Corrosion at Blue Heron Mill

This is a close-up of one of the many decomposing tanks and infrastructure at the old Blue Heron Mill. Fortunately they give tours of the mill now, as so many hooligan-types were sneaking in to take pictures of nature doing it’s thing. See what they are soon planning to do with the once-derelict site at willamettefallslegacy.org

Three MCs

Maybe it’s just the air around here but these ghosts remind you of some early Beastie Boys moment, frozen in time.

They seem to want you to turn around and… oh look, maybe they’re pointing to that other ghost!

Weird, how did you not see that before? And the ghost these three are pointing towards seems to have… a bicycle?

Did it just get here or something?

You gotta check-ch-check-check-check-ch-check it out… What-wha-what-what-what’s it all about?  (RIP Adam Yauch)

The SS Shasta River Queen

The River Queen was moored along the banks of the Willamette river in downtown Portland for decades. She’s now moored on the Columbia, in a ghostly sort of way. More information:

Radio call letters: WH6754
Built: San Francisco, CA, 1922.
Length: 216′ 7″
Beam: 63′ 8″
Draft: 12′
Speed: 13 knots
Horsepower: 1200
Propulsion: Steam
Autos: 55  Passengers: 468  Gross Tonnage: 919
Name Translation: Shasta is taken from the mountain of the same name in northern California.
This is actually four images stitched together; a larger version is available at www.flickr.com/photos/youloveben.

Beach Landing

Well, maybe not. This old boat isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. But I do enjoy the new paint scheme the forest is applying…

Green Machine

This old tractor was found in the woods near Highway 26, with a small forest of young trees growing up all around (and through) it. It’s kind of amazing how well the green paint has stood the test of time, considering how old this thing is!

The Whale

I love Eastern Oregon. This wood is completely weathered out from the intense dryness and brutal, constant sun. I noticed the face in this board, looking somewhat like a whale. Portrait, taken.

What Window

Found a sweet leather couch just hangin’ out in the middle of some massive room in a massive complex near Wilsonville, OR (circa 2008). Decided to shoot Model: Erin Dierking on it, with the help of stylist: Alicia Elfving.