The First First Friday Art Walk for February 2010 is almost upon us and I’d like to officially invite everyone to the Volcano Vineyards Tasting room located at 126 NW Minnesota St(between Bond St and Wall St.) in Downtown Bend.  I’ll be there Friday February 5th between 5PM and 9PM and my Fine Art Photographs will be hanging there through March 2010.  I will have several new fine art photographs on display and the Quons will be playing as well, which should make for an entertaining evening.

Interior of the Volcano Vineyards Tasting room in Downtown Bend, Oregon

As the First Friday art walk for downtown Bend was cancelled for January( because it was on New Years Day) This Art Walk for February should be especially busy and exciting.  Below is another shot of the interior of The Volcano Tasting Room with some of my fine art landscape photographs on the walls.

My fine art photographs hanging at the Volcano Vineyards mothership in downtown Bend.

Finally one last shot of the lovely and affable Liz Ratcliff who along with her husband, Scott, is the owner and operator of Volcano.  If you see Liz on Friday night, buy a glass of their amazing Syrah and tell her the landscape photography looks stunning!

Liz Ratcliff of Volcano Vineyards fame!

I hope to see some of you Friday Night At Volcano! Come enjoy the Great Wine, Great Music and Great photography at my newest fine art photography gallery in downtown Bend!

Thanks for Visiting,

Mike Putnam

I have hung my fine art photographs at Sage Cafe in Bend, Oregon’s Northwest Crossing a couple of times in the past and it has always been rewarding in terms of the results and the experience.  For those of you who live in Northwest Crossing, you are probably already with the great food, great coffee, [...]

Because I often field questions about what Kind of camera I use, my camera is a good place to start when discussing my camera gear.  Most people want to know how I can create such large vibrant prints and what kind of digital camera I use.  They are always surprised to learn that I use [...]

Because I have fielded lots of questions regarding the framing That I select for my Fine Art Landscape Photographs, I’ve finally decided to write an informative piece about this very subject, and here it is!  Many people have noticed that when my fine art prints are seen in shows or exhibits, they are all framed [...]

I’m excited to announce that I recently hung some of my new Oregon Landscape Photography at the Volcano Vineyards Tasting room in Downtown Bend.  Their address is 126 NW Minnesota St., which is located between Bond St. and Wall St.  Through some mutual friends, Mark Merrick and Susan Ruzzo, we have gotten to know Scott [...]

Bigger isn’t always better!  I have to keep telling myself this as I make my newer, smaller sized 11×14 inch prints and the frames that go with them.  I’ve always prided myself in being able to capture and create impeccably detailed large fine art prints, up to 40×50 inches.  Because I love the look and [...]

Last summer, My wife ,Debbie, My Daughter, Emma and I made what has become an annual overnight pilgrimage to one of my favorite camping locations, Canyon Creek Meadows, at the base of Central Oregon’s Three Fingered Jack Mountain.  I visit this location at least once per summer because it is beautiful, relatively easy to access, [...]

Despite what you might think, I often find more difficulty with macro photography than I do with the big sweeping western landscapes for which I’m more well known.  Frankly, finding and capturing very small yet attractive scenes is very challenging for me.  What small scene is interesting enough to merit the expense and time commitment [...]

The next of my soon to be released fine art prints is one that I’ve been trying to capture for two years now.  It is a location that I have to thank Troy McMullin for.  He scouted this image quite some time ago and I’ve searched for the appropriate conditions to make this shot work [...]

I have recently order several new fine art prints, my biggest order in quite some time.  The following image of the Crooked River Canyon with some awesome fall color is part of that order.  The timing of this image was great.  Nice delicate overcast light, combined with well timed fall color along the riparian areas [...]