Welcome to Farwestern's user page. Farwestern shares the ongoing photography of Gregg M. Erickson. Here's some background: Gregg's an
Industrial Technology graduate of
Cal Poly, 2006 and is interested in anything technology, science and or cycling related. Farwestern is also his gmail.com address should you wish to correspond a little bit. Below you'll find a mini portfolio of Gregg's favorite works. Equipment:
Nikon D50,
Nikon D80, Nikkor 24mm 2.8, Nikkor 50mm 1.4
primes, Nikkor 18-55mm, 55-200mm,
Tokina 11-16mm 2.8
360° panorama from the summit of
Mount St. Helens as seen on an early-October afternoon. In the foreground is the ice-covered crater rim. Visible in the lower center is the lava dome. Steam rises from several dome vents. Above the dome, in the upper center, lies
Mount Rainier and
Spirit Lake.
Mount Adams appears to the right of Rainier on the horizon as well as
Mount Hood and
Mount Jefferson on the far right. Also on the far right are glimpses of the
Swift Reservoir,
Yale Lake,
Lake Merwin and the
Lewis River. Climbers stand on the crater rim and are visible along the Monitor Ridge climbing route.
360° panorama at
Montaña de Oro State Park. Appearing on the far-left is Valencia Peak along with the setting sun. The center-right features view of
Morro Rock and the stacks of the
Morro Bay power plant. The near-full moon can be seen rising in the east
180° Panorama on Playa Santispac of
Bahía Concepción,
Baja California Sur. Several islands are visible in the bay: (left to right) Isla San Ramon, Isla Blanca, and Isla Coyote. On the right is Playa Concepcion with its associated developments visible.
360° panorama near the summit of
Goat Peak in the
William O. Douglas Wilderness of the northern Cascades in Washington State. Photographed on a September Afternoon, this photo includes sweeping views of the
Methow River Valley and the greater
Cascade Range including glaciated
Silver Star Mountain. High ice clouds create
sun dogs on either side of the September Sun. The Goat Peak Lookout is prominent on the righthand side.
360° panorama in the Red Canyon,
Dixie National Forest, along Scenic Byway 12. Late March.
360° panorama of Mount Amery and the Alexandra River in the
Icefields Parkway of
Jasper and
Banff national parks. Low clouds drift along as the morning sun rises over Mount Wilson.
Panorama looking West-Northwest to Northeast from
Marmot Pass in the
Buckhorn Wilderness. Buckhorn Mountain and Iron Mountain can be seen in the far right side.
180° panorama from the Wilson Creek Beach,
Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park on an early-September afternoon. On the right, HWY 101 crosses Wilson Creek via bridge. Offshore appear Wilson and False-Klamath Rocks
360° Panorama from
Fort Worden State Park, Point Wilson on a sunny July evening at sunset. Batteries Kinzie and Vicars nearby.
270° Panorama of Echo Bay of
Sucia Island, San Juan Islands, Washington. Photographed on the
Summer Solstice at sunset during a small rain shower.
360° Panorama of the San Juan Islands from Eagle Cliff on
Cypress Island.
Panorama showing typical views from Turn Point,
Stuart Island, San Juan Islands.
Looking Eastward: 180° panorama at the crest of
Marmot Pass in the Buckhorn Wilderness of the
Olympic National Forest in Washington State. Iron Mountain appears on the left-hand side with the Puget Sound and Hood Canal visible in the middle.
360° panorama of Cal Poly and
San Luis Obispo, CA taken from the top of Poly Canyon; Cerro San Luis (Madonna Mountain) and Bishop Peak in the middle with Cal Poly below.
360° panorama from the summit of
Cerro San Luis Obispo. On the left appears
Bishop Peak. In the left-center lies the
Cal Poly campus. Laguna Lake appears on the right. Photographed on an early November morning.
90° panorama of the
Astoria-Megler Bridge and twilight-shrouded
Astoria, Oregon. Looking southward from Point Ellice on the Washington side of the
Columbia River. On the left, the
Astoria Column is visible lit with holiday lights. Just right of the column is
Saddle Mountain. In the center, between the piers of Astoria-Megler, lies the
Young Bay Bridge, discernible by its overhead lights and the blur of traffic from
U.S. Route 26. The sky displays hues of pink and purple in this early-December photo
Half sphere (360° x 180°) Mercator Projection panorama from inside an incomplete nuclear cooling tower, part of the unfinished
Satsop Nuclear Power Plant, now the Satsop Development Park, Washington State.
270° panorama inside the ruins of the
Montgomery Castle,
Montgomery, Wales. This panorama shows the castle walls and grassy interior courtyards as well as views of the Welsh countryside as seen on a rainy October afternoon.
270° Panorama of a river-carved canyon in the
Sierra de San Francisco mountain range of
Baja California Sur. The canyon valley and river falls towards the village Santa Teresita. The far right leads to the mountain village San Francisco de la Sierra; the site of numerous prehistoric rock art paintings.
North side exterior of
Misión San Francisco Javier de Viggé-Biaundó. The mission appears on the left amongst its oasis surroundings of palm trees and mountain ranges. 270° Panorama
120° night panorama from
Sherwin Summit, 5-minute timed-exposure. Looking west, this 120° panorama features the Sierra Nevada range including
Round Valley Peak. The constellation Orion is clearly visible in the top-center-left.
Welcome to Farwestern's user page. Farwestern shares the ongoing photography of Gregg M. Erickson. Here's some background: Gregg's an
Industrial Technology graduate of
Cal Poly, 2006 and is interested in anything technology, science and or cycling related. Farwestern is also his gmail.com address should you wish to correspond a little bit. Below you'll find a mini portfolio of Gregg's favorite works. Equipment:
Nikon D50,
Nikon D80, Nikkor 24mm 2.8, Nikkor 50mm 1.4
primes, Nikkor 18-55mm, 55-200mm,
Tokina 11-16mm 2.8
360° panorama from the summit of
Mount St. Helens as seen on an early-October afternoon. In the foreground is the ice-covered crater rim. Visible in the lower center is the lava dome. Steam rises from several dome vents. Above the dome, in the upper center, lies
Mount Rainier and
Spirit Lake.
Mount Adams appears to the right of Rainier on the horizon as well as
Mount Hood and
Mount Jefferson on the far right. Also on the far right are glimpses of the
Swift Reservoir,
Yale Lake,
Lake Merwin and the
Lewis River. Climbers stand on the crater rim and are visible along the Monitor Ridge climbing route.
360° panorama at
Montaña de Oro State Park. Appearing on the far-left is Valencia Peak along with the setting sun. The center-right features view of
Morro Rock and the stacks of the
Morro Bay power plant. The near-full moon can be seen rising in the east
180° Panorama on Playa Santispac of
Bahía Concepción,
Baja California Sur. Several islands are visible in the bay: (left to right) Isla San Ramon, Isla Blanca, and Isla Coyote. On the right is Playa Concepcion with its associated developments visible.
360° panorama near the summit of
Goat Peak in the
William O. Douglas Wilderness of the northern Cascades in Washington State. Photographed on a September Afternoon, this photo includes sweeping views of the
Methow River Valley and the greater
Cascade Range including glaciated
Silver Star Mountain. High ice clouds create
sun dogs on either side of the September Sun. The Goat Peak Lookout is prominent on the righthand side.
360° panorama in the Red Canyon,
Dixie National Forest, along Scenic Byway 12. Late March.
360° panorama of Mount Amery and the Alexandra River in the
Icefields Parkway of
Jasper and
Banff national parks. Low clouds drift along as the morning sun rises over Mount Wilson.
Panorama looking West-Northwest to Northeast from
Marmot Pass in the
Buckhorn Wilderness. Buckhorn Mountain and Iron Mountain can be seen in the far right side.
180° panorama from the Wilson Creek Beach,
Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park on an early-September afternoon. On the right, HWY 101 crosses Wilson Creek via bridge. Offshore appear Wilson and False-Klamath Rocks
360° Panorama from
Fort Worden State Park, Point Wilson on a sunny July evening at sunset. Batteries Kinzie and Vicars nearby.
270° Panorama of Echo Bay of
Sucia Island, San Juan Islands, Washington. Photographed on the
Summer Solstice at sunset during a small rain shower.
360° Panorama of the San Juan Islands from Eagle Cliff on
Cypress Island.
Panorama showing typical views from Turn Point,
Stuart Island, San Juan Islands.
Looking Eastward: 180° panorama at the crest of
Marmot Pass in the Buckhorn Wilderness of the
Olympic National Forest in Washington State. Iron Mountain appears on the left-hand side with the Puget Sound and Hood Canal visible in the middle.
360° panorama of Cal Poly and
San Luis Obispo, CA taken from the top of Poly Canyon; Cerro San Luis (Madonna Mountain) and Bishop Peak in the middle with Cal Poly below.
360° panorama from the summit of
Cerro San Luis Obispo. On the left appears
Bishop Peak. In the left-center lies the
Cal Poly campus. Laguna Lake appears on the right. Photographed on an early November morning.
90° panorama of the
Astoria-Megler Bridge and twilight-shrouded
Astoria, Oregon. Looking southward from Point Ellice on the Washington side of the
Columbia River. On the left, the
Astoria Column is visible lit with holiday lights. Just right of the column is
Saddle Mountain. In the center, between the piers of Astoria-Megler, lies the
Young Bay Bridge, discernible by its overhead lights and the blur of traffic from
U.S. Route 26. The sky displays hues of pink and purple in this early-December photo
Half sphere (360° x 180°) Mercator Projection panorama from inside an incomplete nuclear cooling tower, part of the unfinished
Satsop Nuclear Power Plant, now the Satsop Development Park, Washington State.
270° panorama inside the ruins of the
Montgomery Castle,
Montgomery, Wales. This panorama shows the castle walls and grassy interior courtyards as well as views of the Welsh countryside as seen on a rainy October afternoon.
270° Panorama of a river-carved canyon in the
Sierra de San Francisco mountain range of
Baja California Sur. The canyon valley and river falls towards the village Santa Teresita. The far right leads to the mountain village San Francisco de la Sierra; the site of numerous prehistoric rock art paintings.
North side exterior of
Misión San Francisco Javier de Viggé-Biaundó. The mission appears on the left amongst its oasis surroundings of palm trees and mountain ranges. 270° Panorama
120° night panorama from
Sherwin Summit, 5-minute timed-exposure. Looking west, this 120° panorama features the Sierra Nevada range including
Round Valley Peak. The constellation Orion is clearly visible in the top-center-left.