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Gorge Lupine

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Posted by John Williams on April 30, 2008 at 10:55 PM
Gorge Lupine
I love photographing the Columbia River and Gorge, but it's sure hard to find vistas without the hand of man. Despite the visible road, I enjoyed watching the sun come up from this spot and photographing the light as it just started to catch the lupine. Fortunately, for this location, there was little wind.

Nikon D80
Nikkor 12-24mm f/4 at 12mm
2-stop GND
1/8sec at f/16 and ISO 100
Posted by Larry Gloth on May 1, 2008 at 12:33 AM
Beautiful shot, John. Love the composition.Great light on the Lupine and on the hills in the back.
Posted by Adrian Klein on May 1, 2008 at 12:46 AM
This looks like it was a beautiful morning to be out there. Nice shot John! The light is wonderful here. I am hoping to get out there for sunrise soon myself, now that I am starting to get better from this nasty sinus cold, no fun.
Posted by Catherine Reilly on May 1, 2008 at 3:36 AM
Gees, John, you're racking up some fine shots. I sure like how the color in the sky resonates with that of the lupine. Also, the way the river winds through the frame is really great. Nice going.
Posted by Craig Strand on May 1, 2008 at 9:53 AM
Another beautiful shot, love everything about this one, great job John! :toast:
Posted by Ned Fenimore on May 1, 2008 at 10:42 AM
I like this a lot! Especially h.igh points for me is the complimentary sky to the lupine, and that the bend of the river is clearly kept intact...
Posted by Cliff Dodge on May 1, 2008 at 11:09 AM
That foreground light is georgeous. Nicely captured.
Posted by Mark Hudon on May 1, 2008 at 11:36 AM
Real nice, John!
Posted by Erik Lundh on May 1, 2008 at 4:09 PM
I like it also. The lupine really is placed perfectly. If I had a small nit, The lower left hand corner is just a bit dark. IMHO!
Posted by Darren White on May 1, 2008 at 10:32 PM
Beautiful beautiful soft colors....love how the color of the sky matches the Lupine!!!! Extremely well done! :toast:
Posted by Cezar Mart on May 2, 2008 at 12:51 AM
John, this is a great photo of a beautiful scene.
Where exactly was it taken? I don't know the gorge too much and I wouldn't mind visiting those pretty places. Unless it is your secret... :) Like the fishermen never disclose their perfect fishing locations... :)

Posted by John Williams on May 2, 2008 at 1:20 AM
Thanks for all the comments!

Cezar, I'm not big into secrets. I guess I always hope, usually in vain :biggrin: , that my skills rather than my locations will set me apart. Here's a map of where I took the photo, right across the road from the Heritage Site pullout that has interpretive signs for the gorge.
Posted by Cezar Mart on May 2, 2008 at 1:33 AM
Oh, it's after Dalles. Too far, I need something closer, no more than 1 hour from Portland. Somewhere where I can go on Saturday morning while my family is still asleep... :)
Posted by Darren White on May 3, 2008 at 12:06 AM
Just had to come back and look at this one more time!!!!! :toast: