3 photographs

Stormy Weather

The United States Post Office in Mill City, Oregon stands resolute beneath a dramatic canopy of steel-gray clouds that threaten rain. The modest brick and siding building, marked by its official postal service signage and the zip code 97360, anchors this small Pacific Northwest community against a backdrop of towering evergreens. An American flag hangs limp in the still air while a blue USPS collection box stands sentinel beside the entrance, and autumn leaves scatter across the wet pavement, suggesting the changing season in this Cascade foothills town. — ISO 100 · 32mm · f/8 · 1/160

Mill City Post Office Beneath Stormy Skies

Mill City, Oregon

The United States Post Office serves the small community of Mill City, Oregon, beneath gathering storm clouds in the Cascade Mountains foothills.

A moody sky filled with thick, billowing clouds in various shades of gray and white, captured over Portland, Oregon. The atmospheric conditions create a dramatic overcast scene with layers of cumulus clouds against a muted sky. — ISO 100 · 250mm · f/26 · 1/60

Dramatic Cloudy Sky Over Portland Oregon

Portland, Oregon

Dramatic cloud formations create an overcast atmosphere in the skies above Portland, Oregon.

A two-lane asphalt road with double yellow center lines curves gently to the left and disappears over a ridge on Oregon State Highway 218 in Wheeler County, between the towns of Antelope and Fossil. Dry golden bunchgrass and scrubby high desert vegetation flank both sides of the road. A small cluster of juniper trees stands at the curve. Beyond the ridge, a vast panorama of rolling tan hills and eroded canyon country stretches to a distant mountain range under a dramatic, heavily overcast sky filled with layered blue-grey storm clouds. The overall palette is stark — dark asphalt, golden grassland, and brooding sky. — ISO 100 · 64mm · f/9 · 1/140

Highway 218, Wheeler County

Oregon State Highway 218 crests a ridge near Fossil, revealing the eroded canyon country of Wheeler County beneath a stormy sky.