE picture collection.

This shot was made at Painted Hills unit of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, located in central Oregon. This was taken during our first trip to Oregon and nearly spending 7 days on the western side of the state it takes a bit of an effort to even believe that state has a desert side with very little rainfall. The day we visited was kind of a perfect day to see the park, there was a vivd blue sky awith some wispy clouds. The sky being blue is important here as an overcast day can really kill the colors on the hills. As sunset came around we got some nice pastel colors on the clouds and the hill tops. This one brings back a lot of great memories.