New Site
This may be the last post that I make on this site. My new site is still under development, and content will be appearing there: https://wholereality.com/
W h o l e R e a l i t y
This is inside the Albany Regional Museum, and was my “History” entry for the World Wide Panorama project in Fall, 2011. (Click here to view the interactive picture in a new tab. When it opens, click and drag to look around.) This was taken inside the Albany Regional Museum (ARM), a place that showcases local…
The term “photoportal” is used in several different ways by technologists, artists, and businesses. I use it to describe one of the focuses of my photography. This is a first pass at describing the different ideas about portals and photography so that I can place my work in the general context. In business, the term…
This is the forest at McDowell Creek Falls County Park. (Click here to view the interactive picture in a new tab.) This VR was taken at McDowell Creek Falls County Park, just above the top of Majestic Falls. The park is a lesser-known jewel on the east side of the Willamette Valley, just outside of…
This simple picture of a forest boardwalk path is part of my latest photo portal project. When opened in a separate page, this picture links into a 360 panorama that was taken at the same position of the picture itself. While the picture is processed for artistic effect, the panorama represents what would have been…
This is a new play structure at our small local park, and was my World Wide Panorama entry for the “Family” event. (Click here to view the interactive picture in a new tab.) This picture was originally taken, and posted on the World Wide Panorama, in 2011. It was also posted here, but that no…
(Click here to view the interactive picture in a new tab. When it opens, click and drag to look around.) This VR photo was taken at the east end of the Columbia River Gorge, where the river cuts through the Cascade mountain range. The viewpoint is on I-84, just west of Hood River. One can…
This is the Irish Bend Covered Bridge in Corvallis, Oregon. I photographed it for the World Wide Panorama (WWP) theme of “Resilience.” Though the bridge no longer sits in its original location and is no longer used for vehicle traffic, it remains a classic example of covered bridge architecture. Covered bridges were designed with roofs…
This is the Monteith Riverpark, in Albany, Oregon. (Click here to view the interactive picture in a new tab. When it opens, click and drag to look around.) This panorama was taken in a local park that is used to host events in addition to being a general-purpose city park. This photo is a repeat…
This photograph of a flower was taken in a local rose garden. Like many such photos, it’s been enhanced to show aspects of the flower that, although they were subtle, still jumped out at me enough to want to share them. The very subtle colors of an ostensibly white flower, the overall form and symmetry,…