summer solstice in portland, oregon

giovanni sasso · #1 Posted **Jun 23, 2011, 9:10 AM**

set your alarm for 4am. sunrise is officially at 5:21, but it starts to get light by 4:01. the official sunset is at 9:03pm, but it'll stay light till after 10. long day ahead. the longest, in fact. soak your skin in the sun. eat a chocolate-peanut butter canna-cookie. let it ride. let it loose. say hi to that pretty girl, she just might say hi back. take a deep breath. breathe in that portland air. smell it and taste it as it warms slowly from spring to summer. this rose garden is fragrant, boy.

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sunday stuff: north portland and southeast portland

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city of roses: peninsula park

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summer solstice: hood, helens and hawthorne

happy summer.

ColDayMan · #2 Posted **Jun 23, 2011, 2:37 PM**

Now I feel like sipping a latte.

diskojoe · #3 Posted **Jun 23, 2011, 2:40 PM**

Beautiful. Thank you.

Danny · #4 Posted **Jun 23, 2011, 2:48 PM**

Thank you very much for your pictures from Portland, OR!

Very good introduction and beautiful pictures. You´ve captured the light very well. It´s fantastic, like it must be to spend summer there.

I´ve liked the sunset photographs, and that mountain snow-capped. It´s fantastic to see so much snow in the beginning of summer. Flowers and gardens are spectacular too.

Bright colours, good sharpness...

Congratulations and greetings from Madrid, Spain!

downtownpdx · #5 Posted **Jun 23, 2011, 9:26 PM**

Beautiful set -- love those sunrise shots from 5:21 a.m.! And nice job on the 'Columbia River' sign ... from a moving car?? You got a great angle on it.

Expat · #6 Posted **Jun 23, 2011, 9:43 PM**

Jiminy Christmas! I love your tours. Nature, civilization, humor, food, cats & dogs.

KevinFromTexas · #7 Posted **Jun 23, 2011, 9:49 PM**

Gorgeous. So pretty.

Swinefeld · #8 Posted **Jun 24, 2011, 12:20 AM**

Nice Phillies hat, snapperhead. Lots of roses but only one prick.

pallo · #9 Posted **Jun 24, 2011, 1:26 AM**

Beautiful photos

what camera did you use?

dktshb · #10 Posted **Jun 24, 2011, 1:29 AM**

Gorgeous! Got lots of really outstanding shots there... in fact all of them are.

giovanni sasso · #11 Posted **Jun 24, 2011, 5:50 PM**

dtpdx: yep, from a moving car. i think this was the first time i've crossed the columbia on i-5 riding shotgun, so i had my 200mm zoom ready to go, and we were in the center lane so it worked out nicely.

pallo: i shoot with a canon 5D and 4 lenses.

thanks very much, everyone.

pdxtex · #12 Posted **Jun 24, 2011, 7:25 PM**

nice pics. where is that beer garden with the picnic tables?

pioli12 · #13 Posted **Jun 24, 2011, 8:03 PM**

This is the first summer solstice I've missed in Portland. Man, everytime you come out with these awesome albums I miss home to the point where I get sad. But it's a nostalgic sorta sad..

Evergrey · #14 Posted **Jun 25, 2011, 2:37 AM**

the "Entering Oregon" photo is gorgeous... capital collection, mate!

Urbanguy · #15 Posted **Jun 25, 2011, 2:50 AM**

Damn, you're good!!! Love it, love it, love it!

Sekkle · #16 Posted **Jun 26, 2011, 5:57 PM**

feels like summer. I'm always amazed at the light & color you're able to capture in your early morning/late afternoon shots. Awesome set all around

ThatDarnSacramentan · #17 Posted **Jun 26, 2011, 6:52 PM**

Seems like summer's a beautiful time of year up in Portland. You really do a great job of capturing that essential summer feel, that "vibe," in your photography, and that's something I've found not many photographers can do. Once again, great work.

ChrisLA · #18 Posted **Jun 26, 2011, 7:55 PM**

Nice

kool maudit · #19 Posted **Jun 26, 2011, 11:06 PM**

summer in sasquatch country, and life returns to apogee.

the pope · #20 Posted **Jun 27, 2011, 1:25 AM**

no complaints here. purdy country out there.

ps, you have a new text message.