where is your favorite spot to shoot?

[socrdude58]

maybe we can create a topic where we post our favorite places to shoot..by category
Oregon Mountains
Washington Mountains
Coast

etc

[BrianEdwards]

Favorite spots to shoot. There's a lot of 'em, but here's the highlights that I can think of:

Oregon Cascades:

Abiqua & Butte Creek Falls
Angels Rest
Wahclella Falls
Lolo Pass road
Tom Dick & Harry Mtn
Opal Creek
Proxy Falls
Koosah Falls / Tamolitch Pool
Sparks Lake
Three Sisters
Crater Lake
Toketee Falls / Shadow Falls
Road from Grants Pass to Gold Beach

Oregon Coast:

Cape Kiwanda
Hug Point
Cape Lookout
Yachats
Thors Well
Port Orford to Gold Beach from 101
Natural Bridge
Thomas Creek bridge
Secret Beach

Eastern Oregon:

Chief Joseph Mtn & surrounding Wallowas
Hells Canyon / Imnaha River
Elkhorns
John Day river boat-only area between Clarno & Cottonwood
Strawberry Mountains
Leslie Gulch & Owyhee in general
Steens Mtns
Hart Mountain
Abert Rim & Lake
Newberry Crater
Castle Rock near Juntura
Fort Rock / Hole in the ground

A lot that I didn't list!

[Steve20050]

As Brian posted the list could go on and on. Here's a couple generalized areas close by .

CRGNSA and the Mark Hatfield Wilderness: This area has just about everything other than the ocean. Whether you want waterfalls, or old growth, wild flowers, the river or panoramas of volcanoes.

Mount Hood: It always amazes me the large number of various possiblities I see posted here and elsewhere. I like to use the volcanoes as backdrop for captures.

[forester]

Wherever the cool stuff is. Up in the toolies, along the highway, my backyard...

[socrdude58]

Mt St helens is my favorite spot.. you could go there for years and never uncover all the beauty

[RobFromRedland]

Mt St helens is my favorite spot.. you could go there for years and never uncover all the beauty

I think the same thing could be said of many areas. There is so much variety out there and so much area, I think the joy is in discovering as much of it as you can.

[pdxgene]

For me, it's kind of weather dependent. As a general rule the last place I want to be on a bright sunny day is buried in some canyon trying to get a shot of a waterfall, river or forest thru the sun and shadows. Or high up on a view filled hike on a cloudy, or even hazy, day. Yeah, the occasional effects on days like that can be nice but I think that's the exception to the rule. At least for me.
If it's sunny, I want to be out in the open, preferably near a lake or meadow. If it's a dark gloomy day, then the forest seems an appropriate place. For an example, I really like Ramona Falls on a (lightly)rainy/snowy day.