TILLAMOOK, OR. VISIT
Apr 5, 2019 11:02:05 #
Planning on a visit there the first week in June for a few days. Any recommendation for photo ops?
Apr 5, 2019 11:06:46 #
Duke the Nuke wrote:
Planning on a visit there the first week in June for a few days. Any recommendation for photo ops?
Have fun Duke. Great cheese also in Tillamook
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Apr 5, 2019 11:17:19 #
mp97070
Loc: Central Oregon
There is an island lighthouse just off shore and great rock outcrops with fir forests. They do have good cheese and that is important to photographers (say cheese, click), they also have very good ice cream. That is the creamery in town, can’t miss it. Early June is often a bit soggy here, but there is always the chance you will luck out, but even if it is rainy, there are usually breaks. Have fun!
Apr 5, 2019 11:21:49 #
Isn't the old WWII blimp hangar still there? That's an amazing structure. And yes, there is cheese, lots of cheese, and last time we were there, they had ice cream flavors you don't find in the grocery store.
I have to second the lighthouse, as well as various places to pull off the road and view the coastline.
I have to second the lighthouse, as well as various places to pull off the road and view the coastline.
Apr 5, 2019 11:27:51 #
Apr 5, 2019 11:37:02 #
I grew up on the Oregon coast and live a bit inland now. Go to the headlands and the beaches. Check out the seastacks and cliffs. Try some long exposures of the water on the beach. Pay good attention to the surf when shooting from the beach. Every summer a few tourists are killed by sneaker waves or logs rolling up the beach. I’m not kidding. Pay attention when on the sand. It’s beautiful but you should expect rain. No umbrellas, the wind will destroy it in a New York minute. It’s unpredictable in June but the north summer gales probably won’t be there yet. Rain almost always comes from the southwest.
There an aircraft museum in Tillamook. Admission is about $10. Nearby to the east is Camp 18 Logging Museum. Lots of outdoor displays. Free admission. Restaurant on the property.
There an aircraft museum in Tillamook. Admission is about $10. Nearby to the east is Camp 18 Logging Museum. Lots of outdoor displays. Free admission. Restaurant on the property.
Apr 5, 2019 13:24:00 #
Tillamook Cheese offers free tours. Lighting in the factory offers some challenges, though.
Apr 5, 2019 13:54:06 #
Apr 6, 2019 05:41:25 #
Dan Mc
Loc: NM
There used to be a USAF Radar Station there...Mt. Hebo, I believe.
The Chamber of Commerce used to have a brochure...."Tillamook, the land of trees, cheese and ocean breeze!" (As a young junior NCO, that slogan amounted to a tour of celebrecy, boredom and despair!!!)
The Chamber of Commerce used to have a brochure...."Tillamook, the land of trees, cheese and ocean breeze!" (As a young junior NCO, that slogan amounted to a tour of celebrecy, boredom and despair!!!)
Apr 6, 2019 07:11:49 #
Go to Oceanside and take the road up to the water tank and watch the hang gliders fly if there's a good breeze. Lots of photography opportunities up there, too. When you come back down take a walk on the beech and have lunch at the deli.
Apr 6, 2019 08:00:59 #
Duke the Nuke wrote:
Planning on a visit there the first week in June for a few days. Any recommendation for photo ops?
We were there a few years ago on a 7000 mile motorcycle trip, had a great time. Camped out on the beach with a camp fire. We were joined by several bicyclist from Canada riding the PCH. You will enjoy it, I was not into Photography very much then, however I am sure you will have lots of photo opts to choose from. Be sure to checkout the cheese factory, its a treat in itself. The PCH has a lot of photo opts for one. Enjoy.
Semper Fi,
Joe W.
Apr 6, 2019 09:24:39 #
Peter Airedale’s Shipwreck near Tillamook. Multiple shooting ops along that coastal area.
Apr 6, 2019 09:39:11 #
gvarner
Loc: Central Oregon Coast
DWU2 wrote:
Tillamook Cheese offers free tours. Lighting in the factory offers some challenges, though.
Auto ISO works great. Wider is better for a lens to us.
Apr 6, 2019 09:55:23 #
The old Coast Guard Station in Garibaldi is great plus an old steam train right there and the harbor. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1833044367025352&ref=br_rs
Apr 6, 2019 10:01:25 #
gvarner
Loc: Central Oregon Coast
They also have a nice museum. Head east towards Portland and check out the Tillsmook
Burn visitor center and museum. It’s about a half hour out.
Burn visitor center and museum. It’s about a half hour out.
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