Anonymous asked: Hi Carolyn, Your cousin Janis Rumpakis here. Will you let me know your email address once again as I've lost my facebook account and wanted to ask you about our Grandfather, George Poff.
Janis! Please answer me at strong@up.edu. I never check this tumblr site very often. Talk to you soon! I have TONS of family info on the Poffs and also Grandma Poff’s side!
Here’s a tip for taking a photo in partial shade of something you really want to capture. Set your metering to spot metering and focus on the lighted area you want. The unlit background portion you don’t want should drop away into shadows with the image you want left well lit. Here’s an example.

Phacelia in Central Oregon high desert