Six posts here in all of 2014. Maybe a bit shameful, but I was clearly preoccupied with many things, including the wholesale building of a new life.
I’ll have more to say this year for sure, but to kick off 2015, here is a shot from October’s “Great Alford Desert Adventure,” which was one of my favorite trips of last year. (Which, given last year’s travels, is saying something.)
It was 30° when I took this shot, but I really didn’t notice.
More later. I promise.
I’ve been shooting this vista for a couple of years now, and have long wanted to get out there at sunrise. I’ve had this mental image of the sun kissing the tops of the trees in the orchard, creating a magical light that would provide a lovely contrast to the river and the sky.
I was also pretty sure it wouldn’t really be like that, and when I finally was able to get out there, it turned out the sun was coming from completely the wrong angle at this time of year. And, there wasn’t much of a sky. Or, at least an interesting sky.
Somehow, though, there was something there to shoot. It still might not be the right shot, but it didn’t turn out half bad in the end.
The Columbia River is my muse. I could fill a book with the images I have taken of this magnificent body of water.
Whether I have enough photos that people would want to view is another matter, but hey…
