Peter Watching the Transit of Venus
The first order of business was watching the Transit of Venus. I passed out solar glasses for everyone, and most of us photographed the event, too, with the help of special filters provided by one of our participants.
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The Transit of Venus (Plus Sunspots!) - from Sunny Portland!
We certainly encountered our fair share of overcast and at times rainy weather on our trip. Although the skies were cloudy when we all arrived in Portland, they cleared in time for the Transit of Venus. Luckily, one of our participants brought along some special filters he shared with the group that allowed us to view and photograph this rare celestial event. The two other dark spots, below Venus, are sunspots.
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City of Bridges
We spent a pleasant time, after dinner, walking along the west bank of the Willamette River. A telephoto both compressed and brought the bridges close together.
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Hanging Out
This young women, in downtown Portland, didn't mind posing for me a bit. Of course, I had to first ask her permission (and her friends), something not easy to do for many photographers; it was something we practiced on this trip.
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Beneath the Bank of America Entrance, in PortlandViews: 307No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Cottonwood Grove
One of our first stops was unplanned: a grove of cottonwoods off Highway 30. It was impossible not to try to photograph the sense of light and color and depth. Views: 397
Although there were lots of planned stops for documentary/postcard shots, much of the trip also included serendipitous encounters, like this one. No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Red Pond
We came upon a strangely-colored pond a little before returning to the main highway.
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Leaf and Water Drop, at the historic Flavel House, Astoria, OregonViews: 306No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Triple Vision - Multnomah Falls in a Water Drop
I photographed lower Multnomah Falls, in the fabulous Columbia River Gorge, from beneath the guard rail, not once, not twice, but three times in the same image. Views: 299
Note the lower fall is viewed, upside down and reversed, inside the drop of water that's hanging off the rail. For that matter, you can see the fall a third time, in its reflection off the black-painted bottom of the rail. No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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At Multnomah Fall, Columbia River Gorge
On our last morning, we traveled from Portland into the vast Columbia River Gorge, where we photographed a couple of waterfalls, including the most famous, Multnomah. We equipped John with a red jacket and sent him up to the old bridge, where he turned loose his inner self.
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Multnomah Falls in an Eyeball
Reflections, we learned, are everywhere.
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Sea Anemone
We spent a few nights at the lovely Inn at Otter Crest, a few miles north of the town of Newport. Below the Inn, we explored a vast area of tide pools, filled with sea life.
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In St. Marys Church, Rockaway, OregonViews: 299No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Wreck of the Peter Iredale
The wind was gusting at 40 miles per hour. This was the worst weather we faced, yet it was weather which seemed appropriate for the subject, a steel-hulled sailing ship that went aground in 1906, as it headed up the Oregon coast toward the Columbia River.
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Nancy in the Ruins at Fort Stevens
Soft light from overcast skies illuminated Nancy as she stood in a doorway. Views: 299
Ft. Stevens was designed during the Civil War to defend the region around the mouth of the Columbia River. The fort was operational until the conclusion of World War II. The old structures of the fort a series concrete rooms, walkways, lookouts, and gun emplacements seemed at first glance hardly worth photographing. Yet we found, once we made our way across a soggy stretch of grass, that the old Fort, exhibited an Nancy was a good sport to pose for several of us in doorway with a colorful background. No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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