Central Oregon Greeting Cards. They’re Here!
I’ve finally got all the details ironed out and my small initial line of Central Oregon Greeting Cards are now available. I’ve tried out the paypal online payment system and it is working great. I’ve even had a few advanced sales prior to this announcement!
Central Oregon Cascade Mountains Greeting Cards
These cards will be available in boxes of 8. You can purchase 8 of any one given card or you can purchase the “variety pack” which has one each of the eight different cards. You can find a tab for my new purchasing page on the right side of the home page of this website, or you can click the following link to access the greeting card purchasing page. Central Oregon Greeting Cards Cards are offered of each of the following Central Oregon Cascade Mountains. Mt. Jefferson, South Sister, Mt. Bachelor, Three Fingered Jack, Mt. Washington, The Three Sisters, Middle and North Sisters, and Broken Top.
The Cards themselves are very high quality with an attractive satin finish. They will be an excellent way of sharing a hand written note with friends, family, and clients who live in Central Oregon and beyond. For those of you in the business world, these cards will offer you the opportunity to truly personalize your correspondences with valued clients and simultaneously share the unique beauty of Central Oregon with them. The cards will initially sell for $3.00 each and boxes of 8 will sell for $24. Discounts will be available for large purchases made by distributors. Please write to me through the contact page of this website for pricing details regarding large retail orders. The contact tab is located at the top right hand corner of this page. Central Oregon Greeting Cards.
These Cards will soon be available through shop in Central Oregon. I’ll keep you up to date regarding those locations via this website, but for now, please purchase them directly through this website.
Thanks For Visiting,
Mike Putnam
Mt. Bachelor Greeting Cards, the Story behind the Picture.
The following Mt Bachelor greeting card is the third in my series of eight Central Oregon Greeting Cards. Hopefully they will arrive for purchase in about two weeks. As you ay be aware, my first series of art cards is focused on the beautiful volcanic mountains that highlight the skyline around Bend and the Central Oregon area. One of the reasons that My wife and I moved to Bend over 11 years ago was the beautiful cascade mountain views. When we visited it was it was a bluebird day in November after a fresh fall snow had covered the Central Oregon Cascades. The scenery was stunning. It wasn’t until several years later that I became a professional landscape photographer, but until this day, I feel a rush whenever I get to enjoy the expansive mountain views in Central Oregon.
Mt. Bachelor greeting card as seen at sunrise after a heavy winter snowfall
As Most of you know, Mt. Bachelor is one of the most prominent ski resorts in the Pacific Northwest and is an important hub in the Central Oregon economy. In general, I like to de-emphasize the effects of man in my pictures but this is impossible when photographing Mt. Bachelor which is laced with ski runs, ski lifts, and lift houses. Nonetheless,some very attractive views of Mt. Bachelor, like this one as seen from Tumalo Mountain located to the North of Mt. Bachelor’s parking areas.
I’ve previously recounted some of the difficulties of winter photography in a previous blog entry on our Pacific Crest Stock Photography Blog
Winter travel in deep powder and a heavy photo backpack is tedious at best and torture at worst. Snow blows and obscures one’s lens, and It’s Cold! I love the beauty of sunrise alpenglow after a fresh winter snow fall on a Mountain filled scene but there is a price to pay for photographs like the one above. One of the most important things about winter photography snow. That’s obvious but not that easy. Fresh snow tends to blow off of trees quickly or melt off of trees shortly after sunrise. Timing is everything. Being at a scene after a heavy snowfall on a non windy day and before the sun comes up is critically important. It also is why most winter mountain scenes are simply not that good, because the photographer has settled on sub- standard scenes with tree branches void of snow.
If you ever see one of my fine art prints, there are some interesting details. If you look closely you can see several wispy clouds drifting around Mt. bachelor’s summit and for all of you downhill skiers, you can also see a couple of snow cats grooming the runs on Mt. Bachelor. If you are interested in a fine art photograph of this image, please visit my Mountain Print Gallery
If you are interested in this or any of my other soon to be released Central Oregon Art Cards, please email me via the contact tab at the top right hand corner of this page or check back soon as they have been ordered and will soon be available.
All the Best,
Mike Putnam
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