2 days of Gorgin'

scole

I've been shooting nearly every weekend but It's been awhile since I've posted here. Anyways, I spent 2 days down around the Columbia River Gorge and Mount Hood at the end of this past week. I had lofty plans but had to scale them back as time seemed to get away from me at a few locations. I was excited because forecasts were calling for mostly cloudy conditions but I ended up with full sun and not a cloud in the sky. Bummer..

1. Lone tree on top of Indian Point


2. Multnomah Creek from just above the main falls


3. Multnomah Creek


4. Middle Dutchman Falls


5. Upper Dutchman Falls


6. False Solomon's Seal


7. Oregon Oxalis growing out of tree bark


8. Multnomah Creek canopy


9. Mount Hood sunset night #1 along the White River


10. Little Zigzag Falls


11. Zigzag River


12. Zigzag River


13. Mount Hood sunset night #2 along the White River


On my way back to the Seattle area, I made a side trip to a trail along Siouxon Creek, a trail I learned about through a hiking forum. Once again, conditions weren't good for stream photography but I did find the forest to be quite nice..

14. Understory


15. Trailside forest


16. Trailside forest


I have a few more photos in my blog posts about this trip. Thanks for looking..

Tharhawk

11 and 12 have great light! Looks like you've been having some fun out there.

redleash

I LOVE #12--fabulous subject, composition, and light. The simplicity and power are a nice combination. Nice light in #16 as well. Enjoyed the series.

Lauren

coscorrosa

You did very good given the tough lighting conditions. #12 and #13 are my favorites, one of these days I'm going to check out that spot on Mt. Hood.

scole

Thanks, everyone. I must admit that I had the most "fun" photographing #11 & 12. Rather than battling the light, I was able to capitalize on it and use it to my advantage. A great feeling!

Only other thing I'll mention about #12 is that I used a 0.6 ND Grad filter (in addition to a Circular PL) to extend my exposure time. I wanted to smooth out some of volatility of the rapids around the rock. Ended up being 8 seconds @ F16.