Blaine Franger - Photographer

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⚡️ Spring Thunderstorm, Wind, Torrential Rain, Rainbows, and Sunset in the Columbia River Gorge - May 28, 2026 ‼️Anoth...
05/29/2026

⚡️ Spring Thunderstorm, Wind, Torrential Rain, Rainbows, and Sunset in the Columbia River Gorge - May 28, 2026 ‼️

Another action packed Spring thunderstorm in the Gorge! I’m loving it! 🙌
This one arrived right at sunset which made for some very dramatic light and clouds that felt otherworldly and surreal.
It was raining buckets of torrential rain with powerful wind which made photos very difficult. Thankfully my camera did not get blown over again, but both cameras stopped working from being absolutely soaking wet. A dry towel helped revive them, but they were still malfunctioning on & off. I was soaked to the bone as well. This storm chasing photography stuff is not for the faint of heart 😅
I missed capturing any lightning at sunset but was able to capture a few strikes later when it was dark.
Enjoy some images from this evening’s power and beauty on full display 🙌

Many thanks for following along, sharing, and supporting my work. Love to capture and share the beauty 🙏
Blaine Franger - Photographer
www.blainebethanygallery.com

A gorgeous pastel sunset in the Columbia River Gorge 🙌 Captured this evening, May 20th. Thanks for following along and s...
05/21/2026

A gorgeous pastel sunset in the Columbia River Gorge 🙌
Captured this evening, May 20th.
Thanks for following along and sharing 🙏
Blaine Franger - Photographer
www.blainebethanygallery.com

It’s Mount Saint Helens eruption remembrance day! 46 years ago on May 18th, 1980 more than 1,300 feet blasted off the to...
05/18/2026

It’s Mount Saint Helens eruption remembrance day! 46 years ago on May 18th, 1980 more than 1,300 feet blasted off the top of the volcano causing the largest landslide in Earth's recorded history. Triggered by a 5.1 magnitude earthquake, the entire north face of the volcano collapsed, sending a staggering 2.8 cubic kilometers (about 1 billion dump truck loads) of rock, soil, and glacial ice tumbling down at speeds up to 150 miles per hour. The blast traveled over 300 miles per hour and scorched 230 square miles of forest in a matter of minutes. Within 15 minutes, a vertical plume of volcanic ash rose over 80,000 feet high. The volcanic ash cloud drifted east across the United States in 3 days and encircled Earth in 15 days. Incredible power of nature! 🤯 🙌
Many of these facts from the USGS: https://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/103/

I don’t have many photos of Mt Saint Helens, only a handful from a distance but wanted to share a few from over the years. More info in captions 👍

Were you alive and do you remember the day? Feel free to share your memories and photos!

Big thanks for following along and sharing 🙏
Blaine Franger - Photographer
www.blainebethanygallery.com

Tonight on May 17th the Moon is a razor-thin Waxing Crescent, with just about 1% of its surface illuminated by the Sun. ...
05/18/2026

Tonight on May 17th the Moon is a razor-thin Waxing Crescent, with just about 1% of its surface illuminated by the Sun. The Moon is in its orbital perigee about 226,000 miles from Earth, making it visually closer to Earth than when it's orbital apogee about 251,000 miles from Earth.

May 2026 is a rare "Blue Moon" month that features two full moons on the first and last days of the month, May 1 and 31.
A monthly Blue Moon occurs roughly once every 2.5-3 years, so we won't see another month with two full moons until December 2028.

Enjoy a few quick captures of the razor-thin Crescent moon as it was setting below the horizon from Hood River, Oregon this evening 🙌

Many thanks for following along, sharing, and supporting my work 🙏
Blaine Franger - Photographer
www.blainebethanygallery.com

New Snow ❄️ and sunrise ☀️ on Mt Hood, Sunday May 17, 2026 After a long stretch of no rain and warm temperatures, it’s b...
05/17/2026

New Snow ❄️ and sunrise ☀️ on Mt Hood, Sunday May 17, 2026
After a long stretch of no rain and warm temperatures, it’s been SO nice and refreshing to have some true Spring weather in the Columbia River Gorge lately. A wild thunderstorm, lots of rain showers, cooler temperatures, and even some new snow in the Cascades! Pretty uncommon event for middle of May!
After hearing that Mt Hood received over a foot of new snow, I set my alarm and headed out early to capture the sunrise. Absolutely gorgeous to see the fresh snow up high and landscape green and refreshed down low.

Many thanks for following along, sharing, and supporting my work 🙏
Blaine Franger - Photographer
www.blainebethanygallery.com

⚡️ Spring Thunderstorm in the Columbia River Gorge - May 12, 2026 ‼️ Finally, it was about time for a nice action packed...
05/13/2026

⚡️ Spring Thunderstorm in the Columbia River Gorge - May 12, 2026 ‼️
Finally, it was about time for a nice action packed Spring thunderstorm in the Gorge!
Feels like it’s been years since the last storm we’ve experienced like this and I’ve surely missed it! Lightning, Thunder, Wind and Rain were so welcome and blissful to experience and capture. Except for the part when a crazy powerful wind gust blew my tripod and camera right over 😭
Thankfully it survived with just some surface wounds 🙏

Enjoy some of the images of this evening’s power and beauty in full force 🙌

Big thanks for following along, sharing, and supporting my work!
Blaine Franger - Photographer
www.blainebethanygallery.com

Wednesday night May 6th there was some absolutely stunning light and lenticular clouds the Gorge. And it was WINDY!! Oh ...
05/08/2026

Wednesday night May 6th there was some absolutely stunning light and lenticular clouds the Gorge. And it was WINDY!! Oh so windy! Sharing a few images captured on that evening ✨

Also wanting to give a big thanks to everyone who showed up and participated in the 20th annual Gorge Artists Open Studios Tour. Great turnout and it was wonderful to meet many people who follow along here. Much artwork went home with customers over the 3 days, and I've been working with many customers dialing in their orders for beautiful custom artwork in their homes and businesses! Love it!
This community sure knows how to show up and support local artists. It's appreciated and keeps the work coming for all to enjoy 🙌
Big thanks for following along, sharing, and supporting our work!
Blaine Franger - Photographer
www.blainebethanygallery.com

Sunday morning (quick) story time and a beautiful Columbia Gorge image 🙌What a Saturday we had at the Gorge Artists Open...
05/03/2026

Sunday morning (quick) story time and a beautiful Columbia Gorge image 🙌
What a Saturday we had at the Gorge Artists Open Studios Tour! Absolutely fantastic to have so many folks come through and enjoy our space and all the artwork. Today, Sunday is the final day so come on by!

I’m sharing this stunning Gorge sunset image (from my archives) and some snapshots from yesterday evening with a quick story.
Yesterday May 2nd, starting in the morning and all the way late in the evening we had people in the gallery, enjoying artwork, stories, slideshows, conversations (sooo many conversations!!) and wine tasting with Tierra de Lobos Winery.
After 8pm I was quite exhausted and also paying attention to the skies, could tell there would be a nice sunset! But also not wanting to cut things short with folks enjoying our gallery…
Better late than never I grabbed my camera bag, tripod and hopped on the one wheel to zoom down to the river. The sunset was all sorts of fiery colors and I passed dozens of people all over the Hood River waterfront with their phones out capturing the beauty! I knew the colors were fading fast, and I was going to mostly miss them! But hey, that’s just fine :) I have plenty of images from my archives (like the one shared here).
It's such an honor to capture share the beauty with you, thanks for following along and supporting my work.

Today, Sunday is the final day of the Gorge Artists Open Studios Tour! Join us at our gallery along with 50+ artists all throughout the Gorge 10am-5pm
Location and directions: https://www.blainebethanygallery.com/visit-the-gallery
Printed booklets for the self guided tour are available at many businesses throughout the Gorge and also online! www.gorgeartists.org
Many thanks for your support of art and community 🤗

What a fantastic first day of the Gorge Artists Open Studios Tour! So fun to see everyone tour The Gorge enjoying art an...
05/02/2026

What a fantastic first day of the Gorge Artists Open Studios Tour! So fun to see everyone tour The Gorge enjoying art and the people behind it all. Many thanks to all who stopped by our gallery 🙏
Day 2 is upon us! Join us at our gallery along with 50+ artists all throughout the Gorge Saturday & Sunday 10am-5pm
We’d love to see you!
Location and directions: https://www.blainebethanygallery.com/visit-the-gallery
Printed booklets for the self guided tour are available at many businesses throughout the Gorge and also online! www.gorgeartists.org
Many thanks for your support of art and community 🤗

Happy May! Here's some Columbia River Gorge beauty all captured in May to share on this morning of Friday May 1st 😊Today...
05/01/2026

Happy May! Here's some Columbia River Gorge beauty all captured in May to share on this morning of Friday May 1st 😊
Today is the start of the 20th annual Gorge Artists Open Studios Tour! Join us at our gallery along with 50+ artists throughout the Gorge who will be opening their spaces to the public today through Sunday 10am-5pm
We’d love to see you!
Location and directions: https://www.blainebethanygallery.com/visit-the-gallery

Printed booklets for the self guided tour are available at many businesses throughout the Gorge and also online! www.gorgeartists.org

Many thanks for your support of art and community 🤗

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