Channeling Ansel
Taken from Lemmon’s Viewpoint at the top Wahkeena Falls Trail right before the start of the Fairy Falls Trail in the Columbia River Gorge. This viewpoint is at the top of the Wahkeena Trail; while not difficult it has a steep elevation gain and 12 switchbacks. This is one of the must-do hikes in the Gorge! Wahkeena is the English transliteration of the Yakama tribe phrase meaning most beautiful.
Aquatics Director piloting the Camp Boat
One of the favorite activity at Camp is Hydro-Tubing for counselors and campers alike. The lake is a great playground for our campers.
Schwabacher Landing Reflections
Schwabacher Landing is a popular destination for photographers at sunrise as the Tetons light up beautifully. This is a boat landing located a few miles south of Snake River Overlook, along the east shore of the Snake River in the Grand Teton National Park.
Schwabacher Landing Star Trails
Forty 30-sec frames ... this is a very peaceful place at night. Schwabacher Landing is a popular destination for photographers at sunrise as the Tetons light up beautifully. This is a boat landing located a few miles south of Snake River Overlook, along the east shore of the Snake River in the Grand Teton National Park.
Sunrise at Schwabacher Landing
Schwabacher Landing is a popular destination for photographers at sunrise as the Tetons light up beautifully. This is a boat landing located a few miles south of Snake River Overlook, along the east shore of the Snake River in the Grand Teton National Park.
Abstract in Enkhuizen
Reflections from one of the canals in Enkhuizen.
Amsterdam Reflections
Reflections in the Amsterdam canals make wonderful abstracts.
Reflections in Amsterdam
Loved the reflections this created - part of the Magere Brug "1,200 bulbs."
This is a bridge goes over the river Amstel in the city centre of Amsterdam. It connects the banks of the river at Kerkstraat (Church Street), between Keizersgracht (Emperors' Canal) and Prinsengracht (Princes' Canal). The first bridge at this site was built in 1691 and the present bridge was built in 1934.
This major Amsterdam landmark is photographed both during the day and at night and until 1994 it was opened by hand. It is now a pedestrian and cyclists only bridge.
Munttoren at Night
The tower was originally part of the Regulierspoort, one of the main gates in Amsterdam's medieval city wall. The gate, built in the years 1480, consisted of two towers and a guard house.
The name of the tower refers to the fact that the guard house on side of it was used to mint coins in the 17th Century. In the Rampjaar ("disastrous year") of 1672, when both England and France declared war on the Dutch Republic and French troops occupied much of the country, silver and gold could no longer be safely transported to Dordrecht and Enkhuizen (where coins were normally minted), so the guard house of the Munttoren was temporarily used to mint coin.
It was recently restored and scale models of the tower are exhibited at Madurodam in The Hague and at Mini-Europe in Brussels.
Canal Goose in Enkhuizen
Geese are prominent in the canals of Enkhuizen. This pretty one let me admire him for a bit.
Reflections in Enkhuizen
The reflections in the canals of Enkhuizen were wonderful and I love playing with them and seeing how I can make them "art."
Canal Boat Reflections
A wonderful canal boat in Enkhuizen along the Zuider Havendijk.
Painterly Reflection
Canal boat reflection in Enkhuizen along the Zuider Havendijk.
Reflections in Enkhuizen
Enkhuizen is a historic town in the Kop van Noord-Holland region. Enkhuizen has a picturesque historic center. The reflection here captures the lovely cobblestone streets and a bit of the cityscape.
House Reflections
A shutter and window of one of the houses in Enkhuizen. The reflection was a perfect mirror to the shutter.
Reflections in Stompetoren
Sunset in Stompetoren, Holland.
Molen De Adriaan
One of a few remaining windmills in this little town and one of the only lit windmills in Holland.
De Adriaan burnt down in 1932 and was rebuilt in 2002. The original windmill dates from 1779 and the mill has been a distinctive part of the skyline of Haarlem for centuries. De Adriaan was rebuilt on the original foundation of the old windmill.
Windmill De Adriaan was reopened on April 23, 2002, exactly 70 years after the fire. The windmill is fully functional, and is capable of grinding grain. However, it is not often in use, but it is in use as a tourist attraction mostly on Saturdays and holidays. Inside the windmill is a small museum, and the interior can be seen.
Reflections at the Tulip Farm
Reflections at the Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival
In mid-April, I went out with a friend to the Tulip fields in Woodburn along with oh at least half of the photographers in Portland who braved ankle deep mud only to get welcomed by a blue bird sunrise, thus
Tulip Reflections
Rightside up or upside down? My Breakthrough Circular Polarizer rocks! In this case, I opened it wide open so I could capture all of the reflection. Yes, this is a tulip refection in one of the many "ponds" left by all of the April rain. Getting completel
Reflections at Temple of Debod
This ancient Egyptian temple (dedicated to the goddess of ISIS) was dismantled and brought to Spain as a gift in 1968 as a sign of gratitude for the help provided by Spain in saving the Abu Simbel temples by helping UNESCO build dams to save other national treasures.
The temple was rebuilt near the Royal Palace of Madrid, and opened to the public in 1972. The reassembled gateways have been placed in a different order than when originally erected.This temple constitutes one of the few works of ancient Egyptian architecture that can be seen outside Egypt and the only one of its kind in Spain.
Palm Tree Reflections
Palm tree reflections in the main pond where a replica of the Lady of Elche regally looks over this pond at the entrance of the gardens.
Sunset at Torre del Tamarit
Torre del Tamarit is now in the middle of the Las Salinas Nature Reserve of Santa Pola. I was scoping out a location for a sunrise shoot when these colors appeared and the reflections were amazing.
This was a guard tower that was built in 1552 by King Phillip II and it was used to monitor the "enemy" which I would presume were the moors. From this tower, the soldiers could communicate with the castle in Elche and monitor the "white gold" - salt.
This area is now a National Wild Refuge as it is permanently flooded with salt water and the local wildlife have adjusted to the conditions. This area is known for having thousands of pink flamingoes.
Morning in Weesp
I had a 12 hour layover in Amsterdam on my return from Spain. I found a windmill close to the Schiphol airport and skies looked promising for a sunrise before my flight. Since the hotel I stayed at forgot to call me a cab, they provided me with a black car at their cost and had him wait for me while I took my shots. Sunrise was glorious!
The Weesp Windmill is named Korenmolen De Vriendschap and it is located on the banks of the Vecht canal. The windmill is operated as a craft mill a few days a week. Various grains are processed into flour and processed oats and mixes.
Colors at Second Beach
The colors at Second Beach near La Push, Washington are wonderful. There are many ways to capture sunset at this photogenic beach on the Olympic peninsula.
Magical Sunset in La Push
This place is absolutely magical and worth the short hike and the climb over logs to get there. It is best to visit this place at low tide.
Norwegian Vignette
This is from the same location as our first sunrise shoot. Light quickly changes in Lofoten and the beautiful light gave us beautiful alpenglow to capture.
Sunrise over Leknes
Our first morning shoot as a group had us at this lovely location just a few kilometers from our hotel. This was just a taste of what we would get to see and do on our week-long adventure.
Leknes was officially named a town in 2002 and is not a traditional town on the Lofoten Archipelago as it does not depend on fishing as the main form of commerce and does not have its city center next to the ocean.
The areas surrounding Leknes are just as stunning as other areas on Lofoten.
Sunset in Reine
We ended our first day in Reine, which is on the south end of the Lofoten archipelago.
Reine is an old village that has been a commercial center since 1743. Today tourism is important, despite its remote location, since being featured as the country's most beautiful city in the late 1970s by the Norwegian magazine Allers.
Reflections in Sakrisøy
While waiting to check into our cabins on this little island between Reine and Hamnøy, we decided to look around and take some shots around the uniquely orange cabins.
Reflections in Reine
Reflections in Norway were incredibly fun to work with. This little spot near Reine was very fun. Many reflections were captured.
Right side up or Upside down?
The weather was perfect for capturing reflections in Reine. The still air helped create wonderful images such as this.
Reflections in Autumn
Reflections were to be had at almost every turn and we took advantage of the still water and pretty light.
God-light on Lofoten
Chasing the light on Lofoten was quite a bit of fun. We had a chance to play with the reflections and as the sunset, god light.
Golden Light on Lofoten
With the wind relatively calm after sunrise, the reflections were incredible. Lofoten is a wonderful place to visit.
Norse Warrior!
The Norse Warrior! Found him protecting one of the reflecting ponds along the way to Reine.
Reflections on Lofoten
This fishing village on Lofoten was quaint and very photogenic. The clear skies and calm wind were wonderful for this reflection shot.